In January 1897, attorney P.H. Nelson left his position as solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to set up a private law practice in Columbia, S.C. The State newspaper contained a short but prescient news item on Jan. 26 about the endeavor, which noted that "the new firm should meet with great success."
And they were right. Today, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP offers legal services in 15 states and the District of Columbia from 31 offices with 930+ attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals. It is the 71st largest law firm in the nation based on 2020 gross revenues, according to The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100, a legal news organization that tracks law firm growth.
Throughout 2022, Nelson Mullins will be sharing seminal events from its history that highlight its growth from a one-man firm in 1897 to where we are today. Click here to learn more.
May 6, 2022
New data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) indicates that the divide between rural and urban areas in COVID-19 primary vaccination coverage has more than doubled in under a year.
Vaccine Hesitancy and the Growing DivideJon is co–chair of the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Group. He is a leading white collar criminal defense attorney who is one of two attorneys in the state of Florida designated by Chambers U.S.A. as an “eminent practitioner” in the white collar field. He recently received worldwide media attention for representing a former public...
Jon is co–chair of the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Group. He is a leading white collar criminal defense attorney who is one of two attorneys in the state of Florida designated by Chambers U.S.A. as an “eminent practitioner” in the white collar field. He recently received worldwide media attention for representing a former public official in the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump.
He has been a member of the Southern District of Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, which interviewed candidates for the federal bench and made recommendations to the Senators. He is also a member of the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, which recommends to the District Court finalists for Magistrate Judge positions.
He is experienced in representing corporations and individuals in grand jury investigations, internal investigations, and diverse and complex criminal litigation, including large scale document reviews and productions. He also is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings. He has represented clients in almost every substantive area of concentration, including health care fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, money laundering, criminal anti–trust violations, tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and various fraudulent investment schemes.
He is the attorney representative for Eleventh Circuit on the Practitioner’s Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission, and he is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings.
Jon's government service included serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in the District of Connecticut. He also was the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida.
Jon also served as an Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor under Special Prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski. His responsibilities extended to supervising grand jury matters and functioning as trial counsel in resulting litigation. He participated in legal efforts to obtain and review secret White House tapes to determine whether criminal conduct had taken place in the Oval Office and among senior Presidential staff members. He also participated in litigating an issue of first impression in the Fifth Circuit, which tested the power of the judiciary when ruling on a government Motion to Dismiss a criminal proceeding. Jon also served as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States supervising a grand jury investigation to determine if an ambassadorship was awarded as a quid pro quo for a political contribution.
While Jon was First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, he supervised all major criminal and civil cases within that judicial district. In U.S. v. Fedorenko, he was the chief prosecutor in a civil denaturalization proceeding against a World War II guard at the Nazi death camp at Treblinka, Poland. Witnesses, who had escaped from Treblinka during the war, traveled to the United States to identify Fedorenko and testify about his war crimes during the trial. The case was ultimately heard by the Supreme Court of the United States, which upheld the decision of the Fifth Circuit and ordered that Fedorenko be denaturalized.
Jon has served on numerous court committees in the Southern District of Florida, including the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, the Trial Experience Committee of the Attorney Admissions Program, and the Advisory Committee on Rules and Procedures for the U.S. District Court.
Jon was a member of Governor Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety. He was also a member of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Transition Team.
Jon has often appeared as a legal analyst on national cable television and radio shows, including Fox News, CNN, Fox Nation, NPR, and The Sean Hannity Show. He is an opinion contributor for The Hill, for whom he has published several articles.
official in the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump.
He has been a member of the Southern District of Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, which interviewed candidates for the federal bench and made recommendations to the Senators. He is also a member of the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, which recommends to the District Court finalists for Magistrate Judge positions.
He is experienced in representing corporations and individuals in grand jury investigations, internal investigations, and diverse and complex criminal litigation, including large scale document reviews and productions. He also is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings. He has represented clients in almost every substantive area of concentration, including health care fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, money laundering, criminal anti–trust violations, tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and various fraudulent investment schemes.
He is the attorney representative for Eleventh Circuit on the Practitioner’s Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission, and he is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings.
