John C. Nickelson

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Shreveport City Council

Experience: 19 years

Business Law, Personal Injury, Divorce and 3 others

Louisiana and Texas

Friend of Pro Bono Award and Opus Justitiae

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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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Louisiana

Louisiana State Bar Association
ID Number: 32214
Since 2009

Texas

State Bar of Texas
ID Number: 24046534
Since 2004

Professional Experience

2018 - Current

Shreveport City Council

Councilman

2012 - Current

Nickelson Law PLLC

Attorney

2009 - 2012

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC

Attorney

2007 - 2008

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Law Clerk

2004 - 2007

Baker Botts LLP

Attorney

Education

2001 - 2004

University of Virginia School of Law

J.D. (2004)

2000

Texas Christian University

B.A. (2000)

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Awards

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Friend of Pro Bono Award

Louisiana State Bar Association

year - John C. Nickelson

Opus Justitiae

Baker Botts LLP

Contacts

Nickelson Law PLLC 400 Travis Street, Suite 1500 Shreveport LA 71101 Telephone: (318) 678-5786 Fax: (318) 300-4762

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Experience: 19 years

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Phone: (318) 678-5786

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

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

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