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David L. Nelson 
Southfield, Michigan
Of Counsel
phone (248) 746-4051
fax (248) 936-2149
email Email Me

Mr. Nelson is Of Counsel at Sommers Schwartz, P.C., one of Michigan's premier law firms. Over the past 40 years, Mr. Nelson has counseled and represented numerous individuals and businesses in contract disputes, insurance and securities fraud, antitrust class actions, multidistrict litigation, price fixing, television broadcast rights, flood victims, and interference claims.

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1957
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1972
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1957
U.S. Supreme Court, 1973
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June, 1975
J.D.
Law Review: Michigan Law Review, Equity Award/Assistant and Associate Editor


Northern Michigan University, June, 1945
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecture - Damages in Securities Cases and RICO


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
Member


Betroit Bar Association
Member


Southfield Bar Association
Member


Oakland County Bar Association
Member


State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Committee
Member


State Bar of Michigan, Anti-Trust Committee
Member


American Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Kiwanis Club International
Member


Dearborn Heights Police and Fire Board
Member

Attorneys of Sommers Schwartz, P.C., with offices in Southfield, Michigan, represent clients throughout Southeast Michigan and the Midwest United States, from communities in Michigan such as Detroit, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Rochester, Grosse Pointe, Sterling Heights, Warren, Taylor, Van Buren Township, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Plymouth, Monroe, Jackson, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint, Kalamazoo and Saginaw; and clients and referring attorneys from other states such as Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.  Sommers Schwartz, P.C. lawyers represent plaintiffs, defendants, employees, management, small businesses, and corporations in individual lawsuits and class actions.

Sommers Schwartz, P.C. | 2000 Town Center, Suite 900 | Southfield, MI 48075 | Toll Free: 800.967.1234 Local: 248.355.0300 | Fax: 248.746.4001