Mr. Nelson has been practicing law since 1981 and has had his own firm since 1997. His firm represents clients in environmental, land use, accident, medical injury and commercial cases in administrative agencies, the Maryland trial courts throughout the state, the federal trial courts in Maryland, Maryland’s appellate courts, and in the federal appellate court in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Nelson has the highest rating possible from Martindale-Hubbell.

That appellate courts elected to publish their decisions in thirty-two of our cases proves that our firm is at the forefront of environmental and land use litigation. We are especially proud that Maryland’s highest court selected seven of our cases for review since 2007. “The purpose of the [Court’s selection] process is to enable the Court to control its caseload by accepting for review only those cases that have substantial precedential value or are otherwise of major public importance….” To Certiorari and Beyond, Judge Glenn T. Harrell, Court of Appeals of Maryland, November 15, 2011. Two of our recent cases in Maryland’s highest court have reshaped Maryland’s environmental and land use law. Patuxent Riverkeeper v. Maryland Department of the Environment was the first case to interpreted Maryland’s new law that defines what citizens are permitted to challenge state permits. Citizens in Maryland will rely on this important victory for years. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. Greater Baden-Aquasco Citizens Association upheld a requirement in that no more 1% of all residential development in Prince George’s County may occur in that County’s Rural Tier.