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Gary David Nelson

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1 North Old State Capitol Place Suite 575, Springfield, IL 62701

Insurance Coverage, Construction, Professional Liability and 4 more

About Gary David Nelson

Gary David Nelson is a lawyer practicing insurance coverage, construction, professional liability and 4 other areas of law. Gary received a degree from University of Illinois in 1972, and has been licensed for 49 years. Gary practices in Springfield, IL.

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Gary David Nelson got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Professional Liability
  • Other 6
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Construction
    • Design Professionals Litigation
    • Trucking Accident
    • Carrier Disputes
    • Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Obtained summary judgment for a design engineer in construction injury claims in the construction of a nuclear power facility.
    Successfully defended national trucking firm
    driver in catastrophic injury claim when client driver struck the rear of a parked tractor-trailer unit by demonstrating through accident reconstruction testimony that the semi was parked in the travel portion of the interstate.
    Obtained summary judgment for a design engineering firm in multiple wrongful death claims arising out of an accident during the repair of a bridge over the Illinois River.
    Took over defense of a national insurer in the middle of a multi-million dollar bad faith claim
    brought it to satisfactory resolution at mediation.
    Intervened in the defense of a catastrophic truck accident for national trucking company
    brought it to successful resolution at mediation with a quadriplegic plaintiff.
    Successfully defended construction firm in litigation in Iowa over claims of improper design, construction, improper use of construction materials, for an addition to a regional medical center.
    Successfully defended national insurer from claims that it was primarily liable for the damages following a multi-million dollar fire to a restaurant
    successfully argued that another insurer's coverage was primary.
    Successfully defended nationwide trucking firm in accident in which the defendant truck driver
    the two plaintiff truck drivers were all killed in the same accident by utilization of accident reconstruction to demonstrate that the plaintiff's version of how the accident occurred could not have physically happened.
    Successfully removed to federal court a wrongful death claim against an international resort chain for a claim brought in state court when a decedent was killed following a palm tree falling on him at resort in Caribbean. Also successfully argued that Dutch law should apply resulting in a significantly less value to the case.
    Successfully defended in federal court a nationwide insurer for bad faith claim alleging a failure to defend a claim of invasion of privacy.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1977, Illinois
    United States District Court, Central District of Illinois (trial bar)
    United States Courts of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
    United States Supreme Court
    Memberships

    Professional Associations

    •Council on Litigation Management
    •FDCC - Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Member
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
    •Trucking Industry Defense Association
    •American Bar Association
    •Illinois State Bar Association
    •Peoria County Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Illinois College of Law
    Class of 1977
    JD - Juris Doctor
    Other Education
    University of Illinois
    Class of 1972
    Bachelor of Arts

    University of Illinois
    Class of 1972
    Political Science

    University of Illinois
    Class of 1972
    Juris Doctor

    University of Illinois
    Class of 1977
    Bachelor of Arts

    University of Illinois
    Class of 1977
    Political Science

    University of Illinois
    Class of 1977
    Juris Doctor
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1950
    October 18, 1950

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