(Main Office)

Cline Williams' law practice began in 1857 in the frontier town of Plattsmouth, Nebraska Territory. In the succeeding 150 years, seven generations of Cline Williams lawyers have served many of Nebraska's leading citizens and institutions. We are proud of our heritage. We are a team of highly motivated lawyers whose goal is to continue to provide our clients throughout the Midwest with the legal counseling and advocacy they expect from a preeminent law firm.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Commercial Law, Communications and Media, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Environmental Law, Finance, Government Relations, Health Care, Housing Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Media Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Military Law, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Wealth Transfer, Wills, Workers' Compensation and Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Omaha
University of Nebraska Foundation
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nebraska Medical Association
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
BryanLGH Medical Center
Catholic Health Initiatives
Girls and Boys Town
U.S. Bank National Association
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Cornerstone Bank, N.A.
Geneva State Bank
Security National Bank
Lincoln Federal Savings Bank of Nebraska
West Gate Bank
American National Bank
Heritage Bank
Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation
Securities America, Inc.
Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.
Tri Con Industries, Ltd.
Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc.
Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company
The IAMS Company/Procter & Gamble
Nebraska Broadcasters Association
Nebraska Press Association
Housing Authority of the City of Lincoln
Housing Authority of the City of Omaha
HWS Consulting Group, Inc.
Nebraska Association of School Boards
Hughes Bros. Inc.
Nebraska Energy, LLC
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, Inc.
Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission
Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska
Hornady Manufacturing Co.
The Buckle, Inc.
Timpte Industries, Inc.
MDS Pharma Services (US) Inc.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Store Kraft Manufacturing Company
Correctional Medical Services, Inc.
Travel and Transport, Inc.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Western Sizzlin Corporation
Metrogroup Corp.
Von Maur, Inc.
Owen Industries Inc.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: General Motors Corp.
Cargill Incorporated
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Farmland Industries, Inc.
Caterpillar, Inc.
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
ConocoPhillips Company.

INSURANCE CLIENTS: State Farm Insurance Cos.
Argonaut Insurance Cos.
XL Design Professional Insurance Group
Preferred Professional Insurance Co.
Midwest Medical Insurance Co.
Medical Protective Insurance Co.
Shelter Insurance Co.
COPIC Insurance Company.

Address

1900 U.S. Bank Building
233 South 13th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508, (Lancaster Co.)

Phone

Phone: 402-474-6900
Fax: 402-474-5393

Website

http://www.clinewilliams.com

ATTORNEYS

Brian J. Adams (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., with high distinction, 2000); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Practice Areas: Creditor Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Collections; Foreclosures; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Brian J. Adams

Andre R. Barry (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2002, Nebraska. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., general honors, 1995); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Commodities Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Water Law.Email: Andre R. Barry

James M. Bausch (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); New York University (LL.M., 1973). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Corporate Litigation.Email: James M. Bausch

Stanton N. Beeder (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2004, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.J., 2001; J.D., with distinction, 2004). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Litigation.Email: Stanton N. Beeder

David R. Buntain (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1970; J.D., with high distinction, 1974); Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Princeton University (M.P.A., 1972). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Federal Civil Litigation; Health Law; State Legislative Practice.Email: David R. Buntain

Donald F. Burt (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1966, Nebraska. Education: University of Pennsylvania; University of Nebraska (B.A., 1964; J.D., with distinction, 1966). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law; Securities; Investment Company Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Donald F. Burt

Bren H. Chambers (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., 1997); Doane College (M.A., 2001); University of Nebraska (J.D., with high distinction, 2005). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Elder Law; Medicaid Planning; Guardianship and Conservatorship.Email: Bren H. Chambers

Mark A. Christensen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Doane College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Mediation; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Legal Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.Email: Mark A. Christensen

Kevin Colleran (1941-2006).

Richard P. Garden, Jr. (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1980; J.D., with distinction, 1984). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Loan Workouts; Commercial Loans; Lenders Rights; Hospital Collections; Commercial Litigation.Email: Richard P. Garden, Jr.

Stephen E. Gehring (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1966, Wyoming; 1969, Nebraska. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S.L., with distinction, 1964; J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property Licensing; Business Law; Corporate Law; Biotechnology Licensing.Email: Stephen E. Gehring

John C. Hewitt (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska. Education: Hastings College (B.A., 1982); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Occupational Safety and Health; Media Law; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: John C. Hewitt

John L. Horan (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Nebraska; 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1991); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: John L. Horan

Thomas C. Huston (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., with distinction, 1982; J.D., with distinction, 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Affordable Housing; Housing Finance; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Development.Email: Thomas C. Huston

Don R. Janssen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1987, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., with high distinction, 1984); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1987). Practice Areas: Taxation; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Qualified Retirement Plans; Limited Liability Company Law; Closely Held Business Estate Planning.Email: Don R. Janssen

