Jacob W. Nelson Member
Contact Information
Practice Area
Bar Admissions
- State of Iowa
- State of Wisconsin
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court
- Northern District of Iowa
- Southern District of Iowa
- Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Western District of Wisconsin
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, JD, 2008
- Moot Court Board
- Mock Trial Board
- University of Iowa, BA, with honors and highest distinction, 2004
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkship
- Judicial Clerk to the Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
- Judicial Extern to the Honorable Aleta A. Trauger, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Jacob Nelson is a litigation attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC where he is engaged primarily in general commercial litigation, distribution and franchise-related litigation and construction law. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Mr. Nelson worked as a litigation attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP in Milwaukee.
Mr. Nelson served as a law clerk to Judge James E. Gritzner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. During law school, he was a judicial extern to Judge Aleta A. Trauger of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Prior to law school, Mr. Nelson was a member of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Honors & Awards
- Included in the Best Lawyers in America® 2022-2024 Ones to Watch: Cedar Rapids
- Commercial Litigation
- Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers list, 2022-2023
- Business Litigation
- Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Star list, 2016-2017
- Graduate of the Leadership for Five Seasons, Class of 2017
Professional Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Construction Law Section
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Linn County Bar Association
- Greater Cedar Rapids Housing & Building Association
- Master Builders of Iowa
News & Events
2023
- Jake Nelson Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Ones to Watch: Cedar Rapids, 08/17/2023
- Jake Nelson Listed in 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers, 05/30/23
2022
- Jake Nelson Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Ones to Watch: Cedar Rapids, 08/19/2022
- Jake Nelson Makes First Appearance on Great Plains Super Lawyers List, 07/29/2022
2021
2020