Seeking and retaining great talent has always been a major goal of our organization. Our family of attorneys is the best Florida has to offer.

Seeking and retaining great talent has always been a major goal of our organization. Our family of attorneys is the best Florida has to offer.

Nicole Latham Carolan

WINTER PARK OFFICE

329 Park Avenue North
Second Floor
PO Box 880
Winter Park, Florida
32790-0880
Ph.
407.423.4246
Fx. 407.645.3728

NLCarolan@whww.com

Direct Phone: 407.246.8660

Nicole Latham Carolan

Nicole (“Nikki”) Latham Carolan is a shareholder in the real estate department of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A., practicing in the areas of commercial real estate, land use and development, government, and commercial real estate litigation.

Nikki regularly represents land owners and developers, and is responsible for overseeing the purchase, sale, financing and development of multi-million dollar commercial real estate land developments, which typically involve complex zoning, permitting, and other land use and entitlement related issues.  Nikki has extensive experience drafting and negotiating declarations, covenants, development orders, development agreements, easements and other land restrictions for commercial and multi-family projects.  Nikki has also managed complex commercial real estate litigation cases for institutional clients.

Nikki did exceptionally well in law school, where she graduated with high honors in 2006 and received the Order of the Coif.  While a student at the University of Florida College of Law, she was a Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy (2004-2005). She received Book Awards in Legal Research and Writing and Legal Drafting. She was also a member of the University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy (2004-2006).

Nikki clerked for Winderweedle, Haines, Ward, and Woodman during the 2004 and 2005 summers, and joined the firm in August 2006.  From June 2021 to September 2023, she served as General Counsel for a commercial real estate developer specializing in select retail and mixed-use projects in the Southeastern region of the U.S.  She returned as a partner to Winderweedle in September 2023.

She is an active member of the Central Florida Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), and served as President of the Chapter in 2020.

Education
  • University of Florida College of Law (magna cum laude, 2006)
  • University of Florida (magna cum laude, 2002)
 Professional Certifications and Memberships
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – Director-at-Large (2016)
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – Director of Member Services (2017)
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – Secretary (2018)
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – President-Elect (2019)
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – President (2020)
  • CREW Orlando Board of Directors – Immediate Past President (2021)
Professional Recognitions and Awards
  • The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice area of Real Estate (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in the practice area of Real Estate: Business (2020, 2021)
  • Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell
  • 2015 CREW Orlando “Committee Member of the Year” Award
  • 2016 CREW Orlando “President’s Award”
  • 2019 CREW Orlando “Networking Deal of the Year” Award
Bar Admissions
  • The Florida Bar, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida