Firm Profile

Born in Longmont, Colorado; admitted to Bar, 1977, Nebraska. 

Admitted to practice: All Nebraska state courts; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1974), University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 1977), National Mock Trial Team. County Attorney, Sheridan County, 1982-1986, Mediation Training: Basic through Nebraska Supreme Court, 1995; Federal through U.S. District Court, 1995; Family, 2008.

Achievements: Member, U.S. District Court Federal Practice Committee, 1988-1992. Committee on Judicial Procedure, 1991-1993; Appointed, Civil Justice Task Force; Committee on Judiciary (1997-2000); Appointed Supreme Court Minority and Justice Implementation Committee (2003- ); Lifetime Fellow Nebraska State Bar Foundation (1995- ); Approved Federal Court Mediator (initially approved 1995 and renewed every 5 years thereafter); Appointed Supreme Court Committee on Equity and Fairness (2017); Member, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Member, Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association; Sections on Professional Negligence; Trucking Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; National Association of Trial Attorneys ("NATA", 4 decades); Sections on Alternative Dispute Resolution; Professional Negligence; Trucking Law.

Member: Lincoln County Bar, Western Nebraska Bar, Nebraska State Bar, Eighth Circuit Bar Associations, DRI and Trial Lawyers Association, Nebraska Defense Counsel Association.

Practice Areas: Mediation, Invited member of National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, Trials and Appeals, Panel Counsel for Rapid Response Teams covering catastrophic claims for several insurers and trucking companies, Defense of Professional Negligence Claims, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Work Place Injuries, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Wills and Trusts.

Born in Gothenburg, Nebraska; admitted to Bar, 1989, Nebraska. 

Admitted to practice: All Nebraska state courts; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1983) University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D. 1989). 

Member: Lincoln County Bar Association (President 2003), Western Nebraska Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and American Bar Association (Sections on: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Banking); Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation; Member, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Member, Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, 2001-2005, U.S. District Court Federal Practice Committee, Chairman 2004. 

Community Service: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Nebraska Chapter 2007-2015, Chairman 2014; Board Member Mid Plains Community College Foundation 2007-2014, Chairman 2013; Board Member North Platte Community College Foundation 2007-2013, Chairman 2013, Board Member United Way North Platte 1990-1994; Board Member Great Plains Regional Medical Center Foundation 2004-2008, Chairman 2008; Board Member Mid Nebraska Community Foundation 2009-2011; Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation. 

Personal interests: farming, ranching and outdoor activities.

Practice areas: Trials and Appeals, Insurance Defense, Corporate and Limited Liability Companies, Agriculture, Real Estate, Wills and Trusts, Work Place Injuries.