John C. Nickelson
Shreveport City Council
John effectively represents individuals and business in a wide range of legal matters. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia, served as a federal appellate law clerk to a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and practiced law in the commercial litigation section of an international law firm before returning home to Shreveport. John is admitted to practice in Louisiana and Texas.
John is a member of the Shreveport City Council and serves as chairman of its Audit and Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, a past governor-at-large of the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit, and a past president of the Shreveport Bar Foundation. John has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by SuperLawyers.com and as a “Top Attorney” by SB Magazine.
John and his wife, Emily, have been married for nineteen years and have four children, and they are active members of their church, where John serves as a trustee.
- University of Virginia School of Law
- J.D. (2004)
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- Texas Christian University
- B.A. (2000)
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Councilman
- Shreveport City Council
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- Attorney
- Nickelson Law PLLC
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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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- Friend of Pro Bono Award
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- 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
- - Current
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- Shreveport Bar Foundation
- Board President
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- Louisiana
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- ID Number: 32214
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24046534
- 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, 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
- Website
- Website