born in 1962, Douglas, Arizona, United States
admitted: 2003, New Mexico, United States

Education:
Secondary school diploma, 1980
Bachelor of Arts, 1987;
Law school (J.D.), University of Arizona, 2001

Previous positions:
1995-1998: economic development planner / international trade coordinator, US-Mexico border
2000: intern, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC
2001-2003 : research assistant/consultant - University of Arizona Law School; Native Lands Institute, New Mexico; International Human Rights Law Group,
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
2003-2006: associate attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Main Areas of Practice:
corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securitization

Languages:
English, French and Spanish with basic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese and Turkish

E-mail: cnelson@mds-legal.com