Marcus Nelson is an associate on the Commercial Litigation Team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Los Angeles. Nelson’s practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation, class actions, climate change litigation, data privacy, and unfair business laws in California state and federal court.
Prior to beginning his legal career, Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law. Nelson also served for over nine years as a multifunctional logistics officer in the United States Army, gaining significant leadership experience as a company commander as well as a logistics planner in support of NATO Operations in Europe.
Nelson is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the John M. Langston Bar Association. A staunch advocate for service, he is a Board Member and Treasurer of the West Point Society of Los Angeles, and serves as a Lawyer-Mentor for first-year law students in the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Law School Mentoring Program. Nelson also serves as a Champion for Los Angeles youth (young males, ages 12-15) in the Rites of Passage Program at Faithful Central Bible Church, located in Inglewood, California.