Fired N.J. school board attorney, cleared at trial, will get more than $300K in lost wages, interest
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
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Kirk C. Nelson was fired by the school board in December 2013 upon being indicted on six counts, including conspiracy and official misconduct, in connection with a fraud investigation that led to the conviction of the school board’s former president.
Jurors deliberated for less than an hour in June 2016 before clearing Nelson on all charges brought by the state attorney general’s office.
In a 25-page decision published Tuesday, the appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that the school board had no basis to fire Nelson. The three-judge panel affirmed the decision awarding Nelson $260,026 in lost wages and also ordered the board to pay interest, which Nelson’s attorney estimated would be at least $50,000.
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