Nicholas R. Walter

Nicholas R. Walter is an associate attorney at Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He represents businesses and individuals in civil litigation and appeals. His work includes commercial disputes, employment litigation, insurance claims, personal injury, product liability, professional liability, and trust and probate matters. He also handles workers’ compensation issues and helps clients evaluate their positions in contested proceedings.

Nicholas earned a J.D., cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law in 2024, where he served as a senior executive editor of the Baylor Law Review. He received a B.A. in Philosophy, with a minor in English, from the University of South Dakota in 2021, graduating summa cum laude. His undergraduate academic distinctions included University Scholar status and membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

During law school, Nicholas published an article in the Baylor Law Review examining judicial interpretation of federal Indian law and administrative deference. He also served as a brief writer for Baylor’s Admiralty Moot Court team. After graduation, he clerked for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, conducting legal research and drafting materials for judges in Lincoln and Minnehaha counties before joining Lynn Jackson.

Nicholas was admitted to practice in South Dakota in 2025. His academic writing, advocacy experience, and judicial clerkship provide a foundation for analyzing legal arguments and presenting them in civil disputes and appeals. As his litigation practice develops, Nicholas R. Walter brings disciplined research and careful preparation to matters involving businesses, individuals, insurers, and other parties navigating contested legal questions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• Baylor University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• University of South Dakota
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude), minor in English

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