Client Review Methodology
Welcome to Martindale-Hubbell® Client Review, a new ratings service that allows you to view and provide feedback on a lawyer or law firm on service and relationship qualities such as Communication Ability, Responsiveness, Quality of Service, and Value for Money.
Determining a Rating
The Client Review Rating is determined through aggregation of validated responses. This compilation of Client Reviews translates to a numerical rating and associate descriptive term on a scale of 1 -5. 1 being lowest as "Rated" and 5 being highest as "Preeminent."
Martindale-Hubbell uses a third-party resource to validate that the respondent is a living person, but cannot confirm the lawyer/client relationship, which in many cases is confidential. Clients must affirm that they are a client of the lawyer or firm identified for review at the time of the completed Client Review.
The Reviewers
Those who complete Client Reviews are clients of law firms who hired a lawyer within the last year, whose matter is not pending, and want to share their experience of that lawyer or law firm with other potential clients. Reviewers can be of any type from in-house counsel, corporate executives, small business owners to private individuals, and even sometimes another lawyer in a different jurisdiction.
Anonymity
Client Reviews are anonymous and reviewers' identities are not published; however a summary of basic demographics will be part of the display of responses.
Why do we collect demographics as part of the review?
Those who are researching a lawyer or law firm like to see that there are other clients who might be "like them". This is valuable information contributing to the decision-making process of hiring a lawyer.
Martindale-Hubbell's role
Martindale-Hubbell facilitates the process of Client Review by gathering responses, validating them and aggregating results for display online. The content of the responses are entirely from reviewers, the clients of the firm or lawyer.
It is important to note that Martindale-Hubbell does not undertake to develop Client Reviews for all firms and lawyers. Therefore, the fact that a firm or lawyer has not been reviewed should not be construed unfavorably. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome and Martindale-Hubbell accepts no responsibility for the content or accuracy of any review over which Martindale-Hubbell exercises no editorial review or control.
Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP practices in the following areas of law: General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business Transactions, Business Planning, Tax, Arbitration, Railroad, Agriculture, Banking, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Insurance, Professional Liability, Workers Compensation, Employment Law, Trials and Appeals, Administrative Law, Water Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Family Law, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Condemnation.
Year Established: 1881
Firm Profile: Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP is a full service law firm. We have experience in both the state and federal court systems throughout Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Colorado. The firm is committed to providing high quality representation, swift resolution, client satisfaction and unique solutions.
Firm Size: 16
Representative Clients: Arbor Bank; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Beverly Enterprises, Inc.; Bison, Inc.; Capital Humane Society; Carter Feeders, Inc.; CenterPointe; Continuum Employee Assistance Training & Consulting; Cooper Foundation; Creative Risk Solutions; Document Innovations, LLC; Golden Living; Holmes Murphy; IMSCORP; Innovative Builders, LLC; Iron Man Services, Inc.; Lincoln Children's' Zoo; Nebraska Weight Management; Recycling Enterprises of Nebraska, Inc.; SignCo.; Snyder Industries; Source One, Inc. ; Western Irrigation District; World's Foremost Bank; Cornhusker Bank; Parker Hannifin Corp.; Tenneco
Insurance Clients: General Casualty Company of Wisconsin; National Farmers Union Insurance Co.; Safeco Insurance Co.; Sedgwick CMS; Phoenix Indemnity; Gallagher Bassett, Zurich; Creative Risk Solutions; Holmes Murphy. References: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Arbor Bank.
Office Hours: Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Rate Information: Fixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Free Initial Consultation Accepts Major Credit Cards Visa MasterCard
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Wallace A. Richardson (Member) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, October 12, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (B.B.A., 1958); University of Michigan (J.D., 1963). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Condemnation. Email: Wallace A. Richardson
Richard R. Endacott (Member) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, July 22, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Nebraska. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., 1960); Yale University (LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Author: "Problems in Drafting and Administering Discretionary Trusts," 46 Nebraska Law Review, 110 (1967); "Systemization and the Legal Assistant in the Law Office," 54 Nebraska Law Review, 46 (1975). Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Workers Compensation Law; Agriculture Law. Email: Richard R. Endacott
Rodney M. Confer (Member) born McCook, Nebraska, June 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1968; J.D., with distinction, 1971). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Nebraska Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald R. Ross, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1975-1976. Author: "Constitutional Law in the Eighth Circuit: Postdeprivation Remedy Defeats a Substantive Due Process Claim," 26 Creighton L.Rev. 697 (1993). Co-author: "Disintegrating Erosion of Fiduciary Duty in the Dissolution of a Partnership at Will," 70 Neb. L. Rev. 107 (1991). Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. [Lt., JAGC, USNR, 1971-1975]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Water Law; Natural Resources. Email: Rodney M. Confer
Richard C. Reier (Member) born Sargent, Nebraska, January 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1971; M.B.A., 1972; J.D., with distinction, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Nebraska Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law. Email: Richard C. Reier
Trev E. Peterson (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, August 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with high distinction, 1978; J.D., with high distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1979-1981. Selected Super Lawyers of the Great Plains. Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Bank Attorneys). Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Real Estate Law; Condemnation. Email: Trev E. Peterson
Shirley K. Williams (Member) born Sargent, Nebraska, October 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska. Education: Kearney State College (B.S., cum laude, 1980); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, 1982-1983 and Executive Editor, 1983-1984, Nebraska Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable D. Nick Caporale, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1984-1986. Member: Lincoln and Nebraska State (Member, Executive Committee, Workers Compensation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Shirley K. Williams
Jeanelle R. Lust (Member) born Madison, South Dakota, December 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, South Dakota and Nebraska; 1995, Colorado. Education: Augustana College (B.A., Government and History, cum laude, 1991); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Recipient, Faculty of Law Award for Highest Triennial Average. Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1993-1994. Author: "An Examination of the Lazarus Rule: Fisher v. City of Grand Island," 26 Creighton L. Rev. 221 (1992-93). Member: Lincoln, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Colorado; Federal Bar of Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota and Eighth Circuit. Reported Cases: Lee Sapp Leasing, Inc. v. Ciao Caffe & Espresso, Inc., 10 Neb.App. 948, 640 N.W.2d 677 (Neb. App., 2002); Allied Mut. Ins. Co. v. Midplains Waste Management, L.L.C., 259 Neb. 808, 612 N.W.2d 488, 42 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 296 (Neb., 2000); Thomas Lakes Owners Assn. v. Riley, 9 Neb. App. 359, 612 N.W.2d 529 (Neb. App., 2000); Ruble v. Reich, 259 Neb. 658, 611 N.W.2d 844 (Neb. 2000); Holste v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 256 Neb. 713, 592 N.W.2d 894 (Neb. 1999); Hoover v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 251 Neb. 689, 559 N.W.2d 729 (Neb., 1997); Humphrey v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 251 Neb. 736, 559 N.W.2d 749 (Neb., 1997); Young v. Eriksen Const. Co., 250 Neb. 798, 553 N.W.2d 143 (Neb., 1996); Boyd v. Chakraborty, 250 Neb. 575, 550 N.W.2d 44 (Neb., 1996); U & I Sanitation v. City of Columbus, 205 F.3d 1063, 50 ERC 1065, 30 Envtl. L. Rep. 20.382 (8th Cir. (Neb.), 2000); Francisco v. Burlington Northern R.R. Co., 204 F.3d 787 (8th Cir. (Neb.), 2000); Gatz v. Ponsoldt, 271 F. Supp. 2d 1143 (D. Neb.2003); Shipler v. General Motors Corp, 271 Neb 194, 710 NW2d 807 (2006); Damrow v. Murdoch, A-051200, 15 Neb.App.920 (2007); Dahlgren v. First National Bank of Holdrege, RICO Bus. Disp. Guide 11,225 (D.Neb.2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeanelle R. Lust
LeRoy W. Sievers (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Doane College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); American University (M.S., 1975); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 1977). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Allen Moot Court Board, 1976-1977. Member: Lincoln (President, 2000-2001), Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. [with U.S. Army, 1970-1973]. Reported Cases: Japp v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dist., 273 Neb. 779, 733 N.W.2d 551, 2007 WL 1793139, Neb., June 22, 2007(No. S-06-045.); Japp v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dist., 271 Neb. 968, 716 N.W.2d 707, 2006 WL 1867304, Neb., July 07, 2006(No. S-05-398.); In re Central Nebraska Public Power and Irr. Dist., 270 Neb. 108, 699 N.W.2d 372, 2005 WL 1704937, Neb., July 01, 2005(Nop. S-04-836.); Spear T Ranch, Inc. v. Knaub, 269 Neb. 177, 691 N.W.2d 116, 2005 WL 119804, Neb., January 21, 2005(No. S-03-789.). Practice Areas: Water Law; Natural Resources; Workers Compensation; Condemnation; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice. Email: LeRoy W. Sievers
Kevin R. McManaman (Member) born Columbus, Nebraska, April 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Nebraska; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1990); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Reported Cases: In re Estate of Dickie, 261 Neb. 533, 623 N.W.2d 666, Neb. 2001; Turner v. Fehrs Nebraska Tractor & Equipment Co., 259 Neb. 313, 609 N.W.2d 652, 16 IER Cases 475, Neb. 2000; Haag v. Bongers, 256 Neb. 170, 589 N.W.2d 318, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 15, 473, Neb. 1999; State ex rel. Acme Rug Cleaner, Inc. v. Likes, 256 Neb. 34, 588 N.W.2d 783, Neb. 1999; Ihm v. Crawford & Co., 254 Neb. 818, 580 N.W.2d 115, Neb. 1998; Roeder v. Metropolitan Ins. and Annuity Co., 236 F.3d 433, 8th Cir. (Neb.) 2001; U.S. v. Kearns, 177 F.3d 706, 83 A.F.T.R.2d 00-2632, 99-1 USTC P 50, 573, 8th Cir. (Neb.), 1999; Gatz v. Ponsoldt, 271 F. Supp. 2d 1143 (D. Neb.2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities; Arbitration; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Kevin R. McManaman
ASSOCIATE
Michael Khalili (Associate) born Guymon, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 2008, Washington. (Not admitted in Nebraska). Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 2003); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Email: Michael Khalili
OF COUNSEL
Richard A. Knudsen (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 21, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1948; LL.B., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lincoln (President, 1971), Nebraska State (President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Nebraska State Bar Commission, 1980-1982. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Nebraska State Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1977, President, 1991-1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard A. Knudsen
Michael P. Slattery (Of Counsel) born Grand Island, Nebraska, November 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S.B.A., 1979; J.D., 1986). Beta Alpha Psi. CPA, 1987. Member: Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Landlord and Tenant Law; Insurance. Email: Michael P. Slattery
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