(Main Office)

Since its establishment in 1977 by Jack G. Wolfe and John C. Hurd, the firm has maintained a general practice with a focus on railroad litigation, insurance defense, corporate and business planning, workers compensation, estate planning, probate, wills and real estate, commercial litigation, and employment law. The firm represents clients throughout the state of Nebraska. The firm has a support staff consisting of paralegals, legal assistants and secretaries. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

General practice in all Federal and State Courts. Corporate, Franchising, Business Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial and Business Litigation; Personal Injury and Insurance Defense Litigation; Defense of Medical Malpractice and Professional Liability Actions; Railroad Litigation; Administrative Practices before Federal, State and Local Governmental Commissions; Agencies and Councils; Probate, Real Estate, and Estate Planning and Employment Law.

Clients

REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS:

Allied Group Insurance Company, a member of Nationwide Insurance
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Auto Club Insurance Group
Berkley Risk Administrators Company, Inc.
Broadspire
CNA Insurance Company
Canal Insurance Company
Catholic Mutual Group
Continental Western Insurance
Cooperative Mutual Insurance Company
Copic Insurance Company
Employers Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
General Casualty Company of Wisconsin
Great American Assurance Company
Great West Casualty Company
I.T.T. Hartford Insurance Company
Lancer Insurance Company
Mercury Insurance Group
MetLife Auto & Home Insurance Company
Midwest Medical Insurance Company
Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
National Farmers Union Insurance
National Interstate Insurance
Nationwide Insurance Company
Preferred Professionals Insurance Company
ProAssurance Professional Liability Group
Progressive Northern Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Transportation Claims, Inc.
Transguard Insurance Company
Travelers Insurance Company
Zurich
Vanliner Insurance Company.

REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS CLIENTS:

ARAG North America, Inc.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Bartolome & Koepke Contracting Co., Inc.
B.S.B. Construction, Inc.
BNSF Railway Company
Campbell's Nurseries & Garden Centers, Inc.
M.E. Collins Contracting Company, Inc.
Dobson Brothers Construction Company
EIDOS Corporation
Encore Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Capitol Foot Center, P.C.
Computer Services, Inc.
GeneSeek, Inc.
GIS Workshop, Inc.
iSoft Data Systems, Inc.
LI-COR, Inc.
Maid to Please, Inc.
Maternal Fetal Medicine Advanced Fetal Imaging Center, P.C.
Mills Enterprises, L.L.C./SRRAM, Inc.
NAI/FMA Realty
Nature Technology Corporation
Nebraska Air Quality Specialists, L.L.C.
Nebraska By-Products, Inc.
Piedmont Construction Company
Professional Eyecare/Lenscrafters
Prouty Construction Company, Inc.
Reams Sprinkler & Supply Company, Inc.
Rutjens Construction
Shanahan Brothers Construction, Inc.
Southeast Lincoln Animal Medical Center, L.L.C.
Svoboda Chiropractic, P.C.
T.E.C., Inc.
TMCO
Turbine Flats Projects, Inc.
Van Kirk Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Vintage Heights Veterinary Hospital, L.L.C.
Volzke Chiropractic, P.C.
Voss Electric Company
Western Litigation, Inc.
Grant Wistrom (GMW, L.L.C.
Grand Lake Properties, L.L.C.
PR Associates, L.L.C.
Grant Wistrom Foundation
Wistrom Holdings, L.L.C.).

TRANSPORTATION CLIENTS: National Carriers
Wal-Mart Transportation
C.N.A. Insurance Company
Lancer Insurance Co.
Crete Carriers Inc.
Comcar
National Transportation Adjusters
Transguard Insurance Co.
John Christner Trucking Inc.
Willis Shaw Express.

NEBRASKA COUNSEL: BNSF Railway Company
Freightliner, L.L.C.
Holiday Inns Worldwide/Intercontinental Hotels, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motor Company North America
Schwan's Food Company
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Boy Scouts of America.

