Jonathan Robert Nelson

Jonathan Robert Nelson

Nelson Madden Black LLP, lawyers for churches and other religious institutions
  • Appeals & Appellate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law
  • New York
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I am a trial lawyer and litigator. I also provide corporate advice and representation to religious institutions and represent foreign nationals in applications for religious asylum. I have actively practiced as a lawyer since graduating from law school in 1983. After eight years of training in big firms in Chicago and New York, I established my own law office in New York City. In summer, 2016, I joined with two other experienced lawyers to form Nelson Madden Black LLP. Our firm focuses on the representation of churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious institutions, and individuals who have legal issues that relate to religion in some way. We have been featured on the Wall Street Journal's blog and in other publications. My law degree is from Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law, where I was managing editor of the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business. I earned a master's degree in international relations from The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Yale College. I have been listed as a Super Lawyer since 2012 and have been rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell since 1998. Extensive information about my legal experience is available at my firm's website: http://nelsonmaddenblack.com

Education
Tufts University
M.A. (1984) | International Business Relations
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Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
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Northwestern University
J.D. (1983)
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Activities: Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Managing Editor
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Yale University
B.A. | American Studies
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Professional Experience
Founding partner
Nelson Madden Black LLP
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New York City lawyers representing churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious institutions. Advice and representation relating to governance, bylaws, construction, property, employment, constitutional and civil rights, free speech, free exercise, and other legal issues.
Attorney at Law
JONATHAN ROBERT NELSON, P.C.
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Sole practitioner since 1991; incorporated 2008.
Partner
RAE & NELSON, LLP
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Associate
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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Litigation Department
Associate
Chapman and Cutler
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Municipal Finance and Litigation Departments
Speaking Engagements
Risks for religious institutions in the management of real property, "Managing Risk at Your Church", New York, NY
Christian Legal Society, New York City Chapter
Professional Associations
New York State Bar  # 2201184
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    MasterCard, VISA, American Express
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Most matters billed on an hourly basis, with an initial retainer.
Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Additional Practice Areas
  • Religious Institutions Law ("Church Law")
  • Constitutional Law
  • General Civil
Languages
  • French: Spoken
  • Spanish: Spoken
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website for Nelson Madden Black LLP
Contact & Map
Nelson Madden Black LLP
475 Park Avenue South
Suite 2800
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (212) 382-4300
Fax: (212) 382-4319