Michael R Nelson(Co-editor and Author of Chapter 2), Chairman of Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton, LLC--and, along with Robert Horst, one of its founding partners--has served the interests of insurers for his entire professional career. Prior to his law career, Mr. elson was employed by what was then known as the Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company in Philadelphia from 1981 through 1992, becoming its Field Claim Manager with responsibility for a several-state region. He is a graduate of Temple University School of Law. Mr. Nelson is admitted to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia. He is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). He has testified before the Federal Rules Advisory Committee and the Standing Committee on Civil Rules on matters such as the Class Action Fairness Act, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure reforms concerning E-discovery, Federal Rule of Evidence502, and Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Mr. Nelson also holds a B.S. from the New York State University at Cortland. Read More Read Less