Nelson C. Bellido is the partner in charge of the Miami office of Roig Lawyers. His main areas of practice are in complex commercial litigation, insurance defense litigation, insurance fraud special investigations, finance law, products liability, employment litigation and shareholder and partnership disputes.
Nelson represents clients on a national and international scale in a range of commercial and insurance litigation issues including banking litigation, financial fraud, lender liability, insurance fraud, insurance coverage disputes, bad faith and extra-contractual matters, premises liability, real estate liability, construction litigation, asset recovery, business torts, shipping and trade disputes, and creation of corporate documents. He has experience litigating cases in state and federal court as well as arbitration proceedings.
Nelson has successfully defended Fortune 500 companies in trial matters involving premises liability, products liability, warranty claims, fraud and breach of contract. He serves companies in industries involving insurance, retail, finance, chemical, petroleum, technology and other service providers in litigation matters and the preparation of business contracts, including employment and non-compete agreements.
Nelson has been recognized as a leader in his profession. Nelson was chosen to speak by the Dade County Bar Association in a conference showcasing the Superstars of Trial in South Florida in July 2017.
Nelson has spoken on an array of legal topics. Most recently, in March 2019, Nelson was on a panel composed of two Eleventh Circuit for Miami-Dade County Judges Reemberto Diaz and Abigail Cynamon and leading local Plaintiff’s attorneys Michael Feiler and Andy Yaffa entitled "Successfully Preparing for Trial" at the American Inns of Court (Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter) Bench & Bar Conference. Nelson presented the defense side of appropriately preparing at every stage of trial. In February 2019, Nelson served as organizer and moderator of a presentation entitled, “Securing the Scene– A Trial Lawyer’s Role in Crisis Management” at the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms' Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nelson co-presented “Crazy Litigation Strategies That Just Might Work and Tried-and-True Strategies You Might Want to Avoid” in September 2018 at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual (HNBA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA. He was also chosen as a panelist for the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms' International Law Practice Area Committee's panel discussion entitled "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Challenges in Asia and Latin America" at the 2018 NAMWOLF Business Meeting in San Diego, CA.
In April 2018, Nelson was a featured speaker at Duke University where he spoke on the topic of “Diversity and the Evolution of the Latino Experience” during Duke Blue Devil Days. In February 2016, Nelson was a guest lecturer at Duke University, where he spoke on the topic entitled "Diversity & Ethics in the Legal Profession: The Changing Cultural Landscape and Role of Higher Education.”
In October 2017, Nelson was also a featured speaker on a webinar entitled, “Bad Faith Claims and its Impact on Insurance Companies.” Also of note, in November 2014, Nelson was a featured speaker at the South Florida Daily Business Review Corporate Counsel Summit where he spoke on “Contract & Consequence: Business Contracts and the Impact on Corporate Counsel.”
Nelson has also published an extensive annotated commercial lease as part of a useful collection of form documents for the American Bar Association entitled, “The In-House Counsel’s Essential Tool Kit,” related to corporate governance, compliance, general business contracts, employment, IP and litigation. The complete series is intended to provide guideposts and is filled with general advice, practical tips and ideas for training in-house counsel, in addition to many annotated forms.
In 2010, Nelson was appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County to the County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust and has been reappointed to additional 4-year terms. He has been reappointed as chairman of the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition board of directors for a second year (2019-2020). The Youth Fair committed to providing scholarships to community high school students.
Nelson is a former Assistant State Attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office where he served our community from 1993 to 1997. He also served as an adjunct Business Law Professor at Florida Memorial University in Miami, Florida from 1997 to 1999.
He is AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized to the South Florida Legal Guide’s annual list as a “Top Lawyer” in Corporate and Business Litigation, Florida Super Lawyers in Commercial Litigation, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite in Complex Commercial Litigation, Wall Street Journal’s Top Attorneys in Florida, Finalist for 2016 Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee’s Insurance Defense Attorney of the Year, Miami Today’s “The Achiever” and “Book of Leaders”, Duke University’s Charles A. Dukes Award and 2017 President’s Distinguished Leadership Award presented by the Dade County Bar Association, CABA Pro Bono Project, Legal Services of Greater Miami and Dade Legal Aid.
