Mackenzie Hughes LLP recently welcomed attorney JOHN NICHOLS as partner in the law firm’s litigation department. She brings a private/public interest versatility to the firm, having practiced for more than a decade with a prominent local law firm and more recently at Legal Services of Central New York. Nichols concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, general litigation, and commercial/residential evictions. He has represented clients in federal appeals court, several federal districts, each appeals court in New York state, dozens of counties, and before state administrative boards. Nichols is a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law and earned his bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College in Vermont. A member of the New York State and Onondaga County Bar Associations, he has served as a board trustee of Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency, Inc. since 2011, and previously served as a trustee and VP of the Jowonio School for eight years.