Background
Wild, Nelson Hopkins was born on July 16, 1933 in Milwaukee. Son of Henry Goetseels and Virginia Douglas (Weller) Wild.
Wild, Nelson Hopkins was born on July 16, 1933 in Milwaukee. Son of Henry Goetseels and Virginia Douglas (Weller) Wild.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1955). Marquette University and University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Laws, 1960. Order of the Coif.
Estate McGowan, 35 California 3d 611 (1973); Estate of Legeas, 208 California Appendix 3rd 1516 (1989), (Decertified by California Supreme Court).Admitted to the bar, 1962, Wisconsin. 1967, California.
Order of the Coif. Member: Marquette Law Review, 1959-1960.
Wisconsin Law Review, 1960-1961.
Author: "Breach Considerations in Drafting and Interpreting Contracts," Chapter 1, California Breach of Contract Remedies, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1980. "The Felonious Heir in California," California State Bar Journal, Volume 49, p.
528. "Postincorporation Checklist," Chapter 3, Organizing Corporations in California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1973.
"The Aftermath of Business Organization," California State Bar Journal, Volume 46, p. 355. Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1984 and Chairman, 1978-1980, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.
Member, San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs, 1980-1987. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
The State Bar of California (Member: Client Trust Fund Commission, 1983.
Resolutions Committee, Conference of Delegates, 1982-1984. Executive Committee, Conference of Delegates, 1985-1988. Vice Chair, 1988); American Bar Association.
San Francisco Lawyers Club (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1988.
President, 1984). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Foreign the first nine years of his professional life Nelson Wild handled business transactions and probate and estate planning matters in large law firms in Milwaukee and San Francisco. He started his own practice in 1970 and it became more varied as he began litigating cases in these matters.
He is now certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in probate, estate planning and trust law, with an emphasis on litigation in these areas.
The smaller part of his practice is handling business transactions and business litigation. He remains a sole practitioner, but consults and associates with other counsel when appropriate.
"Breach Considerations in Drafting and Interpreting Contracts," Chapter 1, California Breach of Contract Remedies, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1980. "The Felonious Heir in California," California State Bar Journal, Volume 49, p. 528
"Postincorporation Checklist," Chapter 3, Organizing Corporations in California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1973.
"Some Thoughts on Community Property for the Common Law Lawyer," Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, April, 1972. "The Aftermath of Business Organization," California State Bar Journal, Volume 46, p. 355. Member, Board of Directors, 1974— and Chairman, 1978-1980, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.
Member, San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs, since 1980.
Board of directors Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, San Francisco, 1974-1985, Chairman of the Board, 1978-1981. Served with United States Air Force, 1956-1958. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, American Bar Foundation, Lawyers of San Francisco Club (governor 1975, treasurer 1981, vice president 1982, president-elect 1983, president 1984), California Tennis Club (board directors 1995-1997, president 1997).
Married Joan Ruth Miles, April 12, 1969. Children: Mark, Eric.