MEMBERS OF FIRM
J. Joseph McQuillan (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Nebraska; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (J.D., 1970). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance; Insurance Defense.Email: J. Joseph McQuillan
Camille R. Hawk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2009, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1994). Dean's List. Recipient, Dual AmJur Award, 1993. Leadership Omaha Class 30 graduate, 2008. Co-Author: "USFN Foreclosure Desk Guide Nebraska," 2002-2009; "USFN NMSRD Nebraska," 2001-2009; "USFN REO/Eviction Desk Guide Nebraska," 2004; "Nebraska legislative bills participating author for passed LBs 1215, 999, 953 and 893," 2004-2008. Author and Speaker: "Lorman Foreclosures and Repossessions Seminar," 2003, 2004 and 2007; "NBI Breakthrough Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Nebraska Seminar," 2005 and 2006; "Keys to Advising Creditors: Personal Property Repossessions Seminar," 2005; "Nebraska State Bar Association Real Estate Section Annual Seminar - Foreclosure of Mortgages and Trust Deeds, 2005; "NBI Real Estate Law Advanced Issues and Answers - Liens Seminar," 2006. Chair, Author and Speaker: "Nebraska State Bar Association Bank Attorneys Section Seminar on FDCPA/FCRA, Manufactured Homes Update and Foreclosure Updates," 2007; "Nebraska State Bar Association Foreclosure Seminar," 2009. Speaker: "Eastern Nebraska Association of Realtors - Best Practices: Foreclosures, Loss mitigation, Short Sales," 2008. Author: "Non-judicial foreclosures in NE," Nebraska Lawyer, October 2002; "10 Ways to Avoid Pitfalls in the Foreclosure Process," DS News, 2007; periodical author, "Manufactured Homes in Nebraska," USFN, Winter 2008. Member and Past President, Omaha Street School Board. Member and Treasurer, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Alumnae Association, 2003-2009. Fellow and Endowment Management Committee Member, Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Member: Omaha, Iowa State and Nebraska State (Member and Past Chair, Bank Attorneys Section; Member and Guidelines Committee, Real Estate and Probate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditor Rights(95%, 10000); Real Estate(4%, 500); Banking Law(1%, 20).Email: Camille R. Hawk
Thomas R. Ostdiek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Creighton University (B.S., Biology, 1984; J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Financing.Email: Thomas R. Ostdiek
Richard C. Gordon (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, August 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations, Nebraska Defense Counsel Association. [Nebraska Army National Guard JAG Corp]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Mechanical Failure; Construction Litigation; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage.Email: Richard C. Gordon
Michael F. Kivett (Member) born Lawrence, Kansas, November 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1989, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1977); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Member: Omaha, Iowa State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Michael F. Kivett
Betty L. Egan (Member) born Dunlap, Iowa, January 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Rosary College (B.A., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., 1981). Editorial Staff, Creighton Law Review, 1978-1981. Author: Note, "Rehabilitation Act of 1974 Does Not Require Affirmative Action," Southeastern Community College v. Davis, 99 S. Ct. 2361, 13 Creighton Law Review 607, 1979. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation; Insurance Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Betty L. Egan
Mark A. Weber (Partner) born Milbank, South Dakota, October 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Editor and Staff Member. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for: Constitutional Law; Jurisprudence. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. Reported Cases: Victor v. Nebraska, 511 U.S. 1 (1994); Tri-Par Investments, L.L.C. v. Sousa, 640 N.W.2d 371 (Neb. 2002); State v. Victor, 612 N.W.2d 513 (Neb. 2000); State v. Parmar, 544 N.W.2d 102 (Neb. 1996); State v. Williams, 530 N.W.2d 904 (Neb. 1995); State v. Clausen, 527 N.W.2d 609 (Neb. 1995); State v. Joubert, 518 N.W.2d 887 (Neb. 1994); Ashby v. First Data Resources, 497 N.W.2d 330 (Neb. 1993); State v. Victor, 494 N.W.2d 565 (Neb. 1993); State v. Lyman, 492 N.W.2d 16 (Neb. 1992); Abboud v. Cutler, 469 N.W.2d 763 (Neb. 1991); State v. Britt, 465 N.W.2d 466 (Neb. 1991); Distinctive Printing and Packaging Co. v. Cox, 443 N.W.2d 566 (Neb. 1989); State v. Sorbello, 440 N.W.2d 696 (Neb. 1989); Joubert v. Hopkins, 75 F.3d 1232 (Neb. 1996); United States v. Ludwig, 972 F.2d 948 (Neb. 1992); United States v. Nebraska Beef, Ltd., 194 F.Supp.2d 949 (Neb. 2002); Eicher v. Mid America Financial, 702 N.W.2d 792 (Neb. 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Law; Insurance; Litigation; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Mark A. Weber
Jon J. Puk (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, May 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa and Nebraska; 1994, Kansas; 1995, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1988); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Omaha, Iowa State and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Insurance; Civil Practice; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Jon J. Puk
Craig A. Knickrehm (Partner) born Davenport, Iowa, February 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, Iowa; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: Winona State University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Creighton University (J.D., 1981). Author: "Enforcement of Judgments," Nebraska How to Practice Manual, 1995; "Enforcement of Judgments," Nebraska Practitioners Manual, Civil and Practice and Procedure, 2002. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations; Transportation Lawyers Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Transportation.Email: Craig A. Knickrehm
Joel M. Carney (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, February 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2006, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1995); Creighton University (J.D., 2000). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Business Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Insurance; Subrogation; Creditors Rights.Email: Joel M. Carney
Andrew J. Wilson (Member) born Yuba City, California, June 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Nebraska; 1992, Iowa, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1987); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1991). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: DeWester v. Watkins, 275 Neb. 173, 745 N.W.2d 330 (2008); and Auto-Owners Ins. Co. vs. Home Pride Companies, Inc., 268 Neb. 528, 684 N.W.2d 571 (2004). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Andrew J. Wilson
ASSOCIATES
James J. Bemis, Jr. (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 3, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 2000); Creighton University (J.D., 2003). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: James J. Bemis, Jr.
Kylie A. Wolf (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2002); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: DeWester v. Watkins, 275 Neb. 173, 745 N.W.2d 330 (2008); Inman v. Nebraska Methodist Hospital, 16 Neb. App. 809, --N.W.2d--(2008); and Alston v. Hormel Foods Corp., 273 Neb. 422, 730 N.W.2d 376 (2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Kylie A. Wolf
Kelli Anne Francis (Associate) born Kearney, Nebraska, July 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Nebraska; 2006, Iowa; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.A., 1990); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 1997). Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Subrogation.Email: Kelli Anne Francis
OF COUNSEL
Richard E. O'Toole (Of Counsel) (Retired).
Richard L. Walentine (Of Counsel) born Lincoln, Nebraska, December 17, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and South Dakota; 1964, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1953; J.D., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation; Insurance Law; Litigation; Products Liability; Subrogation.Email: Richard L. Walentine