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| | Address | | Professional and Business Center, 1502 Second Avenue | | Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361 | | (Scotts Bluff Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Simmons, Olsen Law Firm, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Corporation, Municipal Law, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Banking, Family Law, Estate Planning, Taxation, Negligence, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Criminal and Employment Law. Trials. | | Year Established: 1986 | Firm Profile:
Simmons, Olsen, Ediger & Selzer was founded in 1986 as a result of the merger of the preexisting firms of Wright, Simmons & Selzer, formed in 1900 and Raymond, Olsen, Ediger, Ballew & Olsen, formed in 1974. The firm serves the entire Nebraska Panhandle. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Financial and Banking: First State Bank; Farm Credit Services; Bank of the West; Platte Valley National Bank. Insurance: St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Allied Insurance Group; American International Insurance Co.; Battle Creek Mutual Insurance Co.; CNA Insurance Co.; Continental Western Insurance Co.; Coregis Insurance; Discover; Farmland Insurance Co.; General Casualty Insurance Co.; John Deere Mutual Insurance Co.; Tower Insurance Company; Union Insurance Co.; United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company; Zurich-American Insurance Co.; Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co.; Columbia Insurance Group; State Automobile and Casualty Underwriters, Inc.; USAA; Iowa Mutual Ins. Co.; Employers Mutual Companies; Farmers Insurance Group; Travelers-Aetna Insurance Co.; Great West Casualty Company; American Family Insurance Group; Capital Indemnity Corporation; Tri State Insurance Company; Farmers Union Group Ins. Co.; Heritage Mutual Ins. Co. Governmental: Village of Terrytown; Village of Broadwater; City of Scottsbluff; Village of Gurley. Business: Sears; Masek Distributing, Inc.; Webber's Furniture; Terry Carpenter, Inc.; Safeway Stores; High Plains Budweiser; Century 21; Star-Herald Publishing Co.; Reganis Auto Center; Coors of Western Nebraska; Panhandle Cooperative Assn.; Kurt Manufacturing; 21st Century Equipment; Union Pacific Railroad Co.; Mercantile Stoves. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Howard P. Olsen, Jr. (Member) born Monroe, Wisconsin, December 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Nebraska; 1989, Wyoming, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loras College (A.A., 1965); Creighton University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Village Attorney, Village of Terrytown, 1972-1982. City Attorney, City of Scottsbluff, 1989—. County Attorney, Banner County, 1993-1994. Member: Scotts Bluff County (President, 1981), Western Nebraska (Chairman, 1988-1989), Nebraska State (President, 1996-1997; Member: House of Delegates, 1984-1995; Chairman, 1988-1989; Committee on Inquiry, 1985-1993; Disciplinary Review Board, 1993-2000) and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; Nebraska Association of Bank Attorneys (President, 1993; Member, Federal Practice Committee, 2000—). [With U.S. Army, Active Duty, 1968-1970]. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law. Email: Howard P. Olsen, Jr. | | John F. Simmons (Member) born Scottsbluff, Nebraska, May 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1969; J.D., with distinction, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Student Articles Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, Hon. Paul W. White, Chief Justice of Nebraska Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Deputy County Attorney, Banner County, 1972-1993. Deputy City Attorney, City of Scottsbluff, 1989—. Member: Scotts Bluff County (President, 1987) and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation; Municipal Law; Insurance Defense. Email: John F. Simmons | | Rick L. Ediger (Member) born Aurora, Nebraska, September 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., 1974); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1976. Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1976. Legal Counsel, Nebraska Jaycees, 1981-1987. Village Attorney, Village of Terrytown, 1982-1998. Member, Western Nebraska Community College Board of Governors, 1997—. Member: Scotts Bluff County (President, 1998), Western Nebraska (President, 1998) and Nebraska State (Member: Title Standards Committee, 1980-1982; Advisory Committee, 2002—) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Bank Attorneys; Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Transactions; Business Entities; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Commercial. Email: Rick L. Ediger | | John A. Selzer (Member) born Alliance, Nebraska, February 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S.B.A., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., with distinction, 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Scotts Bluff County and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: John A. Selzer | | Steven W. Olsen (Member) born Monroe, Wisconsin, February 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1980); Creighton University (J.D., 1983). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1982. Member: Scotts Bluff County, West Nebraska, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Counsel Association of Nebraska; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Steven W. Olsen | | James M. Carney (Member) born Minden, Nebraska, March 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Member: Scotts Bluff County, Western Nebraska and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Probate, Estate Planning and Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy. Email: James M. Carney | | Jeffrey L. Hansen (Member) born Scottsbluff, Nebraska, December 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1991, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1992, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1990). Member: Scotts Bluff County, Western Nebraska and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Real Estate; Taxation. Email: Jeffrey L. Hansen | | Kent A. Hadenfeldt (Member) born Ord, Nebraska, June 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Nebraska. Education: Kearney State College (B.S., 1985); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Member, Allen Moot Court Board. University Superior Scholar. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students. Attorney for: Village of Terrytown, Village of Gurley and Village of Broadwater. Attorney, Board of Realtors, Scotts Bluff County. Board Member and President, 2005, Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation. Member: Scotts Bluff County, Western Nebraska and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Municipal Law. Email: Kent A. Hadenfeldt | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert G. Simmons, Jr. (1918-1998). | | True R. (Ray) Ferguson (1921-1997). |
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