Jon's government service included serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in the District of Connecticut. He also was the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida.
Jon also served as an Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor under Special Prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski. His responsibilities extended to supervising grand jury matters and functioning as trial counsel in resulting litigation. He participated in legal efforts to obtain and review secret White House tapes to determine whether criminal conduct had taken place in the Oval Office and among senior Presidential staff members. He also participated in litigating an issue of first impression in the Fifth Circuit, which tested the power of the judiciary when ruling on a government Motion to Dismiss a criminal proceeding. Jon also served as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States supervising a grand jury investigation to determine if an ambassadorship was awarded as a quid pro quo for a political contribution.
While Jon was First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, he supervised all major criminal and civil cases within that judicial district. In U.S. v. Fedorenko, he was the chief prosecutor in a civil denaturalization proceeding against a World War II guard at the Nazi death camp at Treblinka, Poland. Witnesses, who had escaped from Treblinka during the war, traveled to the United States to identify Fedorenko and testify about his war crimes during the trial. The case was ultimately heard by the Supreme Court of the United States, which upheld the decision of the Fifth Circuit and ordered that Fedorenko be denaturalized.
Jon has served on numerous court committees in the Southern District of Florida, including the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, the Trial Experience Committee of the Attorney Admissions Program, and the Advisory Committee on Rules and Procedures for the U.S. District Court.
Jon was a member of Governor Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety. He was also a member of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Transition Team.
Jon has often appeared as a legal analyst on national cable television and radio shows, including Fox News, CNN, Fox Nation, NPR, and The Sean Hannity Show. He is an opinion contributor for The Hill, for whom he has published several articles.
Jon is co–chair of the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Group. He is a leading white collar criminal defense attorney who is one of two attorneys in the state of Florida designated by Chambers U.S.A. as an “eminent practitioner” in the white collar field. He recently received worldwide media attention for representing a former public... official in the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump.
He has been a member of the Southern District of Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, which interviewed candidates for the federal bench and made recommendations to the Senators. He is also a member of the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, which recommends to the District Court finalists for Magistrate Judge positions.
He is experienced in representing corporations and individuals in grand jury investigations, internal investigations, and diverse and complex criminal litigation, including large scale document reviews and productions. He also is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings. He has represented clients in almost every substantive area of concentration, including health care fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, money laundering, criminal anti–trust violations, tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and various fraudulent investment schemes.
He is the attorney representative for Eleventh Circuit on the Practitioner’s Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission, and he is experienced in representing defendants at sentencing hearings.
Jon's government service included serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in the District of Connecticut. He also was the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida.
Jon also served as an Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor under Special Prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski. His responsibilities extended to supervising grand jury matters and functioning as trial counsel in resulting litigation. He participated in legal efforts to obtain and review secret White House tapes to determine whether criminal conduct had taken place in the Oval Office and among senior Presidential staff members. He also participated in litigating an issue of first impression in the Fifth Circuit, which tested the power of the judiciary when ruling on a government Motion to Dismiss a criminal proceeding. Jon also served as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States supervising a grand jury investigation to determine if an ambassadorship was awarded as a quid pro quo for a political contribution.
While Jon was First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, he supervised all major criminal and civil cases within that judicial district. In U.S. v. Fedorenko, he was the chief prosecutor in a civil denaturalization proceeding against a World War II guard at the Nazi death camp at Treblinka, Poland. Witnesses, who had escaped from Treblinka during the war, traveled to the United States to identify Fedorenko and testify about his war crimes during the trial. The case was ultimately heard by the Supreme Court of the United States, which upheld the decision of the Fifth Circuit and ordered that Fedorenko be denaturalized.
Jon has served on numerous court committees in the Southern District of Florida, including the U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, the Trial Experience Committee of the Attorney Admissions Program, and the Advisory Committee on Rules and Procedures for the U.S. District Court.
Jon was a member of Governor Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety. He was also a member of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Transition Team.
Jon has often appeared as a legal analyst on national cable television and radio shows, including Fox News, CNN, Fox Nation, NPR, and The Sean Hannity Show. He is an opinion contributor for The Hill, for whom he has published several articles.
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