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