Jacob Weir Nelson

Jacob Nelson is a member with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman where he is engaged in the firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation Group. Mr. Nelson’s practice is centered on general commercial litigation, distribution and franchise-related litigation, and construction law. Prior to joining Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman 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.