Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

Patricia S. Nelson has been an attorney in practice in Massachusetts since 1977.  She is a graduate of Cornell University (A.B. 1974) and of the Cornell University School of Law (J.D. 1977).  Having started the practice of law with the Boston law firm of Nutter, McClennen and Fish, she opened her practice in Lexington in 1982.  Her practice has been in the areas of real estate, condominium, landlord/tenant, and small business law and includes both transactions and dispute resolution.  Patricia S. Nelson is also a trained arbitrator and mediator,  available to act as an arbitrator or mediator in private disputes.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
• Condominium Law
• Business Litigation and Transactions

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Condominiums & Cooperatives

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1978
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Massachusetts Conveyancing Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Former Member, Property Law and Public Law Committees)
• American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
• Middlesex Superior Court (Appointed Special Master and Receiver)
• Massachusettts Bar Association (Former Co-Chair, Zoning Committee of the Public Law Council)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Former Member, Property Law Council)

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Panelist, MCLE Educational Seminars
• Panelist, "Transferring the Principal Residence", Massachusetts Bar Asociaiton and MCLE Educational Seminars
• Law on Non-Conforming Uses, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1994
• Real Estate Pitfalls for Elder Lawyers, National Academy of Elder Lawyers, 2001
• Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real Estate Disputes, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1995
• Instructor, Boston University School of Law, 1982 - 1983

Pro Bono Activities

• Hearing Officer, Board of Bar Overseers, 1996 - 2002
• Pro Bono Representation of Day Care and after School Programs, 1983 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Associate, 1977 - 1981

Education

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1977
  J.D.
• Cambridge Dispute Resolution Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  Certificate of Mediation Training
• American Arbitration Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  Basic and Advanced Arbitration Training
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S., 1974
  A.B.
  Major: History

Published Works

• Transferring the Principal Residence, Article on Real Estate and Creditor Issues, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2002

Address

7 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421

Phones

(781) 863-8688

Faxes

(781) 863-2201

Emails

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Websites

http://www.patricianelson.com