Practice
Areas:
Corporate and commercial law; licensing; software and
information technology law; domain name disputes; business litigation;
intellectual property
Industry Experience:
Owens-Brockway Glass, Inc. (Tool Design Engineer and CNC
Programmer)
Brewer Science, Inc., Cee Division (Intern Engineer)
Education:
Univ. of Notre Dame - Mendoza School of Business (Prof.
Cert. in Negotiation, 2010)
The John Marshall Law School (Juris Doctor, 1999)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly
University of Missouri-Rolla) (B.S. in
Electrical Engineering, 1996)
Admitted to Practice:
State of
Missouri, 2002
State of
Illinois, 1999
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, 1997
Federal District Courts: Eastern District of
Missouri, Western District of Missouri, Southern
District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois and District of Colorado
Federal Appellate Courts: Seventh Circuit, Eighth Circuit and the Federal Circuit
Activities:
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
Articles and Presentations:
Copyright Law: The Basics of Copyright Law for
the Non-IP Lawyer, article, St. Louis Bar Journal,
Summer 2006
Intellectual Property Law for the General
Practitioner, co-presenter, Bar Association of
Metropolitan St. Louis, 2006-2008
Copyright and Trademark Law for Artists and Authors,
presenter, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and
Accountants for the Arts, 2006
Protecting Your Intellectual Property Overseas and in
China, co-presenter, Southern Illinois
University-Edwardsville Center for International Trade,
2006
Professional and Personal Profile:
Nelson
joined the firm in 2001 after relocating from
Chicago, Illinois and has experience in corporate law,
business litigation, and intellectual property.
Before
law school, Nelson worked in the glass bottle machine
industry as a Tool Design Engineer and a Computerized
Numerical Control programmer. He also worked within the
semiconductor industry designing and constructing
research grade automated semiconductor spin-coat process
systems.
Nelson was on the John
Marshall Moot Court Council and represented his school
in competition at the Illinois State Bar Association
Moot Court Competition. He has been inducted into the Phi Delta
Phi legal honor fraternity and a recipient
of The John Marshall Law School Dean's Scholarship.
On
the Personal Side:
Nelson, his wife Amy, and three children live in the
southwestern suburbs of St. Louis. He enjoys
camping, canoeing and hiking with his family.
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