Background
III, Leonard John Nelson was born on July 31, 1949 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Leonard John, Junior and Lois Marian (McCuaig) N.
III, Leonard John Nelson was born on July 31, 1949 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Leonard John, Junior and Lois Marian (McCuaig) N.
Student, Whitman College, 1967-1968.
Bar: Washington 1974, Oklahoma 1979. Assistant professor Gonzaga U. Law School, 1974. Law clerk Washington Supreme Court, Olympia, 1975-1976.
Court clerk Washington Court Appeals, Spokane, 1976-1978.
From assistant to associate professor O.W. Coburn School Law, Tulsa, 1979-1983;associate professor Cumberland School Law, Birmingham, Alabama, 1984-1987. Professor, 1987; Adjunct Professor School Public Health University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Contributing editor: The Death Decision, 1984. Contributor articles to law reviews.
Member institutional review board Samford University, 1986-1987. Member American Society Law and Medicine, National.Health Lawyers Association Beta Kappa.
Married Janice Helen Linebarger, August 15, 1970. Children: Leonard John IV, Mary Beth, Monica Teresa.