Nationally Trusted Expert in Healthcare Law, Regulation, and Strategy

A leading voice in healthcare law.

For more than three decades, Harry Nelson has been a leading voice in American healthcare law, a trusted expert at the intersection of legal, clinical, and regulatory decision-making.

30+ Years
in Healthcare
Law

Founder
Founder 
Nationally
Recognized Law Firm

Advisor
to Health Systems

& Policymakers

Expert
Witness & Media
Contributor

A career built on trust.

Harry began his legal career representing hospitals, academic medical centers, and long-term care providers in Chicago before moving to California, where he founded Nelson Hardiman, a boutique healthcare and life sciences law firm.

Under his leadership, the firm became nationally known for guiding healthcare organizations through the most complex legal, compliance, and policy challenges – from licensing and reimbursement to corporate structuring and data privacy.
Today, Harry continues this work as Healthcare Practice Group Leader at Leech Tishman.

“

Clarity is what
healthcare demands,
especially
when stakes
are the
highest.

Expertise,
Influence, and
Industry Impact.

AUTHOR & THOUGHT LEADER

Books that inform.
Ideas that drive change.

He is also the author of From ObamaCare to TrumpCare:
Why You Should Care and The United States of Opioids:
A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain – both widely read and cited for their clarity, accessibility, and thought leadership.

A MISSION THAT GUIDES EVERYTHING

Clarity. Credibility.
Practical Insight.

Harry’s work is grounded in a singular mission: to bring clarity, credibility, and practical insight to the most pressing legal and ethical questions in healthcare..

What’s at stake.

What’s legal.

What makes sense.