John C. Nickelson

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.

University of Virginia School of Law

J.D. (2004)

2001 - 2004

Texas Christian University

B.A. (2000)

2000

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Attorney

Nickelson Law PLLC

2012 - Current

Councilman

Shreveport City Council

2018 - 2022

Attorney

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC

2009 - 2012

Law Clerk

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

2007 - 2008

Attorney

Baker Botts LLP

2004 - 2007

Friend of Pro Bono Award

Louisiana State Bar Association

2017

Statewide Award for Providing Significant Support for the Delivery of Legal Services to Louisiana's Indigent.

Opus Justitiae

Baker Botts LLP

2006

Award for Outstanding Commitment to Pro Bono Work.

Louisiana Bar Foundation

Board Member

2019 - Current

Shreveport Bar Foundation

Board President

2017 - 2017

Louisiana

Louisiana State Bar Association

ID Number: 32214

Since 2009

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24046534

Since 2004

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees

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