Nicky Boothe
Dean
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About
Nicola “Nicky” Boothe became Dean of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in June 2022. A leader in legal education and experienced litigator, Dean Boothe was previously a tenured member of the Florida A&M University College of Law faculty, where she taught since 2006. Before joining UIC Law, she was a Visiting Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law. During her time with FAMU, she served as the Interim Dean of the College of Law, as well as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Before entering legal academia, Dean Boothe was a defense litigator for almost a decade.
A member of the Order of Barristers and Chicago Inns of Courts, she is a certified speaker by the Florida Department of Insurance, holds certifications for interviewing and counseling in the legal field, and was a Fellow for the National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism. She has taught several law school courses including Civil Procedure, Torts, Professional Responsibility, the Guardian Ad Litem Clinic, Florida Criminal & Civil Practice, Ethics & Professionalism, Lawyers as Leaders, and Mindfulness in Life & Law.
Dean Boothe’s scholarship has been published in several law reviews and journals and addresses issues of legal professionalism and ethics, cultural competency, social media, and human trafficking. Her op-eds have also appeared in local and national publications.
She has served as a speaker, panelist, and commentator on media outlets, and at several national conferences, and has won several awards from the Florida Supreme Court for her Pro Bono participation in the Juvenile Dependency System. She has received the National Bar Association’s Excellence in Academia award and serves on committees for the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association, and holds leadership positions in the American Bar Association, the American Association of Law Schools, and the Society of American Law Teachers where she serves as an elected member of the Board of Governors.
Dean Boothe is a member of The Chicago Network and is licensed to practice law in Florida and Illinois.