ROGERS Nakishma

Ms. Nakishma Rogers wrote a poem at age 10 declaring her life’s dream of one day becoming an acclaimed attorney like “Johnnie Cochran”. Her uncle jokingly calls her Johnnie Cochran to this day. She tried to maintain a path of excellence in all of her accomplishments. She was the youngest member of the All- Ah-Wee Young Theatre players, Member of Trendsetters dance group, Vice President of the Literary and Debating Society, a Debater and Captain of the Winning Team securing multiple titles for Best Speaker in the process, She was the Host of a Tv show called Youth Expressions and hosted her own Radio show dubbed the Nakishma Rogers Show.

In High school she started her journey in law very early doing internships and clerical/ support work at Lake & Kentish and Associates as well as the Attorney- General’s Chambers. She graduated High school with awards for Best in the Island in History, Literature, Home Management and Principles of Business. Upon exiting sixth form and being the recipient of the 2006 “Island Scholar” scholarship, Ms. Rogers enrolled in the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus to pursue a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.  She graduated with Honours and opted to attend the Norman Manley Law School to complete the Legal Education Certificate (L.E.C.) which she successfully completed in 2011.

Ms. Rogers was called to the Anguilla Bar on 13th October 2011 and joined the law firm of J.A.G Gumbs & Co as an Associate Attorney. She also spent three (3) years at Astaphan’s Chambers and left for an opportunity within the Attorney- General’s Chambers. Ms. Rogers spent six (6) years at the Attorney- General’s Chambers where her main duty was Prosecuting. Ms. Rogers also practiced in the Civil division and did a lot of advisory work. She was promoted to the post of Senior Crown Counsel and received the opportunity to be appointed as Acting Attorney- General of Anguilla on multiple occasions. As part of her responsibilities, Ms Rogers sat on various committees including the Public Transformation Working Group, The National Sports Act Working Group, the National Child Safety & Safeguarding Board and the National Investment Committee.

In 2016, Ms. Rogers successfully graduated from the University of London where she completed various post graduate certifications and a master’s degree (LLM) with merit (specializing in Corporate and Commercial Law).

On 6th September 2022 Ms. Rogers made her most poignant career move to date when she partnered with Mrs. Keesha Carty in the law firm KCW et al which they decided to rebrand as KCW Carty & Rogers.

Over the span of her legal career Ms. Rogers has gained a wealth of experience in Legal research and opinion writing, as well as Litigation in the upper and lower courts in the areas of criminal, civil and administrative law. As part of the plethora of reasons for embarking on this new professional venture with long-time family friend and mentor Mrs. Carty, Ms. Rogers keenly considered the experience she would gain in the areas of Corporate and Commercial practice, Real Estate, Probate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Family Law working with Mrs. Keesha Carty (who has over 20 years’ experience and expertise in these areas of legal practice).     

Ms. Rogers also lectures Medical Law & Ethics part-time at the American University of Anguilla (AUA) and is a Board member of the Global and Humanistic University a prestigious online university registered in Anguilla.

Outside of the legal profession, Ms Rogers is an active and contributing member of Society and graciously gives of her time for a variety of roles. She regularly gives motivational speeches at Up Girl and at local schools and sits as a panelist for several riveting panels.  She has a lot of experience in the Pageant world as a Judge and a Host and over 16 years’ experience coaching and chaperoning children, teens and adults in various pageants. She is currently the Vice President of the OKPS PTA Executive and the President of the Non- Profit Organization- the Anguilla Enhancement Project. 

When she is not working hard for her clients or giving back to the community at large she enjoys reading, attending Book club and cultural events, watching reality tv and focusing on her overall health and wellness. Her guilty pleasures are pastries and pizza.