Nelson Patrick Boyle
5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC
Nelson grew up in the Denver suburbs and now lives in Denver, Colorado. He focuses his practice on appeals and complex litigation in state and federal courts, primarily involving business disputes, and representing injured parties in personal injury and insurance bad faith cases. Nelson earned degrees from Temple University (B.A., History, 1997), New Mexico State University (M.A., History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 2000) and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Nelson practices in all Colorado courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
For 8 years, Nelson served as a commissioner on and chair of the Judicial Performance Commission for Colorado’s Second Judicial District. He volunteers as a member of the Amicus Curiae Committees of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and also the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA). Nelson is Chair Emeritus of CTLA’s Amicus Committee. He has served on CTLA’s Board since 2008, co-chaired CTLA’s Amicus Curiae Committee for about 9 years, and has served on CTLA’s DEI Task Force, Executive Committee, and Legislative Policy Committee. He also briefly severed on AAJ’s Board of Governors and New Lawyers Division Executive Committee. Nelson organizes, teaches, and moderates CLE courses on appellate practice, ethics, and professionalism. He has had numerous published and unpublished appellate decisions.
Nelson enjoys hiking with his wife and skiing, camping, and family road trips to national parks with his family.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
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Free Consultation
We provide free consultations for appeals, insurance, personal injury, and commercial matters. - Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
I provide appellate and commercial litigation on a contingent-fee or an hourly basis, depending on the case.
- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- ID Number: 39525
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- 10th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Of Counsel
- 5280 Appellate Group, a Division of the Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC
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- I represent clients in appeals in state and federal courts. Much of my experience comes from representing clients in the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, and United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal.
- Senior Associate and Partner
- Colorado Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation Firm
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- I represented clients in appeals and in trial courts in Colorado state trial courts, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of appeals, United States Court of Federal Claims, and United States Supreme Court.
- Partner
- Carter Boyle LLC
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- I represented injury victims and other clients in civil and criminal cases in Colorado state and federal trial and appellate courts.
- Associate
- Personal Injury Litigation Firm
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- Assistant Public Defender - Felony Appeals
- Colorado Public Defender
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- The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- J.D. (2007)
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- New Mexico State University
- M.A. (2000) | History
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- Temple University
- B.A. (1997) | History
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- Personal Injury
- Best Lawyers in America
- 2019-2022
- Appellate Attorney
- Super Lawyers
- "Rising Star" 2012-2017, "Super Lawyer" 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Outstanding Service Award
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- New Trial Lawyer of the Year
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Colorado State Bar # 39525
- Member
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- Q. Will missing court for credit card debt summons lead to arrest?
- A: Disclaimers: I’m not your attorney and you’re not my client, the general advice provided below is gratuitous and may be incorrect because of the limitations inherent in responding to a question with very little information. Also, I am not a collections lawyer, so there may be law on point that I don’t know.
In my opinion, you should contact the creditor and inform them of your situation. You may need to do that through the attorney who filed the action to which the summons was attached. Do this before appearing at the hearing. It’s possible that there’s some law out there that could help you. If you do nothing, and if you were properly served, the court could enter judgment for ... Read More
- Q. when a check from the sale of cattle in a sale barn is deverted from the owners address to another, what is the penatly?
- A: Your question is missing important facts, so an answer may not be possible. Some questions, the answers to which may help someone answer your questions. Do you mean diverted? How diverted? Was it just sent to the wrong address or was a different name on the check? How did the different address (or name) end up on the check? Why is this a civil question? There is no jail/prison punishment in civil cases. Fines can be in both civil or criminal cases. If there is a criminal charge, the potential jail or prison time would depend several things, including but not limited to: the value of the check; whether the diversion of the check was due to theft, forgery, or other reasons; whether there were weapons ... Read More
- Q. If I had a verbal agreement with a person that allowed them to stay in my home for two weeks, which is now going on a
- A: Under those facts, assuming you own or rent the place and they are not part owners, co-tenants, and have no other legal claim to the home (and with no more information), then, yes. Of course, the devil's in the details. So if other facts are relevant, the answer could change. Also, if you're worried about how they might react, if they won't leave when asked, or if they react in a violent or scary way, I believe you could contact the Sheriff's office to assist you in removing the person.
