Mr. Byron Nelson, Board Chair

Byron W. Nelson is a trial lawyer and an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer and litigator.  He also advises companies and non-profit organizations on governance issues.

In his 25 years of practice, Nelson has appeared in all levels of court across Western Canada and at the Supreme Court of Canada.  He has represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of corporate and commercial issues.

​Born in British Columbia, Nelson was raised in Calgary. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Calgary in 1994 and received his law degree with honours, from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1997. Nelson was admitted to the bar of the Law Society of Alberta at the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in September,1998 by Justice Rooke.  

Nelson volunteers for a number of organizations, including Food Banks Alberta and the Shriners Hospitals for Children, of which he is as a past chairman for Southern Alberta.  He currently sits on the international Jurisprudence and Laws Committee for both Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals International.

In his final year of law school, Nelson was the first non-Brit to ever serve as president of the Cardiff Students’ Law Society. Nelson was also active in the Inns of Court Society and formally dined at the Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn in London, England.

An avid rugby player, Byron is a past president and premier division player with the Calgary Rams Rugby Club. Nelson is also an active horseman and rides with the Al Azhar Mounted Patrol in its public musical ride.  Byron enjoys camping and hiking with his family.