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James M. Nelson

Shareholder · Greenberg Traurig

United StatesLabor and Employment, ERISA LitigationEnglish

About

Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation group and Chair of the Sacramento office’s Labor & Employment Practice. Represents employers and ERISA plan fiduciaries in matters including ERISA compliance, fiduciary responsibility, collective bargaining, wage and hour, employee benefits, safety, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other labor and employment issues. Experience includes complex litigation, class action defense, administrative proceedings, appeals, and advice to plan fiduciaries. Counsels clients on OSHA matters including litigation, compliance, due diligence reviews, and safety audits.

Practice areas

Labor and EmploymentERISA LitigationEmployee Benefits LitigationCollective BargainingWage and Hour LitigationClass Action LitigationComplex LitigationOSHA Compliance

Office

Expertise

Complex labor and employment litigationLabor and employment advice and counsellingERISA litigationCollective bargainingWage and hour litigationAlternative Workforce and Independent contractor misclassification issues

Education

  • J.D., University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1981
  • B.A., University of Arizona, 1979

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Washington
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Languages

English