Successes
News & Events
News
- Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Selected to Present at NAMWOLF Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference
February 17, 2020 - Nelson Bellido Elected to Board of Directors of NAMWOLF
January 17, 2020 - Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Featured in Miami-Dade FAWL's Newsletter
December 27, 2019 - Nelson Bellido Elected as Chair for the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics & Public Trust
December 19, 2019 - Roig Partners Recognized as "Top Lawyers" and "Top Up & Comers" by SFLG
December 6, 2019 - Nelson Bellido Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©
August 20, 2019 - Roig Partners Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©
August 15, 2019 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys Selected to the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars List
May 30, 2019 - Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Reappointed as Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Chairman
April 5, 2019 - Miami Partners Selected to Speak at American Inns of Court Bench & Bar Conference
January 22, 2019 - Nelson Bellido & Sharhonda Robinson-Edwards Selected as Moderators for NAMWOLF 2019 Driving Diversity and Leadership Conference
January 16, 2019 - Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Selected as NAMWOLF Trial Practice Area Committee Co-Chair
December 17, 2018 - Nelson C. Bellido to Participate in Radio Caracol 1260 AM/104.7 FM La Hora del Regreso
December 11, 2018 - Nelson Bellido Selected as Panelist for 2018 HNBA Annual Convention
August 27, 2018 - Four Roig Partners Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©
August 22, 2018 - Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2019
August 20, 2018 - Nelson Bellido Sworn in for 3rd Term on Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
July 20, 2018 - ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Selected to 2018 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
June 19, 2018 - Nelson Bellido Leads Duke University Diversity Roundtable
April 16, 2018 - ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized in the 18th Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide
January 15, 2018 - Nelson Bellido Elected as Vice-Chair for the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics & Public Trust
January 9, 2018 - Nelson Bellido Sworn in as Chairperson for Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Board of Directors
October 16, 2017 - Nelson Bellido Featured as Speaker for Financial Poise™ Inside Counsel Insider: Corporate & Regulatory Compliance 2.0 Webinar
September 14, 2017 - Nelson C. Bellido to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Bad-Faith Claims and Its Impact on Insurance Companies LIVE Webcast
August 1, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Sponsors the NAMWOLF 2017 Annual Conference & Law Firm Expo
July 26, 2017 - Nelson Bellido Featured as Speaker for SuperStar Mock Trial Event
July 13, 2017 - Twelve ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
June 8, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Sponsors the 6th Annual “Golf Fore A Cause” Tournament for the Monica Burguera Foundation
May 1, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers is Proud to Sponsor 8th Annual HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference
March 29, 2017 - Nelson C. Bellido to Moderate “Should I (Or Anyone) Do Business in Cuba?” Panel at Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust Event
February 16, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Sponsors the NAMWOLF 2017 Business Meeting
February 7, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Sponsors Kozyak's 2017 Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic
January 26, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Sponsors the 2017 CABA Benefit & Installation Gala
January 25, 2017 - Six ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as “Top Lawyers” and “Top Up & Comers” in the 17th Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide
January 9, 2017 - Eleven ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
June 22, 2016 - ROIG Partner Nelson Bellido a Finalist for Insurance Defense Attorney of the Year
June 8, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Trio Selected as “Power Leaders in Law & Accounting” by the South Florida Business Journal
June 1, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Joins Volunteers at Overtown Youth Center
May 13, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Managing Partner Appointed to Miami-Dade Fair & Exposition Board of Directors
March 18, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami Office Joins as Panelist for 2016 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference
March 15, 2016 - Nelson C. Bellido to Speak as Visiting Professor at Duke University on Diversity and Role of Higher Education
