Judith S. Nelson received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude,
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and her Juris Doctor from
the University of Miami School of Law in 1982. From 1982 to 1985 she
was panel counsel for Travelers Insurance Company. In 1985 Judith
became an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami. In 1986
Governor Bob Graham appointed her to the Bench as a Judge of
Compensation Claims.
Judith Nelson served 15 years as
a Judge of Compensation Claims for Dade and Monroe Counties, from 1986
to 2001, receiving reappointments by Governors Robert Martinez and
Lawton Chiles. She retired from the Bench in 2001 and became a Supreme
Court certified mediator so she could devote more time to The Victory
Center for Children with Autism and Related Disabilities that she and
her husband, Barry Nelson, founded in June, 2000 to provide quality
education for individuals with autism like their son, Jesse. Judith
has successfully resolved thousands of cases involving workers’
compensation, personal injury, emplyment and labor issues.
Judith is active as
an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, hearing
a range of cases including employment discrimination, retaliatory
discharge, restrictive covenant, wage and hour violations, contract
disputes and personal injury. She is a member of the AAA
Commercial Panel, and their Mediation Special Program Panel.
Judith Nelson has
received The Woman of Valor award from the Weizmann Institute of
Science, the Spectrum Award from the American Red Cross and The Steel
Service Award from Steel Hector & Davis LLP. She has served on the
Board of Directors of The University of Miami Center for Autism and
Related Disabilities as well as The Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund.
She is currently serving on The Workers Compensation Statewide
Judicial nominating Commission and remains involved with the Victory Center for
Autism. |
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JUDITH S. NELSON - PANEL MEMBER
American
Arbitration Association
Commercial, Judicial Settlement Conference Service and Mediation Special
Programs Panel |
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Judi Nelson featured in Aventura
Magazine
Jan - Feb 2007
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