Honors & Awards
- Named Best Lawyers® “Omaha Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2021
- Named Best Lawyers® “Omaha Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year” for 2013 and 2020
- Rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© in Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants (peer nominations)
- Selected to Super Lawyers 2007-2009, 2012-2020 in the practice area of Civil Litigation Defense
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, 1984, Litigation Section
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 1984
- Omaha Bar Association, 1988
- American College of Trial Lawyers – Fellow
- Nebraska State Bar Foundation – Fellow
- Defense Research Institute – Nebraska State Representative (2004-2007), Insurance Law Committee, Products Liability Committee
- Nebraska Defense Counsel Association – President (1998-2000)
Admitted
1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1984
- Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Education
LAW SCHOOL: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1984
COLLEGE: Benedictine College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1981