February 9, 2016 - Roig Lawyers Adds Prominent Corporate Partners from Levine Kellogg to Bolster Miami Office
January 27, 2016 - Nelson C. Bellido Honored by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics & Public Trust
December 18, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Partners Featured in the 2015 Super Lawyers Business Edition
November 3, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido Featured in Miami Today's 2015 Book of Leaders
November 2, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido to Speak at the Dade County Bar Association & Dade Legal Aid Over the Rainbow Judicial Reception & Awards Dinner
October 19, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido to Speak at the JAMS Miami CLE: Ethics in Mediations: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
October 12, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido Moderator of Duke University Alumni Association Volunteer Leadership Conference Diversity Panel
September 23, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami Office, Nelson C. Bellido, Appointed Chairperson of Duke University Alumni Association Advisory Council
July 1, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami office, Nelson C. Bellido, Recognized as Florida Legal Elite
June 24, 2015 - Eight Roig Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
June 11, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys and Healthcare Policy Advisor to Speak at 23rd Annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference
June 4, 2015 - Three Roig Lawyers Attorneys Recognized as “Power Leaders in Law & Accounting” by the South Florida Business Journal
June 3, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami Office, Nelson C. Bellido, Moderator at HNBA Region VIII Business and Professional Development Panel
May 18, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami Office, Nelson C. Bellido, to Speak at the 2015 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference and Ulvado Herrera Moot Court Competition
March 16, 2015 - Roig Lawyers’ Growth Spurs Office Expansion in its 15th Year Anniversary
February 5, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Recognized in 2015 South Florida Legal Guide as “Top Law Firm,” “Top Lawyers,” and “Top Up & Comer”
January 8, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido of Roig Lawyers Speaker at the Daily Business Review Corporate Counsel Summit
November 19, 2014 - Nelson C. Bellido of Roig Lawyers Receives the 2014 Duke University Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association Award
October 29, 2014 - Nelson C. Bellido of Roig Lawyers Appointed to the Duke Alumni Association Board of Directors
October 27, 2014 - Roig Lawyers and Partners Nelson C. Bellido, Antonio C. Castro, and Carlos Zumpano Featured in the 2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition
October 2, 2014 - Nelson C. Bellido, Partner at Roig Lawyers, Recognized as Florida Legal Elite in Commercial Litigation
July 14, 2014 - Carlos A. Zumpano, Nelson C. Bellido, and Antonio C. Castro, Partners at Roig Lawyers, Named to the 2014 Florida Super Lawyers List
June 23, 2014
Media Mentions
- Miami Managing Partner Nelson Bellido Featured in Miami's Community Newspapers
May 8, 2019 - Nelson Bellido Appointed to Florida Bar Committee
June 12, 2018 - Miami Managing Partner Quoted in Miami Herald Article About Ethics Trial
May 25, 2018 - Nelson C. Bellido Featured in Miami's Community Newspapers Article
November 20, 2017 - Nelson Bellido Featured on Allinlatestnews.com
September 28, 2017 - ROIG Lawyers Trio Featured in NAMWOLF's Online News Section
June 13, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Miami Partner Featured in NAMWOLF's Online News Section
May 17, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar's News & Notes Section
May 2, 2016 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar's News & Notes Section
April 19, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Miami Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar News
March 11, 2016 - Francis X. Sexton, Jr. Featured in Law360 article titled "Roig Lawyers Gains Int'l Arbitrator in Miami"
February 12, 2016 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys Featured in Legal Leaders "South Florida's Top Rated Lawyers of 2015"
February 12, 2016 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar News: On the Move/ News & Notes
December 14, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido Featured in the NAMWOLF Online News Section
November 3, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Attorneys Featured in The Florida Bar News
September 24, 2015 - Roig Lawyers Featured in FDLA’s Summer 2015 “deFENSE POST” Newsletter
August 21, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido Interviewed by Local Media Regarding Ethics Commission Trial of Hialeah Mayor, Carlos Hernandez
July 13, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido Quoted in Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust Press Release
