Iron Gate Law Group

Nicole Countryman

Arizona and Washington

Arizona State Bar No. 017222
Washington State Bar No. 63535

Nicole Countryman handles the firm's matters in Arizona and Washington. A native of Trinidad, she earned her B.A. in English and her law degree at Arizona State University and has practiced in Arizona since 1996. She practices from the Phoenix area through her own law office, and her work includes appeals before the Arizona Court of Appeals.

She has served as a judge pro tempore of the Maricopa County Superior Court and as a commissioner of the Chandler Municipal Court. She was admitted in Washington in 2025.

Paul Brown

California

California State Bar No. 194235

Paul Brown handles the firm's California matters. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1998 and to the New York bar in 2003. In Los Angeles he practiced as an insurance defense associate at Daniels, Baratta & Fine and as an intellectual property associate at Selman Breitman, handling motions, discovery and appeals.

He has since worked in real estate and title insurance in New Jersey, as senior underwriter and attorney at Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group, where he managed the title department and handled residential and commercial closings, and as underwriting counsel at Closing Partner Title and Settlement Services.

He earned his law degree at the University of Windsor, concentrating in tax, business and contract law. He also holds a B.A. in English, a B.S. in geography and a master's degree in environmental science from York University in Toronto.

Carole Ann Krohn

Colorado and Illinois

IL Bar No. 6201475
CO Bar No. 22202

Carole Ann Krohn helps individuals and households make sense of legal disputes involving their homes, purchases, services, and financial commitments. She brings decades of experience in contracts, real estate, commercial transactions, and civil litigation to her work with Iron Gate.

Her approach begins with careful attention to the documents and the facts: what was promised, what happened, and what evidence supports the client's position. In reviewing disputes and representing clients she emphasizes clear analysis, practical remedies, and an accurate presentation of the client's claim.

Carole's career has included serving as in-house counsel for Heller Financial and establishing her own multistate practice in Illinois and Colorado. Her experience spans financial services, real estate, health care, and family law. She has also represented children as a guardian ad litem and served in court-appointed investigative and dispute-resolution roles, work requiring close attention to complex records and the people affected by legal decisions.

She earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois and graduated with honors from Purdue University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Colorado.

Outside of her legal practice, Carole has devoted many years to classical ballet as a teacher, artistic leader, and mentor. When she is not advocating for her clients she is enjoying time outdoors with her family and her beloved dogs and horses.

Robert F. Bollinger

Florida

FL Bar No. 972177

Robert F. Bollinger handles the firm's Florida matters. He has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1993 and has run his own practice in Miami Beach since 2017, after eighteen years as a shareholder at Richard S. Gendler & Associates. His practice has covered real estate and title, probate and estate planning, contracts, business and tax matters including IRS disputes, bankruptcy, and civil litigation. He is admitted to the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

He came to law from accounting. He earned a B.S. in public affairs management at Cornell University and an M.S. in public accounting, magna cum laude, at Long Island University's C.W. Post campus, and he passed the New York CPA examination in 1988. He earned his J.D., cum laude, at the University of Miami School of Law, where he served on the Inter-American Law Review.

Tori Koen

New Jersey and New York

NY Registration No. 5998083
NJ Attorney ID No. 445542023

Tori Koen handles the firm's matters in New York and New Jersey. She earned her law degree at Touro Law Center in 2022 and was admitted in both states in 2023. Her practice has included debt collection compliance and landlord-tenant matters. She attended York College of the City University of New York.

Troy Reed

Ohio

OH Bar No. 0061282

Troy Reed handles the firm's Ohio matters. He has practiced law in Ohio since 1993, including a general practice in central Ohio that covered family law, estate planning and mediation, and he has served as a guardian ad litem in Ohio courts. He studied at Ohio University and earned his law degree at Capital University Law School. He is also admitted in North Carolina.

Maria C. Hull

Texas

TX Bar No. 24140300

Maria C. Hull handles the firm's Texas matters. She was licensed in Texas in 2024 and is also licensed in Washington. She practices in Austin, where she founded her own firm, and her work centers on estate planning, probate, elder law and guardianship. She earned her law degree at South Texas College of Law Houston and is the author of Estate Planning for Real Families, Real Life, and the People You Love Most. She works with clients in English and Spanish.

She founded Hull Academy, a nonprofit for young girls experiencing homelessness in Austin.