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Zenola M. Hilliard, '79, of Pine Bluff died July 27, 2009. She began her legal career at Omaha Legal Aid Society, and then moved to Pine Bluff. She was a former “Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship Attorney” with Central Arkansas Legal Services 1979-1981. For the next twenty years 1982-2002, she headed her own law firm in Pine Bluff – the Hilliard Law Office. In 2002, she returned as a staff attorney to the Pine Bluff office of the Center for Arkansas Legal Services until 2009. She served as attorney for the City of Reed, Arkansas 1988-1997 and the Westside Sewer Improvement District No. 35 1989-1998. She was Municipal Judge of Gould, Arkansas 1998-2001. She was a member of VOCALS and a pro bono volunteer attorney during her years in private practice. She was a member of the Jefferson County Bar Association and Arkansas Bar Association. She is survived by her husband, R.L. Tisdale. She touched the lives of so many in her community state. Zenola’s life stood as a testament to the cause of justice and the right of every citizen, regardless of their financial means, to have access to the justice system.
Trent Martinet, JD'02 has joined the Denver based corporate firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP.
Adam R. White, JD'07, has joined Erickson Sederstrom as an associate with a practice in litigation.
Katrina L. Smeltzer, JD'97, has joined Erickson Sederstrom as an associate with a practice in litigation.
Nebraska Title appointed Holly Wolf Prenger, JD'06, associate general counsel in the Omaha commercial department. She is licensed to practice law in Iowa and Nebraska.
The law firm of Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith, P.C. has added Amy M. Stanosheck, JD'03 as an associate.
The law firm of Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith, P.C. has added Aaron C. Wegner, JD'07, as an associate.
Kutak Rock LLP has announced the election of Michael W. Alvano, JD'01, as partner. Alvano serves clients in general corporate and partnership matters, including governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and taxation.
Eric W. Tiritilli, JD'03, an employment and labor law and employee benefits associate, has joined the Stinson Morrison Hecker Omaha office. Tiritilli will counsel and advise clients on all aspects of labor and employment law including state and federal discrimination law, workplace safety, wage and hour laws and the National Labor Relations Act.
Elizabeth Tiarks, JD'07, a tax, trusts and estates associate, has joined the Stinson Morrison Hecker Omaha office. Tiarks was previously a banker with Iowa State Bank & Trust Co.
Courtney E. Pinaire, JD'07, has been hired as an associate at Kutak Rock law office in Omaha. She will practice in real estate.
Michael T. Mollner, JD'06, has been hired as an associate at Kutak Rock law office in Omaha. He will be practicing in financial services.
Kate A. McCoy, JD'06, has been hired as an associate at Kutak Rock law office in Omaha. She will practice in real estate.
Brent W. Beller, JD'07, has been hired as an associate at Kutak Rock law office in Omaha. He will practice in real estate.
The law firm Kutak Rock has named Kasey M. Anderson, JD'07, as an associate to its Omaha office. Anderson will be practicing in employment litigation, insurance coverage and supervisory counsel.
The law firm Kutak Rock has named Amber Furbee, JD'06, as an associate to its Omaha office. Furbee will be working in commercial litigation.
Cynthia J. Wooden, JD'04, joined the team of Mick & Assocates, P.C., LLO in October 2007.
Aric Wenzl, JD'07, joined Mick & Associates, P.C., LLO in August 2007.
Koley Jessen law firm has names Jeffrey R. Schaffart, JD'01, a shareholder of the firm effective January 1, 2008. Schaffart practices with Koley Jessen's corprate team where he counsels clients on issues related to securities, tax, private equity, and ransactions. He joined Koley Jessen as an associae in 2001.
Koley Jessen Law firm has named David R. Mayer, JD'00, shareholder of the firm effective January 1, 2008. Mayer joined Koley Jessen as an associate attorney in 2000. He practices in the areas of communications and media law, real estate, banking and finance, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises media and construction clients on transactions, lease negotiations, and credit agreements.
Heidman Law Firm is pleased to announce Jeana L. Goosmann, JD’02, has been named as partner.
Kyle D. McCann, JD’07, J. Daniel Weidner, JD’07, and Jenna D. Hite, JD’07 have joined the Koley Jessen Law Firm as associates.
Michael McDevitt, JD’04, joined Hancock & Dana in Omaha.
Jason M. Toon, JD'99, has become a Shareholder in the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mara Glaser McCahan, a lawyer in the Corporate, M&A and Securities Group in Washington, represents business enterprises of all sizes, with a concentration on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, debt financings, and general corporate matters. She has represented both public and private companies. She is a 1998 graduate of Creighton University School of Law.
Intellectual property law firm Merchant & Gould has promoted Ryan T. Grace, JD’03, to partner. Grace’s patent prosecution practice focuses on the areas of food processing, food packaging, software, e-commerce, telecommunications and the mechanical arts. Grace worked from Merchant & