Nimali has had a long-held interest in issues relating to health, disability and aging, and advocacy for seniors and adults with disabilities.
She was called to the bar in 2001 and worked as a lawyer for the Walkerton Inquiry with Associate Chief Justice Dennis O'Connor and commission counsel. She joined the firm of Goddard Gamage Stephens LLP in October, 2002. Nimali's practice has a special focus on guardianship, power of attorney issues, elder law and estate planning for people with disabilities including Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) issues in estate law. Her practice includes both litigation and solicitor's work, having appeared in court numerous times on contested and uncontested matters regarding estates, powers of attorney, and guardianship and having prepared numerous wills, powers of attorney, and deeds of trust.
Nimali has spoken at several Ontario Bar Association and Law Society of Upper Canada programs on issues such as capacity, powers of attorney, estate planning for people with disabilities, and substitute decision-making, and has also given talks through SPRINT (Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto) to groups of seniors and caregivers on issues related to wills, powers of attorney, and substitute decision-making. Nimali is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, and she has a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Windsor.