Gary Carl Nelson

PRO

Gary Carl Nelson

3.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 39 years

Workers compensation Lawyer at Modesto, CA
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury

421 13th St, Modesto, CA

About Gary

Biography

Injured or Disabled? Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, or Social Security Disability - Call Me

I have nearly 30 years of experience in obtaining excellent recoveries for my injured clients.

For nearly 30 years I have aggressively fought for benefits for injured workers in California.

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Workers Compensation 80%

All aspects of a workers compensation claim including medical treatment, compensation, wrongful termination, and employer serious and willful misconduct. Wrongful death claims.

40 years

80%
Personal Injury 20%

All injuries - auto and truck accidents, pedestrian injuries, wrongful death

40 years

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

15%-33%

Awards

Distinguished Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in California for 39 years

State: California

Acquired: 1986

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office Gary Nelson

421 13th St, Modesto, CA, 95354

gcnelsonlaw.com/Attorney-Profile/Gary-C-Nelson.shtml

Gary Carl Nelson's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (2)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (2)

Posted by Alixandria | March 28, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Five stars for Gary

Gary and his staff are excellent. He has years of experience and is dedicated to helping you. His attorneys are pitbulls and get the job done. Highly recommend.

Posted by anonymous | August 22, 2013

Social Security

This Attorney helped me get SSDI when I needed it. He was easy to work with throughout this process and I do recommend him.

Posted by anonymous | November 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

I have had other workers comp cases in the past, and this has been the most poorly handled that I have ever seen

honestly, they got me the lowest settlement I’ve ever gotten. It was pretty insulting. To make matters worse they didn’t properly look over the paperwork before it was turned in and caused unnecessary delays to my money. This has drawn out for months, just trying to get the money from the settlement ...agreement which was back in September. As soon as I stated, I needed to settle basically the company just stopped working for me and really didn’t care anymore to help me with anything. They don’t answer any of my questions, all the information that I find is on the Internet and it’s not lining up with what they’re telling me. unfortunately, this is not a lawyer that you can trust and I found out the hard way. I will never be using this lawyer again for anything.

Posted by Jacob | June 2, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Horrible excuse for a human being

Everything is someone else's fault or responsibility. He was fired due to incompetence. He did nothing to benefit me these last 10+ years. No medical treatment, no psychiatric treatment. Fact. I was diagnosed with PTSD by Dr. Robyn Shaffer over 15 years ago. Fact. He and his associates neve...r made an effort to return a phone call or make an appointment with me, either in person or over the phone. Fact. Utterly incapable of passings Dr. Horner's recommendations to the insurance company, essentially wasting another 6+ months that could have been spent with my 8 year old son in Mexico. Fact. He alleges to have spent 400 hours, yet no benefit was extended to me in terms of going 1 year without work comp payments, and nothing had come to fruition due to his alleged time spent. Fact. I have to go to the ER once per month just to get my anti anxiety pills. He was unwilling to file any paperwork to get me to any kind of Dr. yet filed paperwork deeming that he deserves $160,000 for his alleged 400 hours of "service". Truly a gutless individual.

Gary Nelson

Replied last April 29, 2024

I dispute this review. All untrue.

See All Client Reviews

Gary Carl Nelson's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Gary

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't received any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't created any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2014

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2007

Attorney of the Year, Workers' Compensation, California State Bar Association

2006

Applicant Attorney of the Year for Workers' Compensation, California State Bar Asscoiation

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Gary Nelson

1994 - 1995

Judge Pro Tem, Stanislaus County Superior Court

1992 - 2007

Partner, Jones, Cochrane, Hollenback, Nelson Zumwalt

1989 - 1992

Attorney, Moorad, Clark & Gleason

1986 - 1989

Attorney, Strauss, Neibauer, Anderson & Hollenback

Associations

2006 - Present

California State Bar Executive Committee

Board Member

State Bar of California

Member

California Applicants' Attorneys Association

Member

Stanislaus County Bar Association

Member

1994 - 1995

Stanislaus County Superior Court

Judge Pro Tem

1991 - 1992

Stanislaus County Bar Association

Board of Directors

Education

1985

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

California State University, Stanislaus

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Spanish

Avvo Rating

Our Rating is calculated using information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals. Attorneys who claim their profiles and provide Avvo with more information tend to have a higher rating than those who do not.

What determines Avvo Rating?
  • Experience & background Years licensed, work experience, education
  • Legal community recognition Peer endorsements, associations, awards
  • Legal thought leadership Publications, speaking engagements
  • Discipline Disciplinary information may not be comprehensive, or updated. We recommend that you always check a lawyer's disciplinary status with their respective state bar association before hiring them.
Avvo Rating Levels
10.0 - 9.0 Superb8.9 - 8.0 Excellent7.9 - 7.0 Very Good6.9 - 6.0 Good5.9 - 5.0 Average4.9 - 4.0 Concern3.9 - 3.0 Caution2.9 - 2.0 Strong Caution1.9 - 1.0 Extreme Caution