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John Nelson has a wide range of litigation experience in commercial, construction, personal injury, professional malpractice, insurance, intellectual property, and product liability disputes. He was first-chair trial counsel and litigation counsel for a Fortune 500 company in multiple product liability, premises liability, and Deceptive Trade Practices Act cases. Mr. Nelson was also first-chair trial counsel for another Fortune 500 company in defective product litigation and represented a Fortune 100 company in product liability litigation brought by the State of Texas. In addition, he has provided counsel in construction cases, false advertising claims, toxic spill litigation, and wrongful death/premises liability litigation. Education J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1996 Baylor Order of Barristers Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Award A.B.A. Negotiations Team Phi Delta Phi B.A., cum laude, Louisiana Tech University, 1993 Omicron Delta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi Bar Admissions Texas, 1996 Admitted To Practice U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Press Release Fifteen Locke Liddell & Sapp Attorneys Named Rising Stars By Texas Monthly Magazine 4/2/2007 Locke Liddell & Sapp Elevates 11 Associates to Partners 12/12/2005 Energy Breakfast: Texas Energy Policy - What Government Leaders Need to Know Professional History Partner in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Professional Affiliations Member, State Bar of Texas Member, Austin Bar Association (Docket Call Chairman, 1998-1999, Bench Bar Committee Co-Chair 2000-2001). | 