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Nicole Pavlik Law Phoenix is a flat-fee solo estate planning practice built by a former paralegal who wanted to help families plan proactively rather than fight in court.
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At a Glance
| Firm | Nicole Pavlik Law |
| Attorney | Nicole Pavlik |
| Founded | 2013, Phoenix |
| Admitted | Arizona, 2012 |
| Education | B.S., Criminal Justice, Arizona State University; J.D., Arizona Summit Law School (formerly Phoenix School of Law), 2011 |
| Focus | Estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), uncontested probate, small-business formation and contracts |
| Office | 706 E. Bell Rd., Ste. 126, Phoenix, AZ 85022 (also 11225 N. 28th Dr., Phoenix) |
| Contact | (602) 635-6176 · npavliklaw.com |
Sources: npavliklaw.com, Yelp, Avvo, BBB. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
Nicole Pavlik Law Phoenix: From Paralegal to Solo Estate Planning Attorney
Nicole Pavlik earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University before working as a paralegal, an experience the firm’s own materials describe as the reason she pursued estate planning rather than adversarial litigation. She earned her J.D. from what is now Arizona Summit Law School (previously Phoenix School of Law) in 2011, was admitted to the Arizona Bar, worked of counsel at the Forakis Law Firm, then founded her own practice in 2013. Per Avvo, she holds active Arizona Bar status with no misconduct on record.
Practice
A Flat-Fee, Document-Focused Estate Planning Practice
Pavlik’s practice is built around a standardized flat-fee estate planning process: a virtual intake worksheet, a one-hour planning session by phone or video, and an in-person signing appointment at her Phoenix office where her own staff serve as notary and witnesses. Her core document set covers a last will and testament, durable power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living will, HIPAA waiver, and beneficiary deed. She also handles uncontested probate matters and small-business formation and contract work.
Track Record
Awesome Attorneys did not identify an independent, itemized case-results table for this firm, which is typical for a document-focused estate planning practice rather than a litigation practice.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every matter is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
The firm carries roughly 46 reviews on Yelp with consistently positive feedback describing the process as smooth, clearly explained, and reasonably priced. Multiple reviewers specifically cite Pavlik’s direct, personal handling of each matter alongside her small support staff.
Community
Awesome Attorneys did not identify independently verifiable pro bono service, civic board membership, or policy work in the sources reviewed for this profile beyond Pavlik’s membership in the State Bar of Arizona’s Probate and Trust Section.
Recognition
Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Best Lawyers or Super Lawyers selection, an AV rating, or a State Bar of Arizona board certification for Pavlik in the sources reviewed. Her practice’s strongest evidence of quality is a substantial, consistently positive Yelp review volume rather than third-party peer-review credentials.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona’s probate process is governed by Title 14 of the Arizona Revised Statutes; the state permits both formal (supervised) and informal (unsupervised) probate depending on the estate’s complexity and family agreement. Beneficiary deeds — part of this firm’s standard document set — are authorized under A.R.S. § 33-405 and allow real property to pass outside probate. Durable powers of attorney are governed by A.R.S. § 14-5501 et seq.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Nicole Pavlik Law Phoenix’s clearest differentiator is a standardized, transparent, flat-fee process for routine estate planning documents, paired with a strong volume of positive client reviews for a practice this size.
The honest trade-off: this is a solo practice without board certification or independent peer-review recognition (Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, AV rating), and its document-focused, flat-fee model is best suited to relatively straightforward estates rather than complex, high-net-worth, or contested matters — clients with those needs may want to compare against firms with deeper litigation or tax-planning depth.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from npavliklaw.com, Yelp, Avvo, and the Better Business Bureau. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a competing “Nicole Pavlik” practicing estate law elsewhere that could create identity confusion. Nicole Pavlik Law did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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