Samuel J. Nelson

Contact Email: SNelson@mkqlaw.com

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Phone: (651) 228-1911

Fax: (651) 223-5483

Sam practices school law, employment law, estate planning, and business & nonprofit law. He assists clients with the wide range of legal issues they encounter, including drafting wills, probating estates, forming new entities, structuring organizations, advising on governance and oversight, guiding clients through layoffs, negotiating and settling harassment and discrimination claims, and reviewing and drafting contracts. He also provides support for MKQ's real estate and immigration practices.
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While in law school, Sam interned with Federal District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III, served as president of his school's Federalist Society chapter, and was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Public Policy.

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Practice Areas​

• School & Education Law
• Employment Law
• Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate
• Business & Nonprofit Law

Education 

• University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D. cum laude
• University of Minnesota, B.A. with Honors

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association​
• Ramsey County Bar Association​
• MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section Member
• MSBA Probate & Trust Law Section Member
• MSBA Business Law Section Member