Nicole Hetz      she / her/ ella

Of Counsel Attorney

✦ Spanish-speaking attorney, barred in Oregon and Argentina

✦ Experienced with contracts, business development, due diligence and corporate governance

✦ Known for her delicious Argentine BBQs and backyard oasis featuring year-round, bright green grass

Nicole was raised in Chile but lived most of her life in Argentina, and identifies as a proud Argentine. Her hometown is Mendoza, famous for its wine, sun, and love of soccer. Nicole is the first member of her family to earn a law degree in two countries! In Argentina, she practiced business law for two years, during which she advised foreign companies on a broad scope of matters, including how to navigate the intricate Argentine legal system. She focused on corporate governance and strategic counsel for a diversity of foreign companies. She worked with a lot of clients looking to invest in wine production, which included the purchase of land that would later be converted to vineyards. Her favorite part of the job was to take care of the social responsibility companies have towards the community into which they invest. Often, companies change the landscape of established communities and her goal was to make sure that these communities receive the benefit of the investment as well, such as creating schools or jobs for that region.

Later on, life and love brought her to Portland, Oregon which she now calls home with her wife Molly and two dogs, Max and Mila. For her second round of law school, she enrolled at Willamette University College of Law in 2017. During her time at Willamette, she worked as an Extern for the Honorable Judge Tennyson at the Multnomah District County Court and Honorable Justice Adrienne Nelson at the Oregon Supreme Court. Nicole also had the opportunity to be president of OUTLaws, an LGBTQ organization for law students that supports diversity and inclusion on campus. Today, you can find Nicole spending her extra time with ORPIB (Oregon Pride in Business) as she became the Education Board Chair for the LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce in Portland. In this role, Nicole helps support queer small businesses by educating and training them on business related topics.

She is extremely excited to work with clients of diverse backgrounds and to bring more inclusion to the practice of law.

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Nicole es originalmente de Mendoza, Argentina, la tierra del sol y del vino. Nicole recibió su título de abogada en el año 2014, a los 24 años. Siempre interesada en el derecho corporativo y en los temas legales de las empresas, comenzó su carrera jurídica ayudando a inversores a adquirir tierras y viñedos en Mendoza para producir vino de alta gama. Posteriormente, desarrollando su carrera, continuó trabajando con extranjeros interesados en establecer sus empresas en Argentina a fin de concretar inversiones relacionadas con la minería.

En busca de nuevos horizontes y debido a las constantes crisis económicas y sociales de Argentina, Nicole llegó a Estados Unidos en el año 2015, al mismo tiempo de la legalización del matrimonio igualitario. En ese entonces siguiendo su inclinación por el trabajo con corporaciones se dedicó a trabajar en Portland con pequeñas empresas para aprender más del mundo empresario local. Fue en tal momento, cuando siguiendo su pasión y para poder ejercer la abogacía en Oregon, decidió estudiar derecho nuevamente.

Durante sus estudios en Willamette University College of Law trabajó para la Corte del distrito de Multnomah, como también para la Corte Suprema de Oregon junto a la Honorable Jueza Adrienne Nelson. También tuvo la oportunidad de ser presidente de la organización LGTBQ de Willamette University, apoyando la diversidad en la Institución y sirviendo como comunicadora de la organización. Hoy en día, Nicole es parte de ORPIB (Oregon Pride in Business), la cámara de comercio LGBTQ+ en Portland. Nicole es miembro de la junta directiva en donde desempeña la tarea de educar a aquellas pequeñas y medianas empresas en temas legales.

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