Prior to opening Bonine Law, Nikki served as a Judicial Law Clerk in both civil and criminal court for Judges William Leary and Dale Lindman in Ramsey County. Nikki also interned in Hennepin County Family Court with Judges Kevin Burke and Patricia Kerr Karasov. She served as a research assistant for St. Thomas Law Professor Hank Shea, the law firm of Hanbery & Carney, P.A., and the non-profit organization Minnesota Fathers & Families Network.