Mark T. Nelson is a shareholder based in Butzel Long's Ann Arbor office. He is a seasoned litigator specializing in employment litigation and trust and estate litigation. Mr. Nelson is listed in Best Lawyers and Michigan Super Lawyers. He has served on the Firm's Board of Directors as well as managed the Employment Litigation Practice Group. He is an honors graduate of Detroit College of Law (J.D. 1976) and The University of Michigan (B.A. 1973). Since joining Butzel Long in 1979, Mr. Nelson has represented a multitude of clients in both the public and private sector. He has extensive trial experience in both Federal and State of Michigan courts. In the employment area, Mr. Nelson has successfully tried contract and discrimination claims to jury verdict; he has also defended employers in cases involving ADA, FMLA, COBRA, ERISA (retiree healthcare class actions) and severance pay plans. Mr. Nelson also has extensive trial experience in several Michigan Probate Courts. He has successfully tried will contests in bench and jury trials. He has defended as well as challenged the validity of trust and estate documents, the mental capacity of the settlor and/or testator and the accounts of fiduciaries. His probate litigation experience also includes actions to remove and surcharge trustees and personal representatives for their malfeasance and breaches of fiduciary duty. Mr. Nelson is also active in community organizations and has served on several boards: Holy Family (formerly Boysville of Michigan), the Livonia Hockey Association, the Michigan Cougars AAU Girls' Basketball Club and Walnut Creek Country Club (President 2007). He served as a law clerk to the Honorable James Harvey, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1977-1979. He is a member of the Litigation and Probate Sections of the American Bar Association and State Bar of Michigan. Memberships American Bar Association - Litigation and Probate Sections State Bar of Michigan - Litigation and Probate Sections Holy Family (formerly Boysville of Michigan) - Board Member Livonia Hockey Association - Board Member Michigan Cougars AAU Girls' Basketball Club - Board Member Walnut Creek Country Club - Board Member (President 2007) Recognitions Best Lawyers in America Michigan Super Lawyers Published Works Survey on Evidence, 34 Wayne State University Law Review, Vol 34, No. 2 (1988), Survey on Evidence, Detroit College of Law Review Volume 1986, Issue 2. |