John C. Nickelson
Nickelson Law PLLC
John has been repeatedly recognized as a Louisiana “Super Lawyer” by SuperLawyers.com and as a “Top Attorney” by SB Magazine. He is a former member of the Shreveport City Council and served as Chairman of the City Council’s Audit and Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, a master of the bench of the Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz Inn of Court, a past governor-at-large for Louisiana of the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit, and a past president of the Shreveport Bar Foundation.
John represents individuals and business in a wide range of legal matters. Representative matters include defense of a company in an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association with a former executive of the company; defense of an employee charged with mishandling explosive materials at a military installation; prosecution of first-party insurance claims against an insurance company; and community property partitions involving millions of dollars of assets.
John earned his law degree from the University of Virginia and served as a law clerk to United States Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod on the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He and his wife, Emily, have been married for more than two decades, have four children, and are active members of the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Zoom
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Louisiana
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- ID Number: 32214
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24046534
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- Attorney
- Nickelson Law PLLC
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- Councilman
- Shreveport City Council
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- Attorney
- Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC
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- Law Clerk
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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- Attorney
- Baker Botts LLP
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- University of Virginia School of Law
- J.D. (2004)
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- Texas Christian University
- B.A. (2000)
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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- Friend of Pro Bono Award
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Statewide Award for Providing Significant Support for the Delivery of Legal Services to Louisiana's Indigent.
- Opus Justitiae
- Baker Botts LLP
- Award for Outstanding Commitment to Pro Bono Work.
- Louisiana Bar Foundation
- Board Member
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- Shreveport Bar Foundation
- Board President
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