Overview
Brenda M. Nelson, admitted in Pennsylvania only, is Special Counsel to the Law Firm of Schoeppl Law, P.A. Ms. Nelson is a graduate of Harvard Law School. After graduation, she worked at major law firms including Greenfield & Chimicles where she became a partner and handled large class action securities cases at both the trial and appellate levels in various courts across the nation. In addition to numerous district court opinions, Ms. Nelson has a number of notable reported appellate decisions to her credit both at Greenfield & Chimicles and Schoeppl Law, P.A.
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Areas of Practice:
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Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Federal Litigation (Approximately 50% for Plaintiffs and 50% for Defendants)
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Past Employment History
- Greenfield & Chimicles, Haverford, Pennsylvania,
- Associate and Partner, 1985-1993
- Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
- Associate, 1983-1985
- Greenfield & Chimicles, Haverford, Pennsylvania,
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Notable Cases
- Viridis Corp. v. TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP,
- No. 17-11237, 2018 WL 272009 (11th Cir. Jan. 3, 2018)
- Freeman v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,
- 675 F. App’x 926 (11th Cir. 2017)
- Chang v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
- 845 F.3d 1087 (11th Cir. 2017)
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Big Apple Consulting USA, Inc.,
- 783 F.3d 786 (11th Cir. 2015)
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Solow,
- 308 F. App’x 364 (11th Cir. 2009)
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lauer,
- 240 F. App’x 355, 356 (11th Cir. 2007)
- In re Martin,
- 490 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 2007)
- In re Craftmatic Securities Litigation,
- 890 F.2d 628 (3d Cir. 1989)
- Kirkpatrick v. J.C. Bradford & Co.,
- 827 F.2d 718 (11th Cir. 1987)
- United States v. Lighte,
- 782 F.2d 367 (2d Cir. 1986)
- In re Unisys Savings Plan Litigation,
- 1997 WL 299425 (E.D. Pa. May 29, 1997)
- In re Fleet/Norstar Securities Litigation,
- 974 F. Supp. 155 (D.R.I. 1997)
- Boeing by Levit v. Shrontz,
- 1992 WL 81228, 18 Del. J. Corp. L. 225 (Del. Ch. Apr. 20, 1992)
- Booth v. Connelly Containers, Inc.,
- 1990 WL 61333, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 95,272 (E.D. Pa. May 7, 1990)
- Bresson v. Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc.,
- 118 F.R.D. 339 (S.D.N.Y. 1988)
- Bresson v. Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc.,
- 641 F. Supp. 338 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
- In re Bankamerica Securities Litigation,
- 636 F. Supp. 419 (C.D. Cal. 1986)
- United States v. Premises Known as 2639 Meetinghouse Rd., Jamison, Pa.,
- 633 F. Supp. 979 (E.D. Pa. 1986) (representing ACLU as amicus curiae)
- Viridis Corp. v. TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP,