AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman in Hays County was sentenced Nov. 18 in connection with a charge for pretending to be an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas. PAST COVERAGE | Dripping Springs woman charged with pretending to be a Texas lawyer According to court documents, Nichole Elizabeth Humes was placed on deferred adjudication for five years after pleading guilty to a charge of “falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer.” The third-degree felony charge was based on alleged misrepresentations in November 2022. Court documents showed Humes must also pay a fine of $1,500 and perform 250 hours of community service related to the sentencing. In Texas, deferred adjudication is a type of probation that allows the person sentenced to keep the conviction off their criminal record.