Practice Areas:

• General Practice
• Banking Law
• Finance Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Creditors Rights Law
• Family Law
• Wills Law
• Trusts Law
• Probate Law
• Estate Planning Law
• Corporate Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Automobile Negligence Law
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Workers Compensation Law
• Criminal Defense

Bar Admission:

1962, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska

1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims

1991, U.S. Supreme Court

Education:  

University of Nebraska, J.D., 1962

University of Nebraska, B.A., 1959

Member:

Madison County (President, 1968-1969), 7th Judicial District (President, 1997), Nebraska State and American (Vice Chairman, Agricultural Law Committee, 1993-1996) Bar Associations

American Association for Justice (Director, Eighth Circuit Young Lawyers Section, 1969-1970

State Committeeman, 1973-1975; Governor, 1977-1980)

Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (Director, 1975-1980, 1993-1995; Secretary, 1995-1996; Treasurer, 1996-1997; President Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Trustee NATA PAC, 1990-2000).

Biography:

Director, Bank of Madison, 1992-2006. Trustee, 1990-2008, Director, 1993-2005, Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation.

Reported Cases:

Jacobson v. U.S., 112 S. Ct. 1535, 503 U.S. 540, 118 L. Ed. 2d 174 (1992).

Born:

Omaha, Nebraska, May 17, 1937