Attorney Kathryn E. Nelson
Kathryn Nelson
Associate
3704 Travis
Houston, Texas 77002-9550
Phone: (713) 529-5622
Fax: (713) 529-3785
knelson@bafirm.com
Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury
Qui
Tam Litigation
Ms. Nelson has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes involving Commercial General Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, and property and homeowners insurance policies. She has represented professionals in the architecture, construction, medical, nursing, and other healthcare industries in tort as well as regulatory matters. Ms. Nelson has represented premises owners and has participated in mass tort and products liability litigation.
Recently, with Joel Androphy, Kathryn obtained a dismissal of all environmental criminal charges against a Spanish maritime company. The international maritime company rejected all attempts by the federal government to obtain corporate pleas. Also with Joel Androphy and Sarah Frazier, Kathryn won a settlement with American Grocers in a qui tam action in United States District Court. The case involved the alteration of expiration dates on food products sent to American troops in the Middle East. In 2010, Joel M. Androphy and Kathryn Nelson obtained an acquittal of a Greek maritime officer accused of environmental charges by the Department of Justice in a "magic pipe" pollution trial. There are only 2 other reported acquittals in the history of these prosecutions.
‘02 |
JD University of Houston Law Center |
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‘98 |
AB Barnard College, Columbia University |
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‘07 |
Brown McCarroll, LLP, Associate |
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‘04-‘06 |
Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Associate |
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‘01-'04 |
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP, Associate and Law Clerk |
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'00 |
Justice Richard H. Edelman of the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals of Texas, Intern |
Admissions:
Ms. Nelson is a member of the Litigation Sections of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, and Houston Bar Association. She serves on the Houston Bar Association Elder Law Committee and Houston Bar Association AIDS Outreach Committee. Ms. Nelson is a member of the Texas Young Lawyers Association and Houston Young Lawyers Association.
Honors and Awards:
Texas Monthly Rising Star, 2007 (Business Litigation)
James W. Skelton, Jr. Writing Award for Achievement in International Public Interest Law, 2001
Speeches and Publications:
Case Update, Houston Bar Association Appellate Section, 2006
Sex Trafficking and Forced Prostitution: Comprehensive New Legal Approaches, Houston Journal of International Law, volume 24, 2002
Articles:
"False Claims Act Damages," www.hg.org, May 25, 2011
By Joel M. Androphy, Rachel L. Grier, Sarah M. Frazier and Kathryn E. Nelson
