The attorney defending the former Minneapolis Police Officer accused of killing George Floyd has built a career handling hundreds of alcohol-related traffic offenses and has tried a handful of homicide cases.
One of those homicide cases brought Eric J. Nelson onto the national stage when he defended the wife of a former Minnesota Vikings player in a hit and run death, but nothing in his past compares to the high-stakes, public trial ahead.
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association selected Nelson, the managing partner of Halberg Criminal Defense, to represent Derek Chauvin who faces charges ...
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