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| | Address | | 104 North Wheeler Street, P.O. Box 790 | | Grand Island, Nebraska 68802 | | (Hall Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Leininger, Smith, Johnson, Baack, Placzek & Allen practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Trials and Appeals, Insurance, Probate, Workers Compensation, Tax, Estate Planning, Corporation Law, Personal Injury, Commercial Law, Banking Law, Labor and Employment Law, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Mediation, School Law, Water Law. | | Year Established: 1929 | Firm Profile:
Comprehensive legal representation in Nebraska for individuals and business entities for over seventy years. | | Firm Size: 10 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Hall County Livestock Improvement Assn.; Agricultural Services, Inc.; Platte Valley Construction Co.; Village of Alda; Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; Hoch, Inc.; Diamond Plastics Corporation; College Park at Grand Island; Petersen Farms; Anderson Ford; Central Platte Natural Resources District; Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc.; Southern Public Power District; Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet-Cadillac-GMC; | Representative Clients:
American Family Insurance Co.; American Mercury Ins. Group; Battle Creek Mutual Ins.; Cincinnati Insurance Cos.; C.R. England, Inc.; Farm Bureau Financial Services; Farmers Insurance Group; Farmers Mutual Ins. Co. of Nebraska; Farmers Union Coop. Ins. Co.; Florida Insurance Guaranty Association; Indiana Lumbermens Mutual; Iowa Mutual Ins. Co.; Motor Club Ins. Assn.; MSI Insurance Cos.; National Farmers Union; Occidental Fire & Casualty Co.; Security Financial Life Ins. Co.; Sentry Insurance; Shelter Insurance Co.; State Farm Insurance Cos.; St. Paul Travelers; United Fire & Casualty Co.; Michigan Millers Mutual Ins. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | D. Steven Leininger (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, December 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska and U.S. District Court of Nebraska; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Nebraska Law Review, 1967-1969. Law Clerk to Donald P. Lay, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1969-1970. Member: Hall County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Counsel Association of Nebraska. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Catastrophic Injury; Workers Compensation; Fire Insurance Defense. Email: D. Steven Leininger | | Bruce I. Smith (Member) born Clay Center, Kansas, July 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, District of Columbia and Nebraska; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.A., 1963); George Washington University (J.D., 1966). Member: Hall County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trust and Estates; Probate; Corporate Law; Contracts; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Bruce I. Smith | | Michael L. Johnson (Member) born Superior, Nebraska, February 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1975); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1976); University of Illinois (LL.M., 1984). Member: Hall County, 7th Judicial District, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Business Litigation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Wills; Probate; Contested Wills; Contested Trusts and Estates. Email: Michael L. Johnson | | Arend R. Baack (Member) born Seward, Nebraska, December 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Concordia College and University of Nebraska (B.A., 1977); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Hall County, Nebraska State (Past Member, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Labor and Employment; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Planning Law; Land Use; Business; Corporate; Commercial Real Estate; Business Organization; Commercial Litigation. Email: Arend R. Baack | | Daniel M. Placzek (Member) born Columbus, Nebraska, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., with high distinction, 1978; J.D., with distinction, 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma. Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1980-1981; Member, Allen Moot Court, 1980-1981. Member: Hall County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Defense Counsel Association of Nebraska; International Society of Barristers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Water Law; Complex Litigation. Email: Daniel M. Placzek | | Cathleen H. Allen (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, December 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., with distinction, 1986; J.D., with high distinction, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (Secretary, 1987-1988); Order of the Coif. Member, University of Nebraska Law Review, 1987-1989; Treasurer, Women's Law Caucus, 1987-1988. Member: Hall County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Family Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Water Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Business; Corporate; School Law. Email: Cathleen H. Allen | | Brandon S. Connick (Member) born Aurora, Nebraska, October 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2000); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Trusts and Estates. Email: Brandon S. Connick | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | James A. Beltzer (Special Counsel) born Seattle, Washington, March 27, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Honorable Paul White, Chief Justice, 1968-1969. Member: Hall County and Nebraska State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Mediation. Email: James A. Beltzer | | ASSOCIATES | | Sonya K. Koperski (Associate) born Grand Island, Nebraska, May 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., cum laude, 1997); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (M.B.A., with distinction, J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Litigation; Automobile Liability. Email: Sonya K. Koperski | | Tanya J. Janulewicz (Associate) born Clarks, Nebraska, October 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska and Illinois. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., Political Science, Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2001); University of Iowa (M.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2005). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Corporate Law. Email: Tanya J. Janulewicz | | Jordan W. Adam (Associate) born Hastings, Nebraska, June 24, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Nebraska. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jordan W. Adam | Other Office Addresses:
Superior, Nebraska Office: 145 East 4th Street, P.O. Box 186. Telephone: 402-879-3251.
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