Timothy Nelson

Partner Timothy W. Nelson has been representing personal injury victims in Minnesota for nearly 40 years. Tim received his law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1984, where he was a sterling honor graduate. He was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1984 and the South Dakota bar in 1985.

 Tim became a partner in Nelson Hanson Personal Injury Attorneys and in 1995, the firm became known as NELSON PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS. Since then, he has committed his practice to helping victims obtain fair compensation for their injures. In October of 2016, Tim was designated Senior Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

He is a member of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Minnesota Trial Lawyer’s Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is also a former member of the Board of Governors of the Minnesota Trial Lawyer’s Association. He has taught continuing legal education classes to other attorneys and is an adjunct professor of Trial Practice at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.