Areas of Practice

  Workers Compensation  Personal Injury  Medical Malpractice  Automobile Negligence  Products Liability  

Litigation Percentage

  95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation  

Bar Admissions

  Nebraska, 1993  U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1993  

Education

  Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska  J.D. - 1993  Honors: Member, Advanced Trial Practice Team, 1993  University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska  B.A. - 1990  Major: Economics  

Representative Cases

  Blanchard v. City of Ralston, 559 N.W.2d 735 (NE Supreme Ct. 1997)  Reiser v. Coburn, 587 N.W.2d 336 (NE Supreme Ct. 1998)  Anderson v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., 7 Neb. App. 294, 581 N.W.2d 104 (Neb. App. 1998)  Vilcinskas v. Johnson, 252 Neb. 292, 562 N.W.2d 57 (Neb. 1997)  

Classes/Seminars

  Chair,"Medicine for Lawyers"Seminar, 1999  Chair,"Medicine for Lawyers"Seminar, 2003  Chair,"Medicine for Lawyers"Seminar, 2009  How to Depose the DME Doctor," Practice Pointers, 2010  "Legislative Update," Workers' Compensation, Quarry Oaks, 2010  "Case Law Update" Workers' Compensation, 2009  "Practical Ways to Have Claims of Minors and Wrongful Death Claims Approved by the County Court;"Practice Pointers , 2002  "Direct Examination of Decedent's Mother and Father," A Trial Demonstration of the Wrongful Death of a Teenager, 2001  "UIM or UM negligence vs. plaintiff negligence," Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims: From the Nuts and Bolts to the Complex Issues, 2000  "Tips for Direct and Cross Examination of Doctors"  "Maximizing Recovery When Your Client is a Minor Child"  Post Trial Motions / Appeal Matters, Nebraska Civil Litigation Practice Manual  

Professional Associations and Memberships

  Past President of Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys  American Bar Association, Member, 1993 - Present  Nebraska State Bar Association, Member, 1993 - Present  Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, Board Member, 1998 - Present  American Association for Justice, Member  Nebraska State Bar Foundation, Fellow  

Pro Bono Activities

  Judge for Nebraska High School Mock Trial Competitions, 1994 - 1998  Judge for Creighton Law School Negotiations Competitions, 1994 - 1998  Speaker for Omaha Bar Association's Annual Law Day Event  Participant in Nebraska State Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyer's Project  Judge for Creighton Law School Trial Team Competitions  

Fraternities/Sororities

  Phi Delta Phi