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Heather M. Nelson, Esq - Legal Counsel to the Board

Law Office of Heather M. Nelson

 

Whether you're trying to get signed to a label deal, production deal, or you have your own independent label... you need proper legal representation! If you're an athlete, a manager, producer, songwriter, or it looks like criminal charges may be a part of your future... you need the right attorney, at the right time, helping you make the right decisions... you need Legal Diva, Heather M. Nelson, Esq. From entertainment law to criminal litigation, the Law Office of Heather M. Nelson solves problems!

 

Heather is a native of Minneapolis, MN. In 1993, she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating from college, she went to law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago and in 1995, just after two and half years, Heather M. Nelson earned her J.D.!

 

Ms Nelson's legal career began as an associate with Donald Hubert & Associates where she practiced in the areas of high profile, complex civil and criminal litigation and ethics work. During that time she also began to develop an entertainment practice of her own. Due to the increasing demands of her entertainment practice, early 1998 saw this dynamic legal diva opening the Law Office of Heather M. Nelson. Her current practice concentrates in the areas of Entertainment Law and Criminal Litigation.

 

The Law Office of Heather M. Nelson manages an impressive list of clientele including gold and platinum recording artists, managers, producers, songwriters and independent record labels including:

  • Twice gold Rap group Do or Die, Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records
  • Platinum R&B group Public Announcement, Interscope Records
  • Platinum R&B, Dance and Reggae artist Max-a-Million
  • WGCI radio personalities, The Bad Boyz, Mike Love and The Diz
  • Gospel Group, Youth Edition, IMI Records/MCA
  • Award winning Gospel artist Kim Stratton, Jehovah Jireh Records
  • Danny Boy, Death Row Records
  • A.S.K.M.E., Crazy World/Universal Records
  • Tamar Braxton, Dreamworks Records
  • Comedian Ted Carpenter, Dick Clark Productions
  • Abstract Mindstate, National winners of Def Jam sponsored Salem ORB-e Talent Search
  • Approximately 10 different record label and production companies

In addition to her law practice, Ms Nelson also participates on numerous entertainment conference panels and is an instructor at Columbia College in Chicago where she teaches "Legal Aspects of the Arts and Entertainment Industries."

 

Professional affiliations include: National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association, Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA), Special Olympics Area 3 Committee and National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment (NABFEME).

 

Law Office of
HEATHER M. NELSON
Attorney at Law
(312) 986-9323 - Office
(312) 986-9322 - Fax
(312) 597-1046 - Voice Mail
E-Mail: lawnelson@aol.com

 

 



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