Nicole Whyte
Top rated family law attorney in Newport Beach, California
Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O'Meara, LLP
Practice Areas: Family law, Civil litigation
Licensed in California since: 1991
Education: University of the Witwatersrand School of Law
Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O'Meara, LLP
20320 SW Birch StreetSecond Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949-221-1000 Email: Nicole Whyte Visit website
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Nicole Whyte, Founding and Managing Partner of Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O'Meara, LLP
Admitted to the California State Bar in 1991 and the Nevada State Bar in
2000, Ms. Whyte has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, with
a focus in the areas of family law, complex civil litigation, trucking law
and insurance defense. Ms. Whyte has successfully handled hundreds of
complex, multi-million dollar lawsuits and has been awarded the highest
accolade in Martindale-Hubbell: an AV rating. This was as a result of an
extensive, confidential review conducted among the legal profession in
her community. The AV rating signifies Ms. Whyte’s legal abilities are
of the very highest standard and her professional ethics are unquestioned.
Additionally, in a survey conducted by Los Angeles Magazine and Super
Lawyer Magazine, Ms. Whyte also has the honor of being named California
“Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine.
Even more pertinent than her awards and ratings, Ms. Whyte strives to keep
her client’s interests at heart, and reach timely resolutions of challenging
situations with the least amount of confrontation possible. Within the
family law field, she handles a multitude of issues such as divorce,
custody, visitation, modifications, child support, parentage/paternity,
property division, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements and
contempt/enforcement. Ms. Whyte provides individualized counseling and
representation in all areas of family law, and listens carefully to her client’s
problems to provide representation that is both thoughtful and competent.
Ms. Whyte has written extensively in the field of Family Law, with many
published articles in this area of specialty. Ms. Whyte has also lectured
to various organizations on her other areas of specialty, including West
Coast Casualty Seminar 1998: Care, Feeding and Handling of Experts;
West Coast Casualty Seminar 2000: The Effects of the Aas decision -
A Subcontractor’s Perspective; Lorman’s Construction Defect Claims
in California: The Subcontractor’s Perspective: Defending the Trades;
Mealey’s Construction Defect Litigation Conference 2001: The Art of
the Release: From Standing to Structured Settlements; and West Coast
Casualty Seminar 2002: The Nuts and Bolts of Handling a Construction
Defect Lawsuit. Ms Whyte also has the honor of co-authoring a book,
‘Strategies for Family Law in California” 2010 edition, wherein Ms Whyte
addresses the topic of ‘Streamlining Strategies and Costs in today’s Family
Law Cases’.
In addition to speaking for many organizations, Ms. Whyte is a member
of the Family, Construction and Insurance sections of the Orange County
Bar Association, the Clark County Bar Association (Nevada) and ABA
(American Bar Association). She is also a member of the Civil Procedure
and Evidence panels of the Orange County Bar Association’s Resolutions
Committee, responsible for invoking constructive changes in the
legislation. She graduated from the National Institute For Trial Advocacy
(NITA) program in trial advocacy in January 1994, and is Master Bencher
of the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court, where she also holds the office of
secretary. Ms. Whyte also serves as Judge Pro Tem to the Orange County
Superior Court. In addition, Ms. Whyte serves as a mediator and settlement
officer for the local Superior Courts.
A native of Johannesburg, Ms. Whyte
received her Bachelor of Arts and her LLB from the University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1985 and 1987, respectively.
After graduating from law school, she served as state prosecutor at the
Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, handling criminal trials. Following
her tenure as state prosecutor, she gained civil litigation experience at a
general practice, civil law firm in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ms. Whyte
immigrated to the United States in 1991.
Ms Whyte and her husband, Steven Nataupsky, managing partner of the
Intellectual Property law firm Knobbe Martens, live with their 4
children in Newport Beach, California. When not practicing law, Ms Whyte enjoys
spending time with her family, exercise and dance, travel, and reading.
First Admitted: 1990
Professional Webpage: http://www.bremerwhyte.com/attorneys/partners/nicole-whyte
- Member of the Sonenshine Pro Bono executive committee, dedicated to providing pro bono opportunities for young lawyers in Orange County
- Member of the Executive Board for the Public Law Center, dedicated to providing pro bono legal services to the needy and indigent. , 2021
- Certified Family Law Specialist, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2010
- Award for maintaining the profession's highest tradition and excellence in professionalism, civility and legal practice., The Angelo Palmieri Professionalism and Civility Award, The Robert Banyard Inn of Court, 2012
- Certified Family Law Specialist, The State Bar if California, 2011
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005, 2012 - 2023
Top lists
Top 50: Women Southern California Super Lawyers: 2016, 2021 - 2023- Top 50: 2023 Orange County Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Orange County Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Orange County Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Orange County Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Orange County Super Lawyers
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- Top 50: 2015 Orange County Super Lawyers