SOUTH DAKOTA COUNSEL: BNSF Railway Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates

Address

Wells Fargo Center, Wells Fargo Building
1248 O Street, Suite 800
Lincoln, NE 68508-1424, (Lancaster Co.)

Phone

Phone: 402-474-1507
Fax: 402-474-3170
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/wolfesnowden

Website

http://www.wolfesnowden-law.com

Office Hours

Monday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Jack G. Wolfe (Partner) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1971, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: Kearney State College (B.A., 1967); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1970). Assistant City Attorney, Lincoln, 1971-1975. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American (Member, Corporate and Construction Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Commercial Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions; Construction; Employment and Labor; Zoning and Planning.Email: Jack G. Wolfe

James A. Snowden (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1970; J.D., with distinction, 1972). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State (Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1987; Chair: Ethics Committee, 1989-1991; Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1996) and American Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporation Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers; Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (President, 1996). Practice Areas: Medical; Hospital; Professional Liability; Litigation.Email: James A. Snowden

John C. Hurd (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Deputy Attorney, Lancaster County, 1974-1977. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Business Law.Email: John C. Hurd

James B Luers (Partner) born Grand Island, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1976). Deputy County Attorney, Lancaster County, Nebraska, 1976-1980. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Environmental Law; Insurance Defense; Banking Law; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice; Railroad Litigation; General Liability.Email: James B Luers

Stephen L. Ahl (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska; U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and United States Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Jeffre P. Cheuvront, District Judge, Third Judicial District. Lectured, area of civil trial practice. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American (Member: Litigation Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Robert Van Pelt American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Personal Injury Defense; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law; Products Liability.Email: Stephen L. Ahl

Dean J. Sitzmann (Partner) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa and Nebraska; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1980); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi (Dean, 1982-1983). Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1982-1983. Executive Editor, Nebraska Transcript, 1982-1983. Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for District of Nebraska, 1983-1985. Member: Omaha, Lincoln, Iowa State, Nebraska State (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 2000-2002; Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001-2002) and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. [U.S. Army, 1972-1975; U.S. Army Reserves, 1975-1977]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Trial Practice.Email: Dean J. Sitzmann

Thomas C. Sattler (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1990, Pennsylvania; 2004, South Dakota. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1980). Editor-in-Chief, Nebraska Law Review, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Nebraska, College of Law, 1982-1985. Chairman, Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, 2004-2005. Director, University of Nebraska Technology Development Corporation, 2002—. Director, BioNebraska Life Sciences Trad Association Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law and Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. [U.S. Navy, 1972-1974; U.S. Naval Reserves, 1974-1977]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property Licensing; Commercial Transactions; Trade Regulation.Email: Thomas C. Sattler

William L. Tannehill (Partner) born Norfolk, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1982, Nebraska. Education: Kearney State College (B.A., 1979); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Order of the Coif. Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1980-1982. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Railroad Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: William L. Tannehill

Nichole S. Bogen (Partner) born Benkelman, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska. Education: Moody Bible Institute (B.A., 1996); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Lincoln Young Professionals Group (Entrepreneurial Committee). Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Nichole S. Bogen

Melanie J. Whittamore-Mantzios (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1988, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1985, J.D. 1988). Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Trial Attorneys; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Railroad Litigation.Email: Melanie J. Whittamore-Mantzios

ASSOCIATES

Renee Eveland (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: Truman State University (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1998); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 2005). Member: Lincoln and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Railroad Litigation.Email: Renee Eveland

Erin C. Duggan Pemberton (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2006, Nebraska. Education: Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE (OR Tech Diploma, 1978); Bryan Memorial School of Nursing, Lincoln, NE (Nursing Diploma, 1984); Webster University, Kansas City, MO (B.S., 1992); St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY (M.S., with distinction, 1997); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Executive Editor, Buffalo Criminal Law Review. Fellow and Class Director, Student Bar Association. Recipient: Faculty Choice Award. Member: Nebraska, New York and American Bar Associations.

David W. Rasmussen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2004).Email: David W. Rasmussen

Joseph Aldridge (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 2005; J.D., 2008).

Krista M. Carlson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., 2005); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 2008).