MEMBERS OF FIRM
D.C. "Woody" Bradford (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 4, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Nebraska; 1969, U.S. Court of Claims; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1962); University of California at Berkeley (LL.B., 1966). Member, Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, 1995. Member: Omaha (Member, Executive Council, 1987-1989, 1991-1994; President, 1992-1993), Nebraska State (Member: House of Delegates, 1986-2001; Executive Council, 1989-1995; President, 1998) and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; American Association for Justice; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators). Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Practice; Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Family Law; Arbitration.Email: D.C. "Woody" Bradford
Richard J. Coenen (Member) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1970, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (J.D., 1970). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law and transactions; Real Estate Law and transactions.Email: Richard J. Coenen
Brad Ashford (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, November 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska; 1984, Minnesota. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Creighton University (J.D., 1974). Author: "New Employment Contract Issues," Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, 1982; "Exposure to the Elements to Which General Public is Equally Exposed," Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, 1982. Judge, Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations, 1984-1985. Board, Omaha Housing Authority, 1995-2000. Executive Director, Omaha Housing Authority, 2004-2006. Nebraska State Senator, 1987-1995; 2007. Member, Omaha Metropolitan Entertainment Convention Authority, 2000. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Mediation; Business Law; Labor Law.Email: Brad Ashford
ASSOCIATES
Ryan J. Dougherty (Associate) born Laramie, Wyoming, September 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2001, Nebraska. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1996); Creighton University (J.D., 2000). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Bankruptcy; Commercial Transactions; Civil Litigation.Email: Ryan J. Dougherty
Justin D. Eichmann (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, June 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1999); Creighton University (J.D., 2002). International Moot Court Board, 2001-2002. President, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2001-2002. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Languages: German.Email: Justin D. Eichmann
John P. Ellis (Associate) born Bronx, N.Y., August 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Nebraska; 1999, Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1979); Creighton University (J.D., 1982). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Collaborative Practice.Email: John P. Ellis