Merri M. Nichols

Merri M. Nichols earned her Bachelor of Science majoring in Accounting from the University of Houston in 1993. After passing the CPA exam in 1994, she worked as a crude oil accountant for a large oil trading company in Houston. Merri received her Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law in 2003. While attending law school, Merri served as a Legal Intern on the First District Court of Appeals, and was employed as a law clerk for a local law firm specializing in civil litigation. Shortly after passing the bar in 2004, Merri established her own law practice, focusing primarily on family law.

• Managing Partner

• First District Court of Appeals, Legal Intern

• Ft. Bend Court Appointed Special Advocate
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - Breeders Greeters and Poultry Auction Committees
• Ft. Bend Junior Service League
• Volunteer, Fort Bend Lawyers Care

• Texas, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2010

• State Bar of Texas – Family and Criminal Law Sections (Member)
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Texas Family Law Foundation, 2009 - Present (Member)
• College of the State Bar of Texas, 2008 - Present (Member)
• Victoria County Bar Association, January 1, 2014 - Present (Member)
• Comal County Bar Association, January 1, 2020 - Present (Member)