Richard Nelson

Profile Information

Profile Title

Law Clerk

Education

J.D. Candidate 2011, Golden Gate University School of Law
B.A. 2002, San Francisco State University

Prior Employment

Golden Gate University Women’s Employment Right’s Clinic (Student Clinician, January-May, 2010). Assisted in pro bono representation of poor, minority and indigent clients. focused on labor and employment matters.

Law Offices of Burke Hansen (Summer Intern, May-August 2009). Assisted in employment and personal injury litigation. Participated in preparations for large, multi-state class actions as well as individual clients, including research and drafting legal memos.

Biography

Richard is a 3rd year law student at Golden Gate University with a passion for justice in the American workplace. A Law Clerk at Kumin Sommers since May 2010, he comes from several generations of dedicated union workers and brings a keen eye and an open mind to each case. He has been working primarily in the field of employment law since beginning law school, as well as assisting in a variety of other matters including medical marijuana, personal injury and bankruptcy. He was the 2L class representative on the GGU Student Bar Association for the 2009-2010 school year and is a consistent Dean’s List student with a bright future ahead in the legal profession.

Memberships

State Bar of California, Law Student Section.

History

Member for

1 year 10 weeks

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