Our Team
Our Philosophy
We are committed to giving our clients personalized service. Each client deserves and receives our attention and respect. We ensure that our clients are well informed and active in their case. This is why we find it so important to respond to our clients’ questions, explain what we are doing and why, and provide access to a client portal where our clients can access all of their case documents. Our clients are our partners throughout their cases.

Your path to a just and fair resolution starts here—trust our experts to advocate for you every step of the way.

Nicole Heeder
Principal | Attorney
The truth about employment? Next to family, it is the most important aspect of a person’s life, their livelihood. As principal and litigator with Law and [M]ocean, APC, Nicole advocates for workers in the public and private sectors whose rights are jeopardized by race/ethnicity, age, disability, pregnancy, religious, sexual orientation, and gender discrimination, as well as sexual harassment in the workplace.

Gladys Ardón
Legal Support Specialist
Gladys is trained as a psychologist and has built her career in administrative and legal support. Her professional path reflects a commitment to contributing positively to others, particularly in environments where individuals often face stress and uncertainty. Drawing on her psychology background, she brings empathy, clarity, and steadiness to her work, helping clients and teams navigate complex processes with a sense of support and direction. Guided by principles of justice and humanity, she values actively contributing to solutions, ensuring that communication, documentation, and organization serve not only efficiency, but also the well‑being of those she assists.

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