Mark A. Nelson

The Mississippi Bar; Member: Mississippi Bar, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, 1996-1999; Executive Committee, Mississippi Bar General Practice Section, 1996-1999; Mississippi Bar, Complaint Tribunal, 2004-2010; Appointed to Task Force on Judicial Discipline, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2005; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Member, Committee for Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program

Baker & McKenzie, LLP v. Evans, 123 So.3d 387 (Miss. 2013)(affirming liability of law firm sued for legal malpractice in suit brought by client represented by Mark Nelson); KD Hattiesburg v. Turtle Creek Crossing LLC, 237 So.3d 157 (Miss. 2018)(affirming jurisdiction in claim brought by Mark Nelson's client);Brown v. Waldron, 186 So.3d 955 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016)(affirming dismissal of Mark Nelson's construction contractor client in home warranty defense); Metropolitan Life v. Aetna Cas., 728 So.2d 573 (Miss. 1999)(affirming dismissal of claim for coverage against insurance carrier represented by Mark Nelson); In re Reinstatement of Baker, 649 So.2d 850 (Miss. 1996)(reinstating Mark Nelson's client-lawyer to Bar); Fortenberry v. Foxworth Corp., 825 F. Supp. 1265 (S.D. Miss. 1993)(dismissing securities fraud case against Bank Holding Company represented by Mark Nelson); Mallette v. Church of God Int'l, 789 So.2d 120 (Miss. 2001)(dismissing Church represented by Mark Nelson in suit by former pastor); HEI Res. East OMG v. Evans, 413 Fed. Appx 712 (5th Cir. 2011)(successfully appealed and reversed grant of multi million dollar judgment against client); Hall v. Noble Drilling, 242 F.3d 582 (5th Cir. 2001)(affirming grant of maritime award to clients).