Attorney Profiles

John C. Nickelson 
Shreveport, Louisiana
phone 318-221-6277
fax 318-227-7850
email john.nickelson@cookyancey.com

Mr. Nickelson is a commercial litigator.  He holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a law degree from the University of Virginia.  Before joining Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway in 2009, Mr. Nickelson practiced with Baker Botts L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  

Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Oil & Gas Litigation
Products Liability
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2004
Louisiana, 2009
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
J.D.


Texas Christian University
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project Board of Directors
Member


Shreveport Bar Association Executive Council
Member-at-large


Henry v. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz Inn of Court
Member