Over the course of a career that spans more than four decades, he has garnered particular insight and skill in a variety of areas. He brings his experience as a former support master, custody master, and equitable distribution master to his family law practice, which includes divorce, support, and custody matters (as well as the aforementioned adoptions). His criminal practice benefits from his experience as a former juvenile court master. Mr. Nelson also has successfully litigated or settled claims against both individuals and international corporations in the following areas: real estate transactions and litigation; business formation, administration, and litigation; contract and other general civil matters; and estate planning, administration, and Orphans’ Court matters.

Mr. Nelson is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts and the following federal courts: the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He received his law school and undergraduate degrees from Villanova University (J.D., 1970; B.A., 1967). While at Villanova, Mr. Nelson was the first law student in Pennsylvania to prosecute criminal defendants as part of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Student Legal Intern Program. Prior to practicing law, he was a cook in the U.S. Army and a substitute teacher for the School District of Philadelphia.