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| | Address | | 1500 Woodmen Tower, 1700 Farnam Street | | Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2068 | | (Douglas Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Baird Holm LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Biofuels, Construction, Corporate and Business Law, Creditors' Rights, E-Payments and Finance, Education Law, Environmental Law, Employee Benefits, Employment and Labor Law, Fair Housing, Franchising, General Civil Practice, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Lending, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Financing, Natural Resources, Probate, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Securities, Taxation Law, Technology and Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1873 | Firm Profile:
A multi-service law firm of over 70 attorneys, representing business, institutional, governmental and individual clients. | | Firm Size: 75 | Law Firm Affiliations:
LEX MUNDI: an international network of over 140 independent law firms, allowing access to legal services throughout the United States and in over 80 countries.; USLAW NETWORK; STATE LAW RESOURCES, INC. | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: ACT, Inc.; Bank of America; Bank of the West; BlueCross/Blue Shield; C & A Industries, Inc.; Centex Homes; Central States Health & Life; Centris Federal Credit Union; Consolidated Concrete; Design Basics, Inc.; Diamond Plastics Corporation, Inc.; Electric Fixture and Supply Co., Inc.; Fair Housing Solutions, Inc.; Farm Credit Services of America; Farmland Foods, Inc.; First National Merchant Solutions; Great Western Bank; Great Plains Regional Medical Center; HuskerAg LLC; Iowa Health System; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Lennar Homes of Northern California; Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Millard Refrigerated Services, Inc.; Modern Equipment Company, Inc.; MSI Systems Integrators, Inc.; Mutual of Omaha; Nash Finch; Nebraska Methodist Health System, Inc.; Omaha Printing Co.; Omaha Public Schools; Omaha World-Herald; Oriental Trading Company, Inc.; Pinnacle Bank; Professional Veterinary Products, Ltd.; Rabobank NA; Radiology Consultants P.C.; River Valley Bancorp, Inc.; Schering-Plough Corporation; Securities America, Inc.; SilverStone Group; The Prudential Insurance Company of America; The Weitz Company; Tyson Foods, Inc.; Union Pacific Railroad; Unum Life Insurance Company of America; Vatterott College; Warren Distribution, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank; Werner Enterprises, Inc.; Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society. | | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | John S. Zeilinger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Nebraska; 1994, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1964); New York University (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking Law; Bank Holding Companies; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance. Email: John S. Zeilinger | | Gary W. Radil (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., high distinction, 1964); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Business Planning; ERISA; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Gary W. Radil | | Alex M. (Kelly) Clarke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Nebraska; 1992, Iowa. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1966); University of Colorado (J.D., 1970). Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1969-1970. Former Member, Board of Directors (1985-1993) and Past President (1991-1992), American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, which is now the American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Alex M. (Kelly) Clarke | | Charles J. Addy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (A.B., 1967; J.D., 1970). Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Bonds; Secured Transactions; Commercial Finance; Municipal Finance. Email: Charles J. Addy | | Paul Scott Dye (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1968); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1969-1971. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Secured Lending; Commercial Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Paul Scott Dye | | Richard J. Pedersen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., summa cum laude, 1967); Oxford University (B. Phil., 1969); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Rhodes Scholar. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Securities; Real Estate Finance; Banking Law; Finance. Email: Richard J. Pedersen | | Thomas E. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1971); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Insurance Defense; Medical Technology; Insurance Contracts; Renewable Energy. Email: Thomas E. Johnson | | Michael L. Sullivan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ft. Hays State University (B.A., with distinction, 1967); University of Kansas (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Franchises and Franchising; Trademarks; Copyrights; Taxation; Probate; Tax Exempt Organizations; Corporate Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Michael L. Sullivan | | William G. Dittrick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, Iowa; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). Executive Editor and Member, Editorial Board, Nebraska Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk, Honorable Warren K. Urbom, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Nebraska, 1974-1976. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (President, 2006-2007). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Banking Law; Finance. Email: William G. Dittrick | | Kirk S. Blecha (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska; 1975, Iowa; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1970; J.D., with distinction, 1974). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk, Honorable Paul White, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska, 1973-1974. Law Clerk, Honorable William C. Stuart, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa, 1974-1976. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Kirk S. Blecha | | Ronald C. Jensen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa, Nebraska, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., with high distinction, 1974); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1975-1977. Practice Areas: Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Adoptions; Trusts and Estates. Email: Ronald C. Jensen | | John R. Holdenried (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska; 1992, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Law Clerk, Honorable Warren K. Urbom, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Nebraska, 1975-1977. Practice Areas: Health Care; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: John R. Holdenried | | John P. Heil (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska; 1975, Florida; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Frank G. Theis, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Kansas, 1976-1978. Associate, Environmental Law Institute, 1991. Past Chair, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section, Nebraska State Bar Association. Member: Nebraska School Board Council of School Attorneys (Past President). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; School Law; Education Law; Renewable Energy. Email: John P. Heil | | Steven C. Turner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska. Education: Indiana State University (B.S., 1972; M.S., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Staff Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1974-1976. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Seminar, Creighton University School of Law, 1985-1990. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Uniform Commercial Code, Subcommittee on Secured Transactions; Commercial Financial Services Committee; Subcommittee on Agricultural and Agri-Business Finance, Chairperson of Subcommittee, 1988-1994). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Uniform Commercial Code; Financial Transactions; Banks and Banking; Renewable Energy. Email: Steven C. Turner | | James E. O'Connor (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin; 1982, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor, Creighton University School of Law. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Insurance Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property. Email: James E. O'Connor | | Sharon Raun Kresha (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1975; J.D., with distinction, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1977-1978. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Sharon Raun Kresha | | Gary N. Clatterbuck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., with high distinction, 1977; J.D., with high distinction, 1980). Order of the Coif. Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1978-1980. Practice Areas: Taxation; ERISA; Employee Benefits. Email: Gary N. Clatterbuck | | Richard E. Putnam (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with distinction, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Past President, Nebraska Association of Bank Attorneys. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Banks and Banking; Secured Lending; Tax Exempt Organizations; Securities. Email: Richard E. Putnam | | Dennis J. Fogland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Energy; Renewable Energy. Email: Dennis J. Fogland | | T. Randall Wright (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1997, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1979-1980. Chairman, Agriculture and Agri-Business Financing Subcommittee, Commercial Financial Services Committee, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditor's Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Renewable Energy. Email: T. Randall Wright | | Mary Leiter Swick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska; 2003, Iowa. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu. Mortar Board Honorary; Moot Court Board. Assistant Editor, Creighton University Law Review, 1982-1984. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mary Leiter Swick | | Thomas O. Ashby (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Contributing Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1983-1984. Founding Member, Bankruptcy Section, Nebraska State Bar Association. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Civil Litigation; Traditional and Electronic Credit Documentation; Banks and Banking. Email: Thomas O. Ashby | | Jill Robb Ackerman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, Iowa; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Hastings College; Kearney State College; Northern Arizona University (B.S.Ed., magna cum laude, 1976); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Alpha Sigma Nu. Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Creighton University, 1993-1996. Law Clerk to Hon. C. Arlen Beam, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Nebraska, 1984-1986. Chairperson and Member, Practice Committee, Federal District of Nebraska, 1989-1991. Member, Advisory Committee, Federal Eighth Circuit, 1991-1995. Past Chairperson, Women In Law Section; Chairperson, Judiciary Committee, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1995-1996. Member: Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Member: Committee on Computer Litigation; House of Delegates, 1982-1983) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property; Employment; Technology Law. Email: Jill Robb Ackerman | | Terrence P. Maher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska; 1987, Colorado. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, Editorial Staff, Creighton Law Review, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Technology Law; Computer Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Terrence P. Maher | | R. J. (Randy) Stevenson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska; 1996, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1982); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (J.D., 1985). Nebraska Law Review, 1983-1985. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; OSHA. Email: R. J. (Randy) Stevenson | | Barbara Ebers Person (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska; 1996, Iowa. Education: Central College; University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with high distinction, 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1985). Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1984-1985. Law Clerk, Hon. William C. Hastings, Judge, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Health Care; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Barbara Ebers Person | | Lawrence E. Kritenbrink (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., Architectural Studies, 1978); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Harno Fellow. Registered Professional Architect. Member: American Institute of Architects (AIA). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Financing; Construction Law. Email: Lawrence E. Kritenbrink | | Steven D. Davidson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1987, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., with high distinction, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Nebraska Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk: Hon. C. Arlen Beam, U.S. District Court, Nebraska, 1986-1987; Hon. C. Arlen Beam, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits. Email: Steven D. Davidson | | Kelly R. Dahl (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1992, Minnesota; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Iowa. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1986); University of Nebraska (J.D., with highest distinction 1990). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Creighton University School of Law, 1991-1996. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Creighton University School of Law, 1997-2000. Chair, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section, 1998 and Chair, Committee on Civil Practice and Procedure, 1999-2000, Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Telecommunications Law; Construction Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Kelly R. Dahl | | David J. Kramer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Loyola University-New Orleans (B.A., 1987); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1990). Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; School Law; Government Relations; Lobbying. Email: David J. Kramer | | Christopher R. Hedican (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1991, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1992, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1999, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, Wyoming; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota and U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Montana; 2006, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Creighton University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Washington University (M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Christopher R. Hedican | | Scott S. Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1993, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., magna cum laude, 1989; J.D., high distinction, 1992). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Wage and Hour; Affirmative Action Law; Immigration. Email: Scott S. Moore | | Douglas D. Murray (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska; 2000, Iowa. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., 1985); University of Nebraska (J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1991-1993. Certified Public Accountant, Nebraska, 1985 (currently inactive registrant). Member: Nebraska State, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities; Renewable Energy. Email: Douglas D. Murray | | Julie A. Knutson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska; 1995, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1974); University of Nebraska at Omaha (M.S.W., 1980); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Health Care; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Julie A. Knutson | | Thomas Parker Schenken (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1995, Iowa; 1996, Colorado. Education: Loyola Marymount University at Los Angeles (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1990); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1993. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Secured Lending; Real Estate; Leasing; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Thomas Parker Schenken | | Amy L. Erlbacher-Anderson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Board Member, Domestic Moot Court Board. Assistant Editor, 1993-1994, Creighton Law Review. Recipient, Nebraska State Bar Silver Quill Award for Legal Writing Excellence. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Secretary/Present Vice Chair, Iowa-Nebraska Chapter). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Immigration Law. Email: Amy L. Erlbacher-Anderson | | Scott P. Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1996, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2004, Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., 1992); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Svoboda Trial Advocacy Award. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; National Council of School Attorneys of the National School Board Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Fair Housing Litigation; Public Accommodation; ADA Litigation. Email: Scott P. Moore | | Jon E. Blumenthal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1993); University of Kansas (J.D., 1996). President, Mortar Board, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Secured Lending Law; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Banking Law; Finance; Wind Energy. Email: Jon E. Blumenthal | | Elizabeth Eynon-Kokrda (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Nebraska; 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.A., 1983; M.A., 1987); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Domestic Moot Court Best Brief Winner, 1994. Member, Domestic Moot Court Board, 1995-1996. Member: NASB Council of School Attorneys; Education Law Association; American Education Finance Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Government Relations. Email: Elizabeth Eynon-Kokrda | | Vickie J. Brady (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Nebraska; 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Managing Editor, SIU Law Journal, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Vickie J. Brady | | David C. Levy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1991; M.C.P., 1996); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1999). Former Adjunct Professor, Land Use Law, University of San Francisco School of Law. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Environmental Law Section Executive Committee); American Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Planners; American Planning Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Wind Energy. Email: David C. Levy | | Michael G. Rogers (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; 2001, Nebraska. Education: Doane College (B.A., 1997); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Nebraska Law Review. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Securities; Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking. Email: Michael G. Rogers | | Grayson J. Derrick (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1997); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Corporate Law. Email: Grayson J. Derrick | | Drew K. Theophilus (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska; 2007, California. Education: Baker University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2001). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate. Email: Drew K. Theophilus | | Jacqueline A. Pueppke (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Construction Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Jacqueline A. Pueppke | | Amber N. Neubert (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska. Education: College of St. Mary (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Nebraska (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Renewable Energy. Email: Amber N. Neubert | | Lindsay K. Lundholm (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to Honorable William Jay Riley, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Lindsay K. Lundholm | | Gretchen L. Twohig (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1997); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate. Email: Gretchen L. Twohig | | ASSOCIATES | | Trent D. Reinert (Associate) born Council Bluffs, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska; 1995, Iowa; 1999, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., 1990); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Omaha Estate Planning Council; Council Bluffs Estate Planning Council. Author, ABA Sales and Use Tax Deskbook: Nebraska. Member: Omaha, Pottawattamie County, Southwest Iowa, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Probate and Trust Law), Nebraska State (Member, Sections on: Real Estate, Probate and Trust) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Executive Compensation; ERISA; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Trent D. Reinert | | Heidi A. Guttau-Fox (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa; 1999, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Creighton Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Lead Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1996-1997. Judicial Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge Thomas D. Thalken, U.S. District Court, Nebraska. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employee Benefits; Labor and Employment. Email: Heidi A. Guttau-Fox | | Allison D. Balus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia; 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with distinction, 1999); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Fair Housing. Email: Allison D. Balus | | Kenneth W. Hartman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., 1995); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kenneth W. Hartman | | Jennifer D. Tricker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Nebraska, Iowa and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Eighth Circuits. