Nikki Oates

Atlanta, GA8 years experienceAdmitted 2017

About Nikki Oates

Nikki Oates is a personal injury attorney at Montlick Injury Attorneys in Georgia. She has been licensed to practice law in Georgia since 2017.

Before attending law school, Oates worked six years as a legal assistant at Montlick, then pursued criminal law experience before dedicating her career to personal injury matters. She completed over 400 hours of pro bono service during law school while raising her family.

She earned her Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Charlotte School of Law, completing the program in 2.5 years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Piedmont University.

She is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia Insurance Law and Workers' Compensation Law sections, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

She has been recognized as a National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023, 2024) and Lawyers of Distinction Personal Injury (2024, 2025).

Proven verdicts and settlements at Montlick Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to Montlick Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$14 millionVerdict

A DeKalb County jury awarded $14 million for the wrongful death of a six-year-old boy killed when the car he was riding in ran a stop sign into a pickup, with Montlick's Bill Parker representing the boy's father.

State Court of DeKalb County, GA (Decatur) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Piedmont University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Georgia, admitted 2017
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
State Bar of Georgia (Insurance Law Section)
State Bar of Georgia (Workers' Compensation Law Section)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023, 2024)
Lawyers of Distinction - Personal Injury (2024, 2025)
Cum Laude (Charlotte School of Law)

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$1 Billion Verdict for Rape Victim Assaulted by Unlicensed Armed Security Guard
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$2.53 Billion Ford Super Duty Roof Crush Verdict for a Georgia Couple

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.