Background
Nelson, William Eugene was born on September 23, 1927 in Roland, Iowa, United States. Son of Sam J. and Katherine A. (Coffey) Nelson.
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William Eugene Nelson, American Born: Roland, Iowa, September 23, 1927
Lawyer ( law: practitioner & administration)
Personal injury (including property damage)
Civil litigation, federal
Civil litigation, state
lawyer Recipient Attorney General"s Distinguished Service award, 1972. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946.; Member Order of Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa. Association editor Drake Law Review, 1955-1957.
Education
University of Iowa (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). Drake University (Juris Doctor, 1957).
Career
Worked at Nelson & Nelson (Bethesda, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Personal Injury Law, Probate Law, Business Law, Corporate Law, Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Iowa. 1962, United States. Supreme Court.
1965, District of Columbia.
1976, Maryland.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Order of Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1956-1957.
Recipient, Attorney General"s Distinguished Service Award, 1972. Member, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia, 1982.
Trial Attorney, 1957-1966.
Assistant Chief, Tort Section, 1966-1970. Chief, Railroad Reorganization Unit, 1970-1971. Chief, Economic Stabilization Section, 1972-1974, Civil Division, United States.
Department of Justice.
General Counsel, Cost of Living Council, Phase I, 1971. Special Assistant to United States.
Attorney General, 1975-1977. Mediator, Superior Court, 1986 and Arbitrator, Superior Court, 1993, District of Columbia.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia, 1982. Trial Attorney, 1957-1966. Assistant Chief, Tort Section, 1966-1970.
Chief, Railroad Reorganization Unit, 1970-1971.
Chief, Economic Stabilization Section, 1972-1974, Civil Division, United States. Department of Justice.
General Counsel, Cost of Living Council, Phase I, 1971. Special Assistant to United States.
Attorney General, 1975-1977.
Mediator, Superior Court, 1986 and Arbitrator, Superior Court, 1993, District of Columbia.
Connections
Married Sherlee M. Stanford, July 11, 1959. Children: Anne, Kristin, William.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1950
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1957