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1998); University of Nebraska (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jennifer D. Tricker | | Brandon R. Tomjack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Nebraska; 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Financial Transactions; Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Banking Law; Renewable Energy. Email: Brandon R. Tomjack | | John A. Sharp (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2004, Minnesota; 2005, Nebraska; 2006, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; 2005, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska; 2004, U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1998); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Technology Law. Email: John A. Sharp | | Quinn H. Vandenberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Government, International Relations and Spanish, 2001; J.D., 2004). Author: "How Can the United States Rectify It's Post 9/11 Stance on Non Citizens Rights?" Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 2004; "How to Conduct a Fraud Investigation," Sept./Oct. HR Advisor, 2003. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Corporate Governance. Email: Quinn H. Vandenberg | | Stephanie A. Mattoon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 2005). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member, Nebraska Law Review; National Moot Court Team. Recipient, CALI Excellence For the Future Awards in Corporations, Employee Benefits Law, Pretrial Litigation, Torts and Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Intellectual Property; Renewable Energy. Email: Stephanie A. Mattoon | | Jesse D. Sitz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska - Lincoln (B.S., 1999); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Wagner Moot Court Competition Team and the Minnesota Justice Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Jesse D. Sitz | | Alison A. Dempsey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member, Creighton Law Review. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Property, Conflicts of Law and Legal Writing. Participant on the Moot Court Traveling Team and the Advanced Trial Practice Team. Practice Areas: Education Law; Government; Labor and Employment. Email: Alison A. Dempsey | | Kelli P. Lieurance (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with honors and distinction, 2002); University of Kansas Law School (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Justice Lloyd Kagey Leadership Award. Senior Publications Editor, Kansas Journal of Law, 2004 - 2005. Served as a Legal Intern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Federal Operations in Washington D.C. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Kelli P. Lieurance | | Erin E. Busch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Constitutional Law Supplemental Instructor and Student Articles Editor for the Journal of Law & Inequality, 2004 -2005. Legal Extern for the Honorable John R. Tunheim, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Erin E. Busch | | John J. Levy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with distinction, 2002); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Languages: Quichua and Spanish. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Law. Email: John J. Levy | | Stacey L. Hines (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa; 2007, Nebraska. Education: Bellevue University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2006). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Finance; Creditors Rights; Banking Law; Real Estate. | | Andrew D. Kloeckner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa; 2007, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A, summa cum laude, 2003); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member, Moot Court; Recipient, 9 CALI Excellence for the Future Awards. Practice Areas: Health Care. | | Christine C. Benson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa; 2008, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude, 2003); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Financial Law; Banks and Banking; Financial Transactions. Email: Christine C. Benson | | Adam L. Cockerill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa; 2008, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A, Accounting and Finance, 2004); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits. Email: Adam L. Cockerill | | Isaiah Wilson II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa; 2008, Nebraska. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1998); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Isaiah Wilson II | | Matthew J. Breuning (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. (Not admitted in Nebraska). Education: Carolo-Wilhelmina Technische Universitaet Braunschweig (DSH, 2003); University of Iowa (B.B.A., Economics, 2004); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (M.B.A., 2007); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Matthew J. Breuning | | Ben M. Klocke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. (Not admitted in Nebraska). Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Finance, with distinction, 2004); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2007); Henry B. Tippie College of Business (M.B.A., 2008). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance. Email: Ben M. Klocke | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Deryl F. Hamann (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1956; J.D., cum laude, 1958). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1957-1958. Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking Law; Corporate Law; Estate Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates. Email: Deryl F. Hamann | | Jerrold L. Strasheim (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1957, Nebraska; 1997, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1954; LL.B., cum laude, 1957). Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1956-1957. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1962-1973. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice f/k/a American Trial Lawyers Association; Nebraska Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Liquidations; Accounting Malpractice Law. Email: Jerrold L. Strasheim | | Gerald P. Laughlin (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1963); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.B., 1966). Board of Editors, Georgetown Law Journal, 1965-1966. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gerald P. Laughlin | | D. Nick Caporale (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1957, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (A.B., 1949; M.S., 1954); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1957). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Nebraska Law Review, 1956-1957. Judge, District Court, Douglas County, Nebraska, 1979-1982. Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1982-1998. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. [with U.S, Army, 1st Lt., Medical Service, 1952-1954]. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Litigation. Email: D. Nick Caporale | All partners and associates are members of the Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. |
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