Copple, Rockey & McKeever P.C., L.L.O.

 
 
 

Kathleen K. Rockey 
Norfolk, Nebraska

Vice President & Director
phone (402) 371-4300
(888) 860-2425 (Toll Free)
fax (402) 371-0790
email kkrockey@greatadvocates.com

Kathleen Rockey's litigation practice focuses on personal injury, workers' compensation, domestic relations law, juvenile law, and social security disability.

Ms. Rockey has successfully tried personal injury and wrongful death litigation resulting in significant verdicts.  She has participated in litigation in federal and state court and has argued cases before the Nebraska Supreme Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals.

Ms. Rockey has appeared in administrative proceedings involving the Federal Aviation Administration, the Nebraska Department of Education, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Employees Retirement System and the Social Security Administraton.

Ms. Rockey has served as a Guardian Ad Litem in juvenile court proceedings and has been recognized for her services by the Nebraska Foster Care Review Board.

Areas of Practice:

Litigation
Domestic Relations Law
Health Care Law
Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
 
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Nebraska, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1986
Education:
University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Order of Barristers
Honors: Nebraska Moot Court Team
Honors: Clerk for Law School Dean

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 1983
B.A.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: With Distinction
Major:  Political Science

Representative Cases:
Fleming v. Stepanek, 1999 WL 14490 (Neb. App. 1999)
American Family Ins. Group v. Hemenway, 254 Neb. 134, 575 N.W. 2d 143 (Neb. 1998)
Zach v. Patti Eacker, (Neb. 2006)
Engel v. Engel, (Neb. 2007)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Coach and Judge, Mock Trial Advocacy Teams, Local High Schools

Presenter at Legal Education Seminars

Honors and Awards:
Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member

City of Norfolk, Nebraska Board of Zoning Adjustment
Past Member

Foster Care Review Board, Norfolk, Nebraska
Past Member

Madison County Bar Association
Member

Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
Member

Nebraska Bar Association
Member

Nebraska Lawyer Magazine
Member

Nebraska State Bar Association
Past Member, Committee on Public Service

Norfolk Catholic School Board of Education
Past President, Member

Nebraska State Bar Association
Past Member, District 3 Committee on Inquiry

Omaha Legal Aid Society
Past Member, Board of Directors

Omaha Legal Aid Society, 1994
Past Vice President, Board of Directors

Omaha Legal Aid Society, 1995
Past President Board of Directors

Sacred Heart Parish Endowment
Board Member

U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
Member, Federal Practice Committee

 
 


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