Matthew H. Nelson

Matthew H. Nelson is an attorney with Farmer, Cline & Campbell, PLLC, law firm in Charleston, West Virginia. A top-ranked trial lawyer with more than 15 years of total legal experience, Mr. Nelson provides exceptional counsel, advocacy and support to clients across his region who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Labor law

·       Employment law

·       Personal injury

·       Litigation and appeals

·       Products liability

·       Construction law

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Nelson has achieved remarkable success fighting for the rights and interests of his clients in state and federal courts. He also has extensive experience handling appeals along with administrative cases, and he has gained a reputation for his fierce advocacy on behalf of his clients.

Recognized for his success at helping his clients obtain substantial compensation for their legal challenges, Mr. Nelson has earned a membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has also received consistent designation from his peers as being among the top 2.5% of lawyers in his region.

A 2002 Mountain Honorary graduate of West Virginia University's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Mr. Nelson obtained his Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University's Michael E. Moritz College of Law. While there, he was a member of the Appellate Advocacy Advisory Council and member and parliamentarian of the Student Bar Association. He also received the dean's Award for Excellence.

Mr. Nelson has published articles and conducted lectures and seminars on a wide range of legal topics. He is also an active member of the West Virginia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division and its executive committee as well as the Society for Human Resources Management. He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Monongalia County Bar Association, among his other professional affiliations.

Mr. Nelson holds his license to practice in Ohio and West Virginia, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.