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Heather
M. Nelson, a native from Minneapolis, Minnesota, earned
a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. After college,
she went on to law school at Chicago-Kent College of
Law in Chicago, Illinois where she earned her J.D. in
just 2 years in 1995. Ms. Nelson began her legal career
as an associate with Donald Hubert & Associates where
she practiced in the areas of high profile, complex
civil and criminal litigation and ethics work. She also
began to develop an entertainment practice of her own.
Due to the increasing demands of the entertainment practice,
in early 1998, Ms. Nelson opened the Law Office of Heather
Nelson. Her current practice concentrates in the areas
of Entertainment Law and Criminal Litigation.
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Ms. Nelson's clients include a
wide range of aspiring artists, gold and platinum recording
atists, managers, producers, models, actors, comedians,
songwriters, entertainment companies and independent record
labels. In addition to her law practice, Ms. Nelson also
participates nationally and internationally on numerous
entertainment-related conference panels, including CLE
seminars, colleges and universities and special interest
organizations. Ms. Nelson was an instructor at Columbia
College in Chicago, Illinois where for 3 years, she taught
the course "Legal Aspects of the Arts and Entertainment
Industries".
Ms. Nelson's law practice has also been featured in several
publications. In 2001, Ms. Nelson received the highly
esteemed NABFEME International Leadership Summit "Profiles
of Excellence Award" for Legal Executive of the Year.
Her professional affiliations include: National Academy
of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), Board of Governors,
Chicago Bar Association (co-Chair Entertainment Law Committee),
American Bar Association, Black Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers' Association (BESLA), Special Olympics Area 3
Committee, Regional Action Coordinator: National Association
of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment
(NABFEME).
PAST AND PRESENT CLIENTS INCLUDE
Ms. Nelson's clients include a wide range of aspiring
artists, gold and platinum recording artists, managers,
producers, radio personalities, music industry executives,
models, actors, comedians, songwriters and independent
record labels including:
Twice gold Rap group 'Do or Die', Rap-a-Lot Records/Virgin
Platinum R&B group 'Public Announcement', RCA Records
WGCI radio personalities The Bad Boyz: Mike Love & The
Diz
Platinum R&B, Dance, Reggae
artist, Max-a-Million
Gospel group 'Youth Edition', IMI Records/MCA Records
Award-winning Gospel artist Kim Stratton, Jehovah Jireh
Records
Multi-Platinum Artist 'AerleTaree' (formerly of Arrested
Development), MCA Records CeeCee Michaela, actress/singer
Hurt 'M Badd, platinum producer
Leroy Hutson, songwriter (The Ghetto)
Kahil El'Zabar, international jazz artist
Raheem DeVaughn, Jive Records
Pretty Willie, D2/Universal Records
Danny Boy, Death Row Records
Cap 1, 40 Thievz Entertainment/Blackstone/Ryko/WEA
Omarosa Stallworth, The Apprentice (NBC)
Freckles, Edmonds Entertainment
Maurice Mahon, Chicago Idol Winner
En'dera, Cash Money Records/Universal Records
LaTonya, TVT Records
Twenty II, Thowin' Tantrums/Warner Bros.
Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox, Jus' Hurt 'Em Records
Comedian Ted Carpenter, Dick Clark Productions
Johnnie Walker, Sr. VP Island Def Jam Music Group
Leatitia Robinson, Professional Boxer
Estate of Thomas A. Dorsey ("Father of gospel music")
Rev. James T. Meeks Ministries (Salem Baptist Church)
Bishop Larry Trotter (Sweet Holy Spirit)
National Association of Black Female Executives in Music
& Entertainment
NuFace Entertainment
Approximately 40 independent record labels/production
companies
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