Background
Nelson, Paul L. was born on January 15, 1949 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Lester V. and Eugenia M. (Hershfield) Nelson.
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Paul L. Nelson, American Lawyer. Bar: Michigan 1982, United States District Court (western district) Michigan 1982, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1984, United States District Court (eastern district) Michigan 1985, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1988. Member American Bar Association, Grand Rapids Bar Association.
Education
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Science, 1974). University of Toledo (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Career
Worked at Tolley, Vandenbosch & Walton, P.C. (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Aviation, Condominium, Construction, Corporation, Insurance, Probate, Securities, Surety, Taxation and Real Estate Law. Environmental Law, Agricultural Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1982, Michigan and United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit.
1987, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1988, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Moot Court Board, 1980-1981.
Member, 1979-1980 and Articles Editor, 1980-1981, University of Toledo Law Review. Visiting Instructor of Law, College of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Judge Benjamin F. Gibson, United States.
District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1982-1984. Member: Grand Rapids, Federal and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Serving clients in Kent, Ottawa, Kalamazoo and neighboring western Michigan.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Moot Court Board, 1980-1981. Member, 1979-1980 and Articles Editor, 1980-1981, University of Toledo Law Review. Visiting Instructor of Law, College of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981-1982.
Law Clerk to Judge Benjamin F. Gibson, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1982-1984. Member: Grand Rapids, Federal and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
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Married Sandra J. Bailey, November 22, 1986.
