Bio
Attorney G. Eric Nielson is the lead attorney and founder of G. Eric Nielson and Associates. He is a Salt Lake City native. Mr. Nelson attended the University of Utah (graduating magna cum laude/Phi Beta Kappa) and Brigham Young University, where he earned his law degree. Early in his career, he represented doctors and hospitals. This experience defending medical negligence claims gives him a tremendous advantage over many other lawyers.
Mr. Nielson did not enjoy representing insurance companies. For the last 33 years, Mr. Nielson has only represented injured people who have been harmed by medical negligence. He loves helping people instead of insurance companies. Mr. Nielson will fight to hold careless doctors and hospitals accountable, but he will not file frivolous lawsuits. He relies on nationally recognized experts to advise him on cases.
Asked to describe himself, Mr. Nielson says, with some pride, “A lot of insurance companies hate me. I don’t give up. My clients don’t want a cocker spaniel representing them. They want a pit bull. I fight fair. I fight with integrity. But I fight. And the insurance companies who defend negligent doctors and hospitals hate me for it.” A favorite adage, “It is better to be feared and respected than loved.” In his personal life, Mr. Nielson has been married for almost 40 years. He has five children and seven grandchildren. He lives in Salt Lake City and enjoys traveling the world whenever time permits. He loves to ski, bike, and hike throughout the State of Utah. He loves chasing his grandchildren and brags that he can still outrun his 8-year-old grandson, “As long as the distance is 50 yards or less.” Mr. Nielson is very active in his church and community. He is grateful and honored to have the opportunity to represent people who need an aggressive, tenacious lawyer to fight on their behalf.
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 1987 (inactive)
- Utah, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona (inactive)
- U.S. District Court District of Utah
Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah,1986 J.D.
Honors
- National Moot Court Team
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (1982)
B.A.
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Member: American Bar Association
- Member: Utah State Bar
- Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association
- Member: Utah Association for Justice
- Member: American Association for Justice
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