Terri,
I am not familiar with California law nor with California small claims procedures, but I would say that as a general statement no Nicole cannot get compensated for the time involved in going to small claims court.
As far as someone standing in for her, I don't think that is possible because that person would be represententing her interests and you really can't do that unless you are an attorney. But as you've mentioned, attorneys are not permitted to represent clients in small claims procedures. The reason for that is that it would defeat one of the purposes of small claims court, which is to minimize the costs that are involved, since the claims are limited in their amount.
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