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Address
1010 South 120th Street, Suite 220
Omaha, Nebraska 68154 (Douglas Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) The partners of Berkshire & Burmeister collectively have over 188 years of experience serving clients in the State of Nebraska. We are a full service firm representing companies of all sizes and types, as well as, individuals from all walks of life. Our philosophy is to provide general legal services on a personalized basis to clients at an affordable price. Our attorneys have the latest technologies available to facilitate research, client communication, and litigation-document support capabilities. In today's increasingly complex world, we believe that clients desire legal representation that is responsive and tailored to the needs of the client, and we are committed to providing it for them. Statement of PracticeCorporate Law, Business Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Taxation, Banking Law, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Collections, Criminal, Employment Law, Labor Law, and Unfair Competition. Year Established: 2000
Firm Size: 7
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Address1010 South 120th Street, Suite 220
Omaha, NE 68154, (Douglas Co.)
PhonePhone: 402-827-7000
Fax: 402-827-7001
Website
http://www.berkshirelaw.net
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Robert H. Berkshire (Managing Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 1, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1955). Board of Editors, Nebraska Law Review, 1953-1955. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Board of Education, Westside Community Schools, District 66, 1956-1959. Member, 1972-1984 and President, 1977-1979, 1983-1984, Nebraska Coordinating Commission, Post Secondary Education, 1980-1984. Member, 1977-1981 and 1990-1998, Chairman-Elect and Chairman, 1980-1981, House of Delegates, Omaha, Nebraska. President, Nebraska State Bar Foundation, 2009. Member: Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation (Director; State Chairman, 1990-1998). [Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve]. Practice Areas: Corporate/Business; Probate and Estate Planning; Real Estate; Taxation; Banking.Email: Robert H. Berkshire
Richard N. Berkshire (Managing Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, October 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Nebraska; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Hastings College (B.A., Economics, with higher distinction, 1976); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Wills and Trusts, 1977. Law Clerk to Honorable Donald R. Ross, Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors, 1978. Member, 1985-1988, 1990-1994, 1995-1998, Vice-Chairman, 1987-1998, 1991, 1997 and Chair, 1992, Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation Board of Directors. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1983-1991. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Member, House of Delegate, 1985-2005. Member, 1998-2004 and Chair, 2004, The Advisory Committee Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate/Business; Probate and Estate Planning; Real Estate; Taxation; General Practice.Email: Richard N. Berkshire
Laurie B. Meyers (Managing Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, April 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1993). Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate/Business; Probate and Estate Planning; Taxation.Email: Laurie B. Meyers
Angela L. Burmeister (Managing Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, February 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1999, Iowa; 2002, Missouri and Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., Business Administration, 1990); Creighton University (J.D., 1993). Member: Medical and Legal Committee; Courts Committee, Iowa State and Nebraska State; Omaha Judiciary Committee, House of Delegates, 2000; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Member: Iowa State, Nebraska State, Missouri State and Kansas Bar Associations. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Collections; Corporate/Business; Estate Planning; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Labor Law; Contracts.Email: Angela L. Burmeister
Thomas M. Houston (Managing Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1982); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1987). Board Member, Boystown National Research Hospital's IACUC, 1995-1997. President, 2001 and Board Member, 1997-2003, Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Contracts; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trial Practice; Domestic Relations; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Thomas M. Houston
ASSOCIATESAngela M. Boyer (Associate) born Council Bluffs, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; 2008, Wyoming and Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., Political Science-Legal Studies, magna cum laude, 2004); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient: Midwest Regional Champion and Midwest Regional Best Brief Award, INTA's Moot Court Competition, 2007. National Finalist, International Trademark Association (INTA), Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, 2007. Law Clerk to Judge Keith Kautz and Judge John Brooks, 8th Judicial District of Wyoming District Court, 2007-2009. Speaker and Panelist, Wyoming's Women's Legal Forum, 2008. Attorney Coach, Creighton Undergraduate Mock Trial, 2006-2008. Vice President, Women's Law Student Association, 2006-2007. Member: Nebraska State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Collections; Family Law; General Practice; Litigation; Personal Injury; Social Security.Email: Angela M. Boyer
Dustin J. Stiles (Associate) born Odessa, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2009, Nebraska. Education: Trinity University (B.A., Political Science, 2002); University of Denver College of Law (Masters of Science in Legal Administration, 2004); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Appellate Clerk United States District Court for the District of Colorado; CM/ECF Instructor for United States District Court of the District Court of Colorado; Clerk United States Bankruptcy Court for District of Colorado; Phi Delta Phi Member, 2006-2009; Sports and Entertainment Law Society Member 2006-2009. Member: American Bar Association; Nebraska State Bar Association; Omaha Bar Association.Email: Dustin J. Stiles
OF COUNSELSoren S. Jensen (Of Counsel) born Blair, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1961, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A.; J.D., 1961). Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, University of Nebraska; Pro Bono Publico Award, Omaha Bar Association; Bruce Nelson Award, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, American Bar Association. Vice President, Board of Directors, Omaha Public Power District. Chairman, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Post Secondary Education. President, University of Nebraska Alumni Association. Delegate, National Republican Convention. Member: Nebraska Republican Central Committee, 1968-1970; Regents Committee on an Urban University-Task Force on Higher Education. Chairman. Member, State Highway Commission, 1989-1995. Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Opera Omaha. President, University of Nebraska College of Law Alumni Association. Vice President and Mentor, Girls and Boys Town. Member: Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. [Captain Infantry, U.S. Army Reserve, 1969.]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Unfair Competition; Litigation.Email: Soren S. Jensen
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