Nelson, Hall, Parry, Tucker, P.A.

Mr. Nelson's practice emphasizes on real estate, banking, business & estate planning and education law. He has lectured for professional groups including the Idaho Law Foundation, the National Business Institute and Idaho Banker=s Association. He is the author of several professional manuals and papers and regularly provides training to Idaho educators and administrators.

Mr. Nelson serves as general counsel to a state chartered regional bank and represents a number of other state and federally chartered lenders as outside counsel. He also represents many small businesses, co-operatives and school districts.

He has served as a mediator and an arbitrator in proceedings of the American Arbitration Association and has represented clients in various arbitration proceedings in Idaho and before New York and American Stock Exchange arbitration panels. Mr. Nelson has received training in long-range planning facilitation for 501 (c) (3) entities and private foundations.

He received his Juris Doctor degree with high honors from the University of Utah College of Law. He was awarded various teaching and research assistantships during law school and served a clerkship with the consumer and Securities Fraud Division, Utah Attorney General, and with the Nielsen Conder law office in Sale Lake City.

Mr. Nelson is a member of the Real Property and the Estates, Trusts and Taxation Sections of the Idaho State Bar and is a past president of the Eastern Idaho Estate Planning Council. He is also a participating member in the National Association of School Law Attorneys and a visiting lecturer at BYU-Idaho, School of Education.

Involvement in civic activities is very important to Mr. Nelson. He has been the president of many organizations including: Idaho Falls Civitan Club, Idaho Falls YMCA, United Way of Bonneville County, Idaho Falls Rotary Club and Rotary 380 Charitable Foundation, Inc. He also served on the executive board, and endowment development chair for the Grand Teton Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Nelson recently completed a 9 year term on the board of directors of the Idaho Community Foundation where he served on the executive committee and as chair. Mr. Nelson and his wife maintain a philanthropic gift fund with which ICF supports volunteer training and development for Idaho charities and art programs. Information on grant opportunities: www.idcomfdn.org.

Mr. Nelson is a fourth generation Idahoan and was raised in the rural Idaho Falls area. He is married to the former Billie Call and they have six children. His hobbies include skiing, tennis historical biography, photography and artistic glasswork.