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| | Address | | 10050 Regency Circle, Suite 400 | | Omaha, Nebraska 68114 | | (Douglas Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Berens & Tate, PC, LLO practices in the following areas of law:
A Labor Relations, Employment Litigation and Human Resource Management Law Firm. | | Year Established: 1979 | Firm Profile:
Lawyers are easy to find; solutions are not. Knowing the law is only half the equation; using that knowledge to find workable, business-savvy solutions is the hard part. From the board room to the court room; from planning to fruition, Berens & Tate has successfully represented management in all aspects of labor and employment law for more than 25 years.The Firm's practice includes: Employment Law and Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law Including Proceedings Involving the EEOC, OFCCP and Related State Agencies; Labor Relations Including Proceedings Involving the National Labor Relations Board, Union Negotiations, Union Prevention and Contract Arbitration; Department of Labor Proceedings Relating to OSHA, FMLA, ICE, and FLSA; Workers' Compensation; All Aspects of Alternative Dispute Resolution; and Management Training Focusing on Litigation Prevention, Employee Relations, and Compliance with Applicable Employment Laws.Our philosophy can be summarized in three words: specialization, innovation, and excellence. | | Firm Size: 14 | Representative Clients:
Alegent Health; American National Corp.; Americold Logistics, Inc.; Ameritrade; Atlas Cold Storage; Avantas; Barilla America; Barrick; Becton-Dickinson; Best Western International, Inc.; Black Hills Corp.; CIGNA Insurance Cos.; City of Rapid City; Coca Cola Bottling Co.; The Cincinnati Insurance Companies; CNA Claims Plus; Con-Agra; Daktronics, Inc.; DMI Industries, Inc.; Eagle Window & Door; Elster American Meter Co.; Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; Excel Corp.; Experian Information Solutions; Farmer John Meats, a division of Hormel Foods Corp.; First Data Corporation; Flexcon Co., Inc.; Flexsteel Industries, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Gigante USA, Inc.; Gottsch Enterprises; Greater Omaha Packing Co.; The Humphrey Companies; Info USA; Interbake Foods, LLC; Kellogg USA, Inc.; Labor Ready, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Inc.; The Marmon Group; Marriott International; Metro Media Company; Mid-States Distributing Company, Inc.; Mutual of Omaha; Nashua Corporation; NEBCO; Nebraska Book Co., Inc.; Nobel/Sysco; Nucor Corp.; Omaha State Bank; Omaha World-Herald; Ottertail Corp.; Pendleton Woolen Mills; Pepsi Bottling Group; Pinnacle Foods Corp.; PM Beef Group, LLC; Saks, Inc.; Sentry Insurance; Sitel; Skinner Baking Co.; St. Paul Travelers; Tamko Roofing Products; Target Stores; Transgenomic, Inc.; TransWood, Inc.; University of Nebraska; Versa Cold Logistics; Vrana Construction Co.; Wells Blue Bunny; Zurich U.S. Insurance. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | —————————— | | Kelvin C. Berens (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, June 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1972); Duke University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; ERISA. Email: Kelvin C. Berens | | Joseph Dreesen (Partner) born Yankton, South Dakota, June 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Minnesota; 1983, Nebraska; 2005, South Dakota. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with distinction, 1977); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; OSHA. Email: Joseph Dreesen | | Timothy D. Loudon (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, January 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Timothy D. Loudon | | Christopher E. Hoyme (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Mississippi; 1989, Nebraska. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Christopher E. Hoyme | | Chad P. Richter (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, January 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1996); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Wage and Hour; Employee Benefits. Email: Chad P. Richter | | —————————— | | Paul E. Larson (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., with distinction, 1997); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination. Email: Paul E. Larson | | Rachel K. Alexander (Associate) born Minot, North Dakota, March 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska; 2005, Minnesota. Education: Creighton University (B.A., with distinction, 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Rachel K. Alexander | | Michael T. Mortensen (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, July 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 2000); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Contracts; Union Elections. | | Thomas C. Anschutz (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, April 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004 Nevada; 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Union Elections; Employee Drug Testing. | | Jennifer M. Thiel (Associate) born Waterloo, Iowa, June 20, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: Mount Mercy College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Affirmative Action. | | Charles L. Kuper (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska, June 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1999); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Associate Staff, Creighton University Law Review, 2001-2002. Member, Advanced Trial Practice Team. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation. | | Kenneth Wentz, III (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska, December 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2007, Nebraska. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Sheffield, England; Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Employment Contracts. | | —————————— | | David Zaritzky Brown (Of Counsel) born London, Ontario, Canada, June 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Ontario; 2000, California; 2006, Nebraska. (Not admitted in Nebraska). Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1993); University of Windsor Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law. | | Soren S. Jensen (Of Counsel) born Blair, Nebraska, October 30, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1957; J.D., 1961). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law. |
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