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Areas of Practice
Business; Corporate; Litigation; Commercial Law; Collections; Real Estate; Appellate Practice; Trademarks; Uniform Commercial Code; Creditor Bankruptcy; Adoptions
Admitted
1991, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; 2008, U.S. Tax Court; 2009, Iowa
Law School
Widener University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1991
College
Brigham Young University, B.A., 1986
Membership
Nebraska and Iowa State Bar Associations.
Biography
Recipient, Ten Outstanding Young Omahans Award, 1996. Member and Note and Comment Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1989-1991. Law Clerk: Honorable D. Nick Caporale, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1991-1992. Author: "Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Int'l b. UAL Corp: Antitakeover Defense Mechanisms in the Context of Labor Agreements," 16 Del.J.Corp.L. 1365, 1991, reprinted in 34 Corp. Practice Commentator 399, 1992. Campaign Manager, Congressman Hal Daub, 1986. District Representative, Congressman Hal Daub, 1986-1988. Graduate, Omaha Chamber of Commerce Leadership Omaha, Class 19. Member, Omaha Public Schools Desegregation Task Force Committee, 1996-1997. Ongoing Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout. Board of Director: Brigham Young University National Alumni Association, 2007; New Development Transitional Housing, 2001-2007; USA Wrestling Certified Coach.
Languages: German
Reported Cases
May v. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board et al., 368 B.R. 850 (Bkrtcy.D.Neb. 2007); Delcastillo v. Odyssey Resource Management, Inc., 479 F.Supp.2d 1087, 41 Employee Benefits Cas. 1180 (D.Neb. 2007); In re Golf, L.L.C., 322 B.R. 874 (Bkrtcy.D.Neb.,2004); Delcastillo v. Odyssey Resource Management, Inc., 320 F.Supp.2d 889 (D.Neb. 2004); Delcastillo v. Odyssey Resource Management, Inc., 431 F.3d 1124, 36 Employee Benefits Cas. 1705 (8th Cir. 2000); Oak Grove Farm Ltd. Partnership v. Conagra, Inc., 105 F.Supp.2d 1064 (D.Neb. 2000); Imageware, Inc. v. U.S. West Communications, 219 F.3d 793 (8th Cir. 2000); Mostly Media, Inc. v. U.S. West Communications, 186 F.3d 864, (8th Cir. 1999); Huffman v. Poore, 6 Neb.App. 43, 569 N.W.2d 549 (Neb.App. 1997); Abboud v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dist., 253 Neb. 514, 571 N.W.2d 302 (Neb. 1997); In re Rine & Rine Auctioneers, Inc., 74 F.3d 848, Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,765 (8th Cir. 1996); In re Rine & Rine Auctioneers, Inc., 74 F.3d 854 (8th Cir. 1996); West Gate Bank v. American Nat. Bank, 250 Neb. 506, 550 N.W.2d 318 (Neb. 1996); Jindra v. Clayton, 247 Neb. 597, 529 N.W.2d 523 (Neb. 1995); WBE Co., Inc. v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dist., 247 Neb. 522, 529 N.W.2d 21 (Neb. 1995); Western Sec. Bank. v. U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Co., 248 Neb. 679, 539 N.W.2d 15 (Neb.1995); Nebel v. Internal Revenue Service et al., 175 B.R. 306 (Bkrtcy.D.Neb.1994).
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