Nicole Salazar-Hall is a shareholder of Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Family Law Group. Her practice encompasses all aspects of domestic law, assisting individuals in complex child custody cases, complex high net-worth property divisions, and navigating cases involving the Juvenile Court and the Division of Child and Family Services throughout Utah.
Capabilities
Biography
Nicole Salazar-Hall practices civil litigation with a focus on domestic law, representing individuals in domestic cases, juvenile court child welfare cases and actions challenging DCFS agency findings. Nicole assists clients with divorce, custody, parentage, adoption, child welfare, minor child guardianship matters, and Department of Child and Family Services agency actions. Nicole has worked with hundreds of clients in juvenile court throughout the State of Utah both prosecuting and defending abuse and neglect petitions. Nicole has appeared before multiple legislative committees and has worked with multiple legislators regarding child welfare and domestic legislation.
Since 2015, Nicole has been a lecturer on family law issues and continuing legal education classes. Nicole is also an active volunteer, working with Utah State Bar Indian Law Section (Section Officer); Centro De La Familia De Utah (Board of Trustees); the State of Utah Division of Child and Family Services – Child Welfare Improvement Council and DCFS Oversight Subcommittee Co-Chair; and the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission.
Accomplishments
Academic
University of Utah (J.D., with honors, 2010)
Saint Louis University (B.A., cum laude, 2003)
Captain of the Mock Trial team 2002, All-American Award 2003
Professional
Voice for Utah Children, Children’s Champion Award, 2020
Utah Business Magazine's "Legal Elite," Up and Coming/Family Law (2016 - 2021, 2024)
Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star, Family Law, 2019-2020
Associations
Professional
Utah State Bar Licensed Paralegal Program’s Admissions Committee, Member
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, Chair and Member
Utah Minority Bar Association
Women Lawyers of Utah
Utah State Bar Family Law Section
Utah State Bar Indian Law Section, Past Chair
Parental Defense Alliance of Utah
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
LGBT and Allied Lawyers of Utah, Member
Community
YWCA, Board of Trustees, July 2023
Racial Equity in Policing Commission, Core Commissioner, July 2020 – Present
School Safety Subcommittee, Member, November 2020 - present
Centro de la Familia de Utah, Board of Trustees
Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission, Council District 5 Commissioner
S.J. Quinney College of Law, Alumni Board
Legal Aid Society, Board of Trustees, Past Chair
Insights
News
Parsons Behle & Latimer Attorneys Named as “Utah Legal Elite”
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Meadowlark Elementary Students Invited to Visit with Parsons Behle & Latimer Attorneys to Learn About the Law
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Parsons Behle & Latimer Attorney Nicole Salazar-Hall Named One of “30 Women to Watch” by Utah Business Magazine
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Utah Business Magazine Names 20 Parsons Behle & Latimer Attorneys as Utah’s Legal Elite
Presentations
Credentials
Licensed
Utah
Education
University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
