Professor Nelson received his B.S. degree in Accounting from Abilene Christian University and his J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1965. From 1965-1971, he was an associate with Sheehy, Lovelace & Mayfield in Waco, Texas. He was a member of the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law from 1971 to 2004 and became dean of the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2004. He has been teaching wills & trusts for twenty-five years. He also teaches property and community property. His publications include Nelson and Wendel, California Real Estate Law and Practice: Statutes and Regulations (Bender, 1993-96) and Nelson and Wendel, An Estates in Land and Future Interests Primer (West, 1996).
CALI Lessons
This table shows Lessons and podcasts by this author. It includes Lesson title, CALI Topics for the Lesson, the date the Lesson was published on the CALI website, the date the Lesson was last updated, and run/usage totals for the past 30 and 120 days.
Note: usage information for podcasts is not available here and is marked as N/A.
| Lesson Title | CALI Topic(s) | Published in | Latest update | Runs Past 30 Days | Runs Past 120 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Intestate Succession |
|
2009 | October 15, 2018 | ||
| The Interpretation of Wills Under the Uniform Probate Code |
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2009 | March 30, 2023 | ||
| Intestate Succession Under the Uniform Probate Code (Based on 2008 Amendments) |
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2009 | May 23, 2011 | ||
| The Execution and Revocation of Wills Under the Uniform Probate Code (Based on 1990 UPC & 2008 Amendments) |
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2009 | August 7, 2023 |