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Nicole M. Nowlin

Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP • Portland, OR
Personal Injury & Property Damage LiabilityProfessional LiabilityArbitration & MediationCoverage Opinions & Litigation

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Contact

Email
info@cosgravelaw.com
Phone
(503) 323-9000
Address
Portland, OR, 97204, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
California2002Oregon2005U.S. District Court District of OregonU.S. District Court Central District of CaliforniaU.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California

About

Nicole has defended individuals and businesses in a wide variety of complex litigation matters over her 22-year legal career, including trucking and automobile liability, liquor liability, legal malpractice, and hospitality and hotel-related claims. She is a strong advocate for her clients and an experienced and effective trial/arbitration attorney. Nicole is often retained to defend cases which are of a sensitive nature, such as defending businesses in vicarious liability claims involving sexual assaults by employees and agents. In addition to her tort/casualty litigation practice, she also specializes in insurance coverage matters and routinely counsels and represents insurance companies regarding disputed claims, coverage lawsuits, and the drafting of policy language. Nicole also serves as an arbitrator in court-annexed arbitration cases for Multnomah and Washington Counties and on underinsured and uninsured motorist arbitration panels. Nicole began her legal career in Los Angeles working as an associate in a large health care law firm. She defended doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice claims, with a special emphasis in defending birth injury suits.

Credentials

Education
Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon, 2002 | Law Review: Willamette Law Review, Form Editor | Linfield College, 1999 | B.A. | Major: Political Science | Major: History

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
"Rising Star" for insurance coverage in the Oregon publication of Super Lawyers, 2009 - 2012
Associations
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Member | Multnomah County Bar Association, Member | Oregon Women Lawyers, Member | ALFA International Insurance Practice Group Steering Committee, Member
Speaking
“It’s Not Just a Two-Way Street: Shattering Glass Ceilings and Beyond”, Panelist, ALFA International Insurance Law Roundtable, June 15, 2017, “It’s Not Just a Two-Way Street: Shattering Glass Ceilings and Beyond”, Panelist, ALFA International Insurance Law Roundtable, June 15, 2017 | “Defending Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases”, State Farm Insurance claim professionals, February 9, 2017 | “2016 Changes to Oregon UIM and PIP Laws”, Oregon Mutual Insurance Company claim professionals, September 13, 2016 | “Loose Lips Sink Ships – Effective Use of Social Media”, Panelist, ALFA International Insurance Law Roundtable, June 12, 2015 | “Social Media in Claims Handling and Litigation”, State Farm Insurance claim professionals, June 19, 2014 | “Social Media in Claims Handling and Litigation”, Presented to Oregon Mutual Insurance claim professionals, May 15, 2014 | “To Defend or Not to Defend? Weighing the Potential Consequences of Not Defending Your Insured”, Presenter, ALFA International Insurance Law Practice Group Tele-Seminar, February 19, 2013
Updated: May 25, 2026