[History Hounds] A Lawyer Behind Bars: Walter Morrow Nelson and His Legacy with Carrie Sharlow, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

In 1923, Walter M. Nelson, attorney in the Berrien County House of David cases, was held in contempt of court and sentencing to 30 days in jail. The cases were just the beginning of Nelson's legendary fifty year career with the State Bar of Michigan.

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