Jill Gossin Jensen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: Concordia College (B.S.Ed., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Physician Practices; Employment Law.Email: Jill Gossin Jensen

Fredric H. Kauffman (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1964, Nebraska. Education: Iowa State University; University of Nebraska (B.S.L., 1962; J.D., cum laude, 1964). Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice Defense; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Fredric H. Kauffman

Scott D. Kelly (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., 1975); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: Scott D. Kelly

Austin L. McKillip (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S.A.S., with highest distinction, 2002; J.D., with highest distinction, 2005). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Austin L. McKillip

John C. Miles (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Securities; Private Placement; Investment Regulation; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Computer Law; E-Commerce; Trademark Protection; Trademark Licensing; Franchises and Franchising; Copyrights; Publishing Law.Email: John C. Miles

Michael C. Mueller (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; ERISA; Deferred Compensation; Corporate Law.Email: Michael C. Mueller

Stephen H. Nelsen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1970); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Loans; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Litigation; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships.Email: Stephen H. Nelsen

Travis P. O'Gorman (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Nebraska. Education: Chadron State College (B.S.C.J., 1999); University of Nebraska (J.D., with highest distinction, 2002). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Travis P. O'Gorman

Tracy A. Oldemeyer (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, Nebraska; 1997, Colorado; 2004, Wyoming. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; M.B.A., J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Automobile Insurance Defense.Email: Tracy A. Oldemeyer

Pamela Epp Olsen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1996, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.J., with highest distinction, 1993); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Elder Law; Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Pamela Epp Olsen

Charles M. Pallesen, Jr. (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1962, Nebraska. Education: Doane College (A.B., cum laude, 1959); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1962); George Washington University (LL.M., 1965). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Business Law; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Law; Banks and Banking.Email: Charles M. Pallesen, Jr.

Michael C. Pallesen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1991, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Intellectual Property; Legislative Practice.Email: Michael C. Pallesen

Keith T. Peters (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2006, Nebraska. Education: Cedarville University (B.A., with high honors, 2002); University of Nebraska (J.D., with high distinction, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Deferred Compensation; ERISA; Creditors Rights.Email: Keith T. Peters

Alan E. Peterson (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1967, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., with distinction, 1962; M.A., 1963; J.D., with distinction, 1967). Practice Areas: Litigation; Media Law.Email: Alan E. Peterson

Shawn D. Renner (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1984). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Communications and Media.Email: Shawn D. Renner

David J. Routh (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 2002, Nebraska. Education: Washington University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1995); Yale University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking.

Robert J. Routh (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1966, Nebraska. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (A.B., with distinction, 1963); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1966). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bank Holding Company Law; Banking Regulation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Business Law.Email: Robert J. Routh

Susan Kubert Sapp (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1989, Nebraska; 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1986; J.D., with high distinction, 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; School Law; Adoption Law.Email: Susan Kubert Sapp

Kevin J. Schneider (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S.M.E., 1985; J.D., with distinction, 1987). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Patent Litigation; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Trademark Litigation; Construction Contracts; Construction and Surety Law.Email: Kevin J. Schneider

Trent R. Sidders (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska. Education: Doane College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Nebraska (J.D., with highest distinction, 2000). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Property Tax; Business Transactions.Email: Trent R. Sidders

Michelle Sitorius (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2009, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with high distinction, 2002); McGill University (M.A., 2005); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 2009). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Daniel R. Stogsdill (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., International Finance, with highest distinction, 1977); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Family Wealth Transfer; Private Foundations; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Trust Administration; Estate Administration.Email: Daniel R. Stogsdill

Andrew D. Strotman (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Public Officials Liability; Civil Rights Section 1983; Military Law; Criminal Tax Audits; Criminal Taxation; Health Care Fraud.Email: Andrew D. Strotman

Sean D. White (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2009, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with high distinction, 2006; J.D., with highest distinction, 2009). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Health Care.

Andrew R. Willis (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.C.S., with distinction, 2001); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Andrew R. Willis

Terry R. Wittler (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1978, Nebraska and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1976; J.D., 1977); University of Dijon, Dijon, France, 1980. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Estate Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Contract Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Terry R. Wittler

Richard R. Wood (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1964, Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1960); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 1964). Vice President and General Counsel, University of Nebraska, 1979-2007. Practice Areas: Public Construction Law; Academic Employment; Title IX Discrimination; Public Bidding; Public Contract Law; Insurance Trusts; Self Insured Law; Self Insured Defense; Public Sector Employment Law; NCAA Regulation.

L. Bruce Wright (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1966; J.D., with high distinction, 1969). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Education Law; Labor and Employment; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: L. Bruce Wright