About Us

Nichelle A. Mullins is the Founder and Managing Member of NRM² Legal, PLLC. With over 20 years of legal experience, Attorney Mullins served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. for eight years. Prior to accepting the role as the President and CEO, Ms. Mullins served in the capacity of Chief of Compliance and Legal Affairs for the health center where she oversaw all regulatory and licensing issues, the health center’s compliance program, and all legal matters, including legal complaints, HIPAA, and investigations pertaining to the center.

Charter Oak Health Center is a federally qualified health center that was founded in 1978 and provides quality comprehensive health care to the underserved population regardless of their ability to pay. During her tenure as CEO, Attorney Mullins expanded health center sites from 10 to 17, improved operations, employee morale, and created a healthcare compliance program aligned with regulatory and statutory standards. Attorney Mullins strengthened the organization’s finances and community relationships making it one of the premier health centers in Connecticut.

Attorney Mullins was also fortunate to serve as Board Chair for the health center’s primary care association through the COVID-19 pandemic increasing the visibility of health centers throughout the state and increasing access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines. Appointed to Governor Ned Lamont’s Vaccine Advisory Council and selected to co-chair the Allocation Subcommittee, Attorney Mullins was tasked with providing timely and strategic recommendations to the Governor and his staff regarding the allocation and disbursement of COVID-19 vaccines.

Ms. Mullins has served in various professional capacities over the course of her career working to improve the lives of individuals through the legal system and direct service. She began her legal career practicing public finance and employment law at Robinson & Cole, LLP. She then opened N.A. Brooks & Associates, LLC, a private legal practice in her childhood community and served clients in the areas of real estate, small business and not-for-profit counseling and creation, wills and trusts, and family law. Her most meaningful work came when serving as court appointed counsel in child abuse, neglect and juvenile delinquency hearings.

After closing her private practice, Attorney Mullins worked as an attorney with the State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety and then as a state prosecutor in Rockville, CT. Attorney Mullins also has a passion for teaching. She previously served as adjunct faculty at Goodwin College and Manchester Community College teaching introductory business law and ethics courses.

Attorney Mullins was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She matriculated from the Hartford Public School system and is a proud alumna of Thomas Snell Weaver High School. Attorney Mullins studied Political Science, African and African American Studies at the University of Michigan where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in health care administration from Walden University. Attorney Mullins is an ordained minister and is married to the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins, Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Together, they have three beautiful children, Tatiana, Nia and Raheem, Jr. and two granddaughters, Elia and Khyori.