Elpiniki "Nikki" Roussos, Esq.

Founder, Equity Partner

Ms. Roussos is a versatile and highly skilled attorney offering comprehensive legal services in business law, criminal defense, and estate planning. With almost 10 years of legal experience, she brings a wide-ranging expertise that includes high-stakes complex litigation, intricate corporate governance, complex transactional work, and criminal law. Her career reflects a deliberate and strategic approach to developing a broad skill set designed to meet the diverse needs of her clients.

Ms. Roussos is dedicated to providing proactive legal counsel that empowers her clients to achieve their goals while navigating complex legal landscapes. Her experience includes serving as an Assistant State Attorney in the 13th Judicial Circuit, where she gained invaluable insight into the criminal justice system. She honed her courtroom advocacy, legal research, and investigative skills, successfully prosecuting a broad range of misdemeanor and felony cases. This intensive legal background fosters her deep understanding of criminal law and infuses her defense work with empathy and strategic precision.

Before founding Roussos Law Group, she gained extensive experience in business litigation, corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance, allowing her to provide strategic counsel that aligns seamlessly with her clients’ business objectives. Her litigation background includes handling complex issues often resulting in significant operational and financial improvements for her clients. Her transactional practice spans entity formation and dissolution to contract negotiations and industry-specific regulatory compliance. This multifaceted background gives her a unique insight into the intricacies of business operations, enabling her to offer strategic guidance that fosters growth and stability.

Ms. Roussos is licensed to practice law in Florida and in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She is committed to delivering personalized, strategic legal services grounded in her extensive experience, unwavering dedication, and a genuine desire to achieve exceptional results for her clients.

Professional Affiliations

Business Network International (BNI) – Member 

  • Events Committee

 

Florida Bar – Member

  • Young Lawyers’ Division


Hillsborough County Bar Association – Member 

  • Probate & Trust Law
  • Real Property
  • Solo Practitioner & Small Firms
  • Trial & Litigation
  • Young Lawyers’ Division

 

West Pasco/Pinellas Business Association (WPBA) – Community Partner 

Womenade of Tampa – Member

Admissions:

  • Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida: Bar No. 1049544
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education:

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School                                   

Juris Doctor with a concentration in Business Transactions

  • Certificate of Merit- Florida Evidence 
  • Certificate of Merit- Bankruptcy 
  • Certificate of Merit- Taxation of Business Entities
  • Helping Hand Award (03/2023), Student Leadership Achievement Award, other various Mock Trial Board Awards (03/2023-03/2024).


University of Central Florida: B.A. in Political Science

Saint Petersburg College: A.A. & A.S. in Paralegal Studies (Specialized in Civil Litigation, Family Law, & Business)

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