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Timothy A. Nelson

Tim's practice has focused on government relations and complex litigation in state and federal courts. Tim served as General Counsel to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano from 2003-2008. Before that he served as Special Counsel to the Arizona Attorney General's office, where he ran the antitrust and tobacco units, and prosecuted complex fraud cases. Tim was formerly a partner in the law firm of Brown & Bain P.A. where he litigated antitrust and business tort cases, primarily for Fortune 500 companies.

 
Education
JD, with honors, George Washington University National Law Center, 1988; The George Washington Law Review, Member, 1986-1988; Phi Delta Phi, Member, 1985-1988

B.S., with highest honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985
 
Professional Recognitions and Awards
Martindale Hubbell AV rated
 
Practice Areas
Antitrust and Trade Regulation Litigation
Appellate
General Counsel Services
 
Bar Admissions
Illinois, 1988

District of Columbia, 1989

Arizona, 1995
 
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1995

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1993

United States District Court, District of Arizona, 1995

United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1990

Arizona Supreme Court, 1995

District of Columbia, Court of Appeals, 1989 (inactive)

Illinois Supreme Court, 1988 (inactive)
 
Professional Activities
American Legacy Foundation, 2003-2008

Governor's Efficiency Review Steering Committee, Member, 2003-2008

Secretary of State's Clean Elections Review Committee, Member, 2002
 
Community Activities
Arizona Town Hall and Town Hall Recorder Training Committee, Member 1994-current

Genesis Program, Inc., Secretary and Board Member, 1995-2002

Volunteer Spin Instructor, Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA
 
Representative Matters
Yes on Prop 200 v. Napolitano, 215 Ariz. 458, 160 P.3d 1216 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, 2007)

Forty-Seventh Legislature of State v. Napolitano, 213 Ariz. 482, 143 P.3d 1023 (2006)

Bennett v. Napolitano, 206 Ariz. 520, 81 P.3d 311 (2003)

Bunker's Glass Co. v. Pilkington PLC, 206 Ariz. 9, 75 P.3d 99 (2003)

State v. Arthur Anderson, et al, Super. Ct Maricopa Co. (2002)(negotiated $217 million settlement for defrauded investors in Baptist Foundation scandal)

Alliance of Auto. Mfrs. v. Hull, 137 F. Supp.2d 1165 (2001)

Citizens Clean Elections Com'n v. Myers, 196 Ariz. 516, 1 P.3d 706 (2000)

Open Primary Elections Now v. Bayless, 193 Ariz. 43, 969 P.2d 649 (1998)

Meyers v. Bayless, 192 Ariz. 376, 965 P.2d 768 (1998)
 
Publications and Presentations
Author: A Victory for Judicial Restraint, Arizona Attorney (May 2004)
Frequent presenter at State Bar CLE events.

 

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