August 18, 2014
Events
- Bad-Faith Claims and Its Impact on Insurance Companies LIVE Webcast
October 19, 2017 - Financial Poise™: Inside Counsel Insider: Corporate & Regulatory Compliance 2.0 Webinar
September 18, 2017 - 2017 NAMWOLF Annual Meeting & Law Firm Expo
September 17, 2017 - SuperStars in Trial
July 28, 2017 - Monica Burguera Foundation's 6th Annual “Golf Fore A Cause” Tournament
May 26, 2017 - 2017 Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference
April 2, 2017 - 8th Annual HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference & Moot Court Competition
March 30, 2017 - NAMWOLF 2017 Business Meeting
February 12, 2017 - 2017 Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic
February 4, 2017 - 2017 CABA Benefit & Installation Gala
January 28, 2017 - Children’s Home Society of Florida's Claws for a Cause
October 13, 2016 - Hispanic National Bar Association 2016 Annual Convention
September 7, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Managing Partner of the Miami Office Joins as Panelist for 2016 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference
March 18, 2016 - 2016 NAMWOLF Business Meeting
February 21, 2016 - ROIG Lawyers Miami Partner Speaks at the Dade County Bar Association & Dade Legal Aid Over the Rainbow Judicial Reception & Awards Dinner
October 23, 2015 - HNBA Region VIII Legislative Agenda and Business and Professional Development Panel
May 22, 2015 - Nelson C. Bellido, Managing Partner of the Miami Office of Roig Lawyers and Chair of Duke Alums Engage Hosts Duke South Florida Event
April 25, 2015
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, “Next-Level ADR: The Future is now for Arbitration in Complex Commercial Cases,” NAMWOLF Virtual Annual Meeting, September 2020
Panelist, "Virtual Ventanita," Hispanic National Bar Association Virtual Series, April 2020
Panelist, "Say What?! No, Really, Don't Say that: Motions In Limine," NAMWOLF 2020 Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference, February 2020
Panelist, "Successfully Preparing for Trial," American Inns of Court (Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter) Bench & Bar Conference, March 2019
Moderator, "Securing the Scene - The Trial Lawyer's Role in Crisis Management," NAMWOLF 2019 Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference, February 2019
Speaker, "Crazy Litigation Strategies That Just Might Work," Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Annual Convention, September 2018
Speaker, "Health, Culture, and the Latino Community," Duke University, August 2018
Speaker, "Diversity and Inclusion at Duke – The Evolution of the Latino/Hispanic Experience," Duke University Diversity Roundtable, April 2018
Speaker, "International Law Practice Area Committee CLE: FCPA Challenges in Asia and Latin America," 2018 NAMWOLF Business Meeting, February 2018
Speaker, "Bad-Faith Claims and Its Impact on Insurance Companies," The Knowledge Group Webinar, October 2017
Alumni Speaker, "Student Roundtable with DUHLAA," Duke University Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association, September 2017
Keynote Speaker, "DUHLAA National Conference Dinner," Duke University Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association, September 2017
Speaker, SuperStars in Trial, MSP Recovery & Dade County Bar Association, July 2017
Speaker & Moderator, "Should I (Or Anyone) Do Business in Cuba?" Panel Discussion, Miami-Dade Commission
Co-Presenter, "Statistics for Lawyers," ROIG Lawyers, December 2016
Speaker & Panelist, "Cuba: Technology as an Engine of Economic Development," 2016 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference, March 2016
Speaker & Panelist, "Judges that Google," Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Panel, March 2016
Speaker, "Diversity & Ethics in the Legal Professions: The Changing Cultural Landscape and Role of Higher Education," Duke University, February 2016
Speaker & Presenter, Dade County Bar Association & Dade Legal Aid Over the Rainbow Judicial Reception & Awards Dinner, October 2015
Speaker, JAMS Miami CLE: Ethics in Mediations: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, October 2015
Moderator, Duke University Alumni Association Volunteer Leadership Conference Diversity Panel, October 2015
Co-Presenter, "Mechanisms Available to Adjusters During Review for Regulatory and Compliance Issues," Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC) 23rd Annual Conference, June 2015
Moderator, Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Business and Professional Development Panel, 2015
Speaker, "Closing the Deal," HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference, 2015
Presenter, "Roig Lawyers: Your Florida Litigation Law Firm," Business Network Int'l Pinecrest Chapter, December 2014
Speaker, “Contract & Consequence: Corporate Counsel’s Compass to Business Contracts and Avoiding Litigation,” Daily Business Review 2014 Corporate Counsel Summit, November 2014
