Lyndsey Stults
Partner
One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
lyndsey.stults@nelsonmullins.com
Lyndsey is a member of the Nelson Mullins’ litigation team where she focuses on commercial business disputes, bad-faith insurance and coverage, consumer financial services, and employment litigation.
She has experience counseling higher education institutions and non-profit organizations on complex legal matters concerning policy, risk management, and governance. Lyndsey has advised numerous institutions on enrollment and scholarship design.
Lyndsey is a member of the Nelson Mullins’ litigation team where she focuses on commercial business disputes, bad-faith insurance and coverage, consumer financial services, and employment litigation.
She has experience counseling higher education institutions and non-profit organizations on complex legal matters concerning policy, risk management, and governance. Lyndsey has advised numerous institutions on enrollment and scholarship design.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate at a Boston-based law firm
- Assistant district attorney, Appeals and Training Bureau, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
Internships and Externships
- Law clerk, Office of the Public Defender- Felony Trial Division, Cook County, Ill.
- Legal intern, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Legal intern, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Legal fellow, Family Equality Council
- Judicial extern, the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras of the Northern District of Illinois
- Legal intern, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
- Legal intern, Equality Illinois
Education
-
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2013)
- The John Marshall Law Review
- Trinity College, MA, History (2007)
- University of New Hampshire, BA, History, summa cum laude (2004)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, the Honorable Chief Justice Phillip Rapoza (ret.), The Massachusetts Appeals Court (2013 - 2015)
Practice Areas
Industries
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate at a Boston-based law firm
- Assistant district attorney, Appeals and Training Bureau, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
Internships and Externships
- Law clerk, Office of the Public Defender- Felony Trial Division, Cook County, Ill.
- Legal intern, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Legal intern, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Legal fellow, Family Equality Council
- Judicial extern, the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras of the Northern District of Illinois
- Legal intern, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
- Legal intern, Equality Illinois
Media
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, Insurance Coverage (2023)
- KIND Boston’s Pro Bono Advocate of the Year (2022)
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2022–2026)
Professional Activities
- Board member, Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
- Member, National Association of Colleges and University Attorneys
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
- Member, Women’s Bar Association
Leadership
- Chair, Nelson Mullins LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
Lyndsey is a member of the Nelson Mullins’ litigation team where she focuses on commercial business disputes, bad-faith insurance and coverage, consumer financial services, and employment litigation.
She has experience counseling higher education institutions and non-profit organizations on complex legal matters concerning policy, risk management, and governance. Lyndsey has advised numerous institutions on enrollment and scholarship design.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Associate at a Boston-based law firm
- Assistant district attorney, Appeals and Training Bureau, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
Internships and Externships
- Law clerk, Office of the Public Defender- Felony Trial Division, Cook County, Ill.
- Legal intern, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Legal intern, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Legal fellow, Family Equality Council
- Judicial extern, the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras of the Northern District of Illinois
- Legal intern, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
- Legal intern, Equality Illinois
Education
-
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2013)
- The John Marshall Law Review
- Trinity College, MA, History (2007)
- University of New Hampshire, BA, History, summa cum laude (2004)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Chief Justice Phillip Rapoza (ret.), The Massachusetts Appeals Court (2013 - 2015)
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith & Extra Contractual Litigation
- Consumer Financial Services
- Higher Education
- Appellate Practice & Legal Strategies
- Employment & Labor
Industries
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, Insurance Coverage (2023)
- KIND Boston’s Pro Bono Advocate of the Year (2022)
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2022–2026)
- Board member, Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
- Member, National Association of Colleges and University Attorneys
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
- Member, Women’s Bar Association
- Chair, Nelson Mullins LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
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