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ing I continued to work with my original employer for 19 years , leaving as a partner in 2016 . I then joined my current employer , Moses , Palmer & Howell , L . L . P .
PCT : What is your favorite novel ? MC : When I do get the opportunity to read something , it is typically something quick as I am on vacation and need to finish the book over three days .
PCT : What do you do to decompress ? MC : Work in my garden .
PCT : What is something people don ’ t know about you ? MC : Due to my profession , I at times come across brusque . However , I am shy , quiet and my family means more to me than anything .
PCT : What would you most like to be remembered for ? MC : My family .
PCT : If you could have lunch with any one , either living or dead from history , who would it be ?
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MC : I don ’ t aspire to be or meet anyone . However , I always inspire to learn , so I would not mind having the opportunity to meet Martin Luther King , Jr .
PCT : If you had to do another job than what you ’ re doing , what would you do ? MC : Be a doctor .
PCT : What is your impact to Parker County ? MC : I have lived in Parker County for almost 25 years . During such time , my children have been born and have left home . Therefore , my contributions to my community have been related to them . Being a lawyer , I have been fortunate to give both my time as a resident of Parker County , but also as a practicing lawyer . I have worked with my church family , as a member and as their lawyer . I have organized , and managed associations related to my children ’ s ’ activities . I have given to our schools by way of serving our administration , speaking to our young community members or by assisting our educators or the students .
Schools provide an excellent opportunity to impact our community , as they provide a forum to educate and influence our future community members , which I only hope I have impacted .
PCT : What is your definition of the best day ever ? MC : Getting up leisurely ( by 7:30 a . m .); having coffee on my porch ; walking my animals ( dogs , cats and goat ), as they all like to walk without a leash down through an old abandoned road ; then working outside in my garden , to end the day with a glass of wine on my porch , witnessing the hard work from the day .
PCT : What ’ s the best piece of advice you would give ? MC : There is never enough time in a day , so don ’ t be disappointed in yourself for not doing enough . If you can look at yourself in the mirror and say , “ I did the best I can ”, then there is no reason to say you could do better .
PCT : What is the most interesting thing you have ever done in your life ? MC : I have been fortunate to do a lot of things . As I frequently tell my children , “ do everything you can do while vacationing , as who knows when you will get back here again .” So the most interesting thing I have ever done is to visit a place I have never been before , whether that be driving across the United States from California to New York ; going to the rattle snake round up in Sweetwater , Texas ; skiing in the mountains of Colorado or New Mexico ; kayaking off of Vancouver Island , British Columbia ; surfing the coast of California ; scuba diving in Mexico ; ziplining in Whistler , Canada ; hiking on the Perito Moreno Glazier in Patagonia Argentina ; witnessing history in the Tower of London or visiting Washington D . C .
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Nikki Grote Rhodes
Nikki is a prosecutor with the Tarrant County D . A ’ s Office .
PCT : How did you get into your occupation ? NR : When I was 17 and started college , I initially wanted to be an FBI agent . A law degree could get me
ing I continued to work with my origi-
nal employer for 19 years, leaving as
a partner in 2016. I then joined my
current employer, Moses, Palmer &
Howell, L.L.P.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
MC: When I do get the opportunity to
read something, it is typically some-
thing quick as I am on vacation and
need to finish the book over three
days.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
MC: Work in my garden.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
MC: Due to my profession, I at times
come across brusque. However, I am
shy, quiet and my family means more
to me than anything.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
MC: My family.
PCT: If you could have lunch with any
one, either living or dead from history,
who would it be?
MC: I don’t aspire to be or meet
anyone. However, I always inspire
to learn, so I would not mind having
the opportunity to meet Martin Luther
King, Jr.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
MC: Be a doctor.
PCT: What is your impact to Parker
County?
MC: I have lived in Parker County for
almost 25 years. During such time, my
children have been born and have left
home. Therefore, my contributions
to my community have been related
to them. Being a lawyer, I have been
fortunate to give both my time as a
resident of Parker County, but also
as a practicing lawyer. I have worked
with my church family, as a member
and as their lawyer. I have organized,
and managed associations related to
my children’s’ activities. I have given
to our schools by way of serving our
administration, speaking to our young
community members or by assist-
ing our educators or the students.
Family Owned and
Operated Since 1957
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