Nivine K. Zakhari

Nivine K. Zakhari is an attorney at Zakhari PLLC whose practice includes elder law and government benefits, employment, civil rights, and technology-related administrative matters. She assists with Medicaid and special needs planning, Social Security issues, veterans appeals, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, accommodation, race and religion claims, disability rights, due process concerns, automated benefits decisions, administrative appeals, and privacy matters affecting individuals navigating complex legal and government systems in practice today.

Nivine earned her LL.M., with Distinction, in Elder Law from Stetson University College of Law in 2025, her M.S., with High Distinction, in Government Analytics from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2006, and her B.S., cum laude, in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston in 1995. During law school, she completed several judicial internships in Texas courts during training.

Nivine has an employment practice that covers discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and workplace accommodation, while her civil rights work includes claims involving race, religion, national origin, disability, and due process. She also handles technology and administrative-process matters involving automated benefits decisions, administrative appeals, and privacy. Her government benefits work includes Medicaid and special needs planning, Social Security, and veterans appeals, reflecting a practice that often intersects with public agencies and regulatory systems and benefits.

Nivine K. Zakhari is admitted in Florida and Texas and before the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the US Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Federal Circuit, and the U Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Her professional affiliations include the Federal Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, National Employment Lawyers Association, The Florida Bar, and the State Bar of Texas and related professional groups.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Zakhari PLLC
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Member, National Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers
• Member, The Florida Bar, Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Committee
• Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, State Advocacy Committee
• Sustaining Member, Federal Bar Association, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Section

Licensed State

• Florida
• Texas

Education

• Stetson University College of Law
  LL.M.
  
• University of Houston Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Johns Hopkins University
  M.S.
• University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering & Honors College
  B.S. in Industrial Engineering
  

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