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200 Regency One, 10050 Regency Circle
Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3794 (Douglas Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts, covering General, Commercial, Products Liability and Negligence Litigation, Corporate Financing, Corporation and Business Law, Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant, Probate and Estate Planning, Securities, Creditors' Rights, State and Federal Taxation, Employee Benefits, Education Law, Labor and Employment, Municipal and Administrative, Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Intellectual Property Law, and Immigration Law. Year Established: 1888
Firm Size: 12
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: Henningsen Foods, Inc.
City of La Vista, Nebraska
Village of Boys Town
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
Jim Earp Enterprises
NMPP Energy
Wellness Council of America
Securities America
Boys Town
Heitman Financial
Prime Group Inc.
IBM
IBP, Inc.
Railtech Boutet, Inc.
Conductix, Inc.
Envoy, Inc.
Radiology Staffing, Inc. Financial Institutions and Real Estate Financing
BAC Home Loans Servicing
Bank of the West
US Bank
American National Bank
General Electric Capital Corporation
Westinghouse Credit Corporation
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Metropolitan Community College
Grace University
Creighton Preparatory School. Immigration: University of Nebraska Medical Center
The Salvation Army.
TRIAL COUNSEL FOR: Cigna
Pfizer, Inc.
American Home Products, Inc.
Emerson Electric, Inc.
Paccar
Lindsay Manufacturing
Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Chrysler Corp., Mercedes Benz
John Deere Insurance Cos.
Home Insurance Co.
THE Insurance Co.
All Risk Claims Service
AAA Motor Club Insurance Co.
Lincoln General Insurance Co.
Columbia National Insurance Co.
Entergy Service, Inc.
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Address200 Regency One, 10050 Regency Circle
Omaha, NE 68114-3794, (Douglas Co.)
PhonePhone: 402-342-1000
Fax: 402-342-1025
Websitehttp://www.fitzlaw.com
Gregory B. Minter (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1965, Nebraska; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: University of Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1964); Creighton University (J.D., 1965). Adjunct Professor teaching Federal and State Securities Law at Creighton University School of Law from 1969 to 2004 and at the University of Nebraska College of Law for six years. Chair of Nebraska State Bar Association Committee on the revision of the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act and member of the NSBA Committee on the revision of the Nebraska Business Corporation Act. Speaker at the Securities and Exchange Federal-State-Provincial Securities Conference for 29 years. Founding member of the Iowa-Nebraska Chapter of the American Immigrations Lawyers Association and its first Secretary. The Securities practice includes bond counsel (municipal bonds), private and public offerings. Corporate and business practice includes mergers and acquisitions and international transactions as well as customary corporate and commercial transactions. Immigration law practice includes representing clients in business, family, hospitals, colleges and universities, and religious organizations. Listed both in Best Lawyers in America and in Super Lawyers for Immigration Law. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (Past President, Nebraska Continuing Education; Chair, Securities Section; Member, House of Delegates; Member, Editorial Board, Nebraska Lawyer; Chair and Faculty Member, Seminars on Securities, Corporate and Immigration Law); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Member, Religious Visa Committee and Business Visa Advocacy Committee; Past Vice Chair, H-2A and H-2B Committee; Current Member, Distance Learning Committee). [Captain, U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate Corps]. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Financing Law; Corporate Law; Immigration Law; Business Law.Email: Gregory B. Minter
Bruce D. Vosburg (Shareholder) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska; 1970, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1965; B.S.M.Engr., 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Sigma Honoraries. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Delehant, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1969-1970. Author: "BNA Practice Series," Nebraska Corporate Law, 2007. Member: Omaha (Past Executive Council), Nebraska State (Member, Executive Committee, Securities Law Committee) and American (Member, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Fellow: Nebraska Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Commercial Savings v. Hawkeye Federal, 592 N.W.2d 321 (Iowa); Hollyanne Corp. v. TFT, Inc., 199 F.3d 1304 (Fed.Cir.); Great Importations Inc. v. Oriental Trading Company, Inc., 1997 W.L. 414111 (S.D.N.Y.). Practice Areas: Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law and Litigation; Securities Law; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Bruce D. Vosburg
Robert T. Cannella (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., Management, 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Listed in Best Lawyers in America and Great Plains Super Lawyers for Labor and Employment Law. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations and Employment Law; Workers' Compensation). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination Law; Higher Education Law.Email: Robert T. Cannella
Gerald L. Friedrichsen (Shareholder) born Ida Grove, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1977, Minnesota; 1979, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1970); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Eta Sigma; Alpha Sigma Nu. Editor in Chief, Creighton Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk: Minnesota Supreme Court, 1977-1978; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1978-1979. Author and Lecturer, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1992, 1998, 2006. Member: Omaha (Executive Council, 2006-2008; President Elect, 2008-2009; President 2009), Nebraska State (Member, Judiciary Committee, 1996-1998; Member, Insurance Committee; Chair, 2000-2002); and American (Member, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1998). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: W.F.M., Inc. v. Cherry County, Nebraska, 279 F.3d 640 (8th Cir. 2002); Cook v. Nebraska Public Power District, 171 F.3d 626 (8th Cir. 1999); National Continental Insurance Co. v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins., 157 F.3d 610 (8th Cir. 1998); Wolfe v. Gilmour Mfg. Co., 143 F.3d 1122 (8th Cir. 1998); Lindsay Manufacturing Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 118 F.3d 1263 (8th Cir. 1997); Martello v. Ciba Vision Corp., 42 F.3d 1167 (8th Cir. 1994); Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Guaranty National Insurance Co., 868 F.2d 357 (10th Cir. 1989); Strong v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Co., 667 F.2d 682 (8th Cir. 1981); Fokken v. Steichen, 274 Neb. 743, 744 N.W.2d 34 (2008); In re Larson, 270 Neb. 837, 708 N.W.2d 262 (2006); Miller v. Steichen, 268 Neb. 328, 682 N.W.2d 702 (2004); In re Trobough, 267 Neb. 661, 676 N.W.2d 364 (2004); Carlson v. Okerstrom, 267 Neb. 397, 675 N.W.2d 89 (2004); Eyl v. Ciba Geigy Corp., 264 Neb. 582, 650 N.W.2d 744 (2002); Kudlacek v. Fiat S.P.A., 244 Neb. 822, 509 N.W.2d 603 (1994); Bedrosky v. Hiner, 230 Neb. 200, 430 N.W.2d 535 (1988); In re Estate of Thompson, 225 Neb. 643, 407 N.W.2d 738 (1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Negligence; Products Liability; Insurance.Email: Gerald L. Friedrichsen
Nick R. Taylor (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1981). Cardinal Key; Order of the Coif. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Best Lawyers in America, 1992. Frequent Author and Lecturer, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Seminars, including, "Drafting Documents and Advising Clients After EGTRRA 2001." Past Chair, Vail Estate Planning Institute. President, Great Plains Federal Tax Institute, 1999. Member: Board of Directors, Methodist Hospital Foundation; Salvation Army, Omaha Estate Planning Council (President, 2003-2004). Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (Chair, Sections on: Real Estate; Probate; Trusts, 1989-1990). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Council (Member, Retirement Benefits Planning Committee; State Chair, Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Committee); Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning; Probate; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Nick R. Taylor
Thomas G. McKeon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1986); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with high distinction, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Nebraska Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Local Government Law; Employee Benefits/ERISA.Email: Thomas G. McKeon
Susan J. Spahn (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Nebraska; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1989). Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates. Member, Omaha Estate Planning Council. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (House of Delegates, 2002; Chair, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section, 2001). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Council; Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation.Email: Susan J. Spahn
Andrew T. Schlosser (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1997); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2000). Golden Key; Pi Sigma Alpha. Director of Trial Advocacy, Barristers Council. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: Andrew T. Schlosser
ASSOCIATEDustin J. Kessler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., 2001; J.D., with distinction, 2005). Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (Chair, Immigration Law Committee, 2009); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Secretary, Iowa-Nebraska Chapter, 2008). Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Dustin J. Kessler
OF COUNSELWilliam J. Brennan, Jr. (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1961, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1961). Member: Nebraska State Bar Association; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1988 and 1989); Nebraska Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Joseph J. Barmettler (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1956; J.D., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta (Legal); Alpha Sigma Nu (Scholastic); Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in Finance and Business, and Inducted into Omaha Real Estate Hall of Fame, 2006. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1989-2009). Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Local Government Law; Business Law.Email: Joseph J. Barmettler
Paul R. Elofson (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District Court of Nebraska; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., 1977); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Member, Nebraska Law Review. Vice Chair, Allen Moot Court Board. Former Member, Adjunct Faculty in Business Law, Metropolitan Community College. Chair, Board of Directors, Centris Federal Credit Union. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: Paul R. Elofson
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