Board Certified Personal Injury Specialist
As founder of The Nielsen Law Firm, P.C., Eric D. Nielsen is committed to representing injured people in the states of Texas and California. Eric focuses his practice on personal injury cases that involve the following matters: wrongful death, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, burns, electric shocks, fractures, surgeries, and herniated spinal discs. These kinds of injuries are often caused by motor vehicle collisions including 18-wheeler and drunk driver collisions, on the job injuries such as falls or injuries caused by defective machines or the negligence of co-employees, inflatable “bounce house” injuries, and injuries caused by premises defects in businesses and churches. Eric represents adults and a large number of children.
Eric was born and grew up in the San Diego, California area and attended Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley. Eric played goalkeeper for his high school soccer team and for the University of Houston. After graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Houston in 1978, Eric went on to earn a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law, graduating with high honors in 1982. While in law school, Eric was named Grand Chancellor of the University of Texas School of Law’s academic honor society, the Chancellors*.
For more than 40 years, Eric has been fighting passionately for injured people. Eric knows the challenges injured people face as they try to recover from an act of negligence. Eric takes the time to understand a client’s goals for the client’s case.
A fierce advocate for his clients in the courtroom, Eric has a proven track record of securing favorable verdicts and settlements for his clients. As a result of his achievements, he has earned the highest possible rating of “AV Preeminent**” for more than 20 years from Martindale-Hubbell and a “Superb” rating from Avvo. Eric is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been continuously since 1991.
Eric is admitted to practice law in the States of Texas, California, and Washington, in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Texas, the Western District of Texas, the Northern District of Texas, the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of California, the Central District of California, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Eric is a member of the Texas Civil Rights Project, the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorney Association of San Diego.
LITIGATION PERCENTAGE
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTY
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1991 – Present
BAR ADMISSIONS
EDUCATION
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
