Lindsey Nelson concentrates her practice on pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare litigation. Before attending law school, Lindsey was a professional tennis player. Her drive for excellence on the tennis court transfers to Butler Snow’s mass tort discovery and expert teams, where she masters complex company stories and subject matter. In addition, she has also been responsible for negotiating pre-suit claims for major pharmaceutical companies, worked on pending litigation in South Africa, and assisted with company witness depositions.
Overview
Lindsey Nelson concentrates her practice on pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare litigation. Before attending law school, Lindsey was a professional tennis player. Her drive for excellence on the tennis court transfers to Butler Snow’s mass tort discovery and expert teams, where she masters complex company stories and subject matter. In addition, she has also been responsible for negotiating pre-suit claims for major pharmaceutical companies, worked on pending litigation in South Africa, and assisted with company witness depositions.
Experience
- In re Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2974, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia: Core member of the Paragard discovery and expert teams.
- In re Acetaminophen – ASD-ADHD Products Liability Litigation, MDL 3043, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: Member the discovery team.
- Assists the expert team in litigation involving the CoolSculpting Device.
- Core member of the discovery and expert teams on pending litigation in South Africa.
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2022
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2022
- Law Review Technical Editor
- Joey Phillips Award Recipient – presented to the third-year student voted “most admired” by fellow classmates
- Best Paper Award in Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: The Crucifixion of Copycats in Fashion: How to Protect Your Brand by Collaborating with Independent Designers (awarded by Professor Alina Ng-Boyte)
- Best Paper Award in Religious Freedom Seminar: God Isn’t Fungible: Coercing the Ninth Circuit to Implement a Direct Substantial Burden Analysis to Protect Sacred Indigenous Sites in Apache Stronghold v. United Stated States of America (awarded by Professor Mark Modak-Truran)
- Dean’s list
- American Inns of Court
- University of Southern California, B.A., English and Creative Writing, 2009
- Two-time NCAA Division 1 Singles Tennis Finalist
- Singles Champion: PAC-TEN Division 1 Tournament
- Two-time Honda Award Finalist
- Named PAC-TEN Division 1 Athlete of the Year
- Three-time Division 1 ITA All-American Athlete
- Named ITA College All-Star
- Singles Champion: Fall Desert Classic Regional College Tennis Tournament
- Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Runner-up of the ITA College Regional Tennis Championships
- Three-time Los Angeles Times Tennis Player of the Year
Associations
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Jackson Young Lawyers
- Capital Area Bar Association
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Co-Author, "Oh, Do I Have a Story for You…," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 16, No. 1, March 2023.