Nikolas Walls is from from Tucson, Arizona.  He graduated from Emory University with a degree in Finance and History.  Before pursuing law, he worked as a business analyst for DISH Network, and later served with his state senator on Capitol Hill.  During the spring semester of his 1L year, Nikolas and his team the Transactional Law Competition sponsored by Chapman and Cutler LLP.  Nikolas spent his 1L summer working for the Hon.  James Soto of the 9th Circuit District Court and Modern Law, a family law firm.  Outside of his professional pursuits, Nikolas enjoys fishing, working out, and mechanic work.