Robert J. Nelson

Bio

Practice Areas

Awards & Recognition

• Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Practice Area: Environmental Law
• Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
• Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation
• Practice Area: Qui Tam Law
• Special Focus: COVID-19
• Special Focus: Wrongful Death
• Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in fields of "Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs" and "Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs," 2012 - 2026
• “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026
• “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2020-2025
• “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2021-2025
• “Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2020-2025
• Lawdragon Finalist, Lawdragon, 2009-2011
• "Super Lawyer for Northern California," Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2025
• “Environmental MVP of the Year,” Law360, 2023
• “Energy/Environmental Law Trailblazer,” National Law Journal, 2021
• “Top 100 Lawyers in California,” Daily Journal, 2020
• "2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year," Public Justice
• "Trial Lawyer Excellence Award," Law Bulletin, 2019
• California Litigation Star, Benchmark Plaintiff, 2013-2016
• Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2007, 2010, 2014-2015
• Legal 500 recommended lawyer, 2013-Present
• California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award, California Lawyer, 2008, 2010
• San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers' Association, 2007

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012

Education

• New York University, J.D., graduated 1987
• Cornell University, A.B. (Cum Laude), graduated 1982

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