Raleigh immigration lawyer Nicola A.L. Prall was born in Brazil to an English father and a Chinese-Malaysian mother.  She lived in Brazil, Hong Kong, and England before moving to the United States with her family.  Ms. Prall graduated magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University with a BA in Political Science and International Studies.

As an undergraduate, Ms. Prall studied European Union politics, minority issues, environmental policy and citizenship issues at Copenhagen University in Denmark.  She received her JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.  While attending law school Ms. Prall served as Vice President of the Student Public Interest Law Foundation and as Articles Editor for the College's flagship journal, the Kentucky Law Journal.  Ms. Prall is a member of the Kentucky and North Carolina Bar Associations.  She is fluent in Spanish and advanced in Portuguese.  Ms. Prall exclusively practices US Immigration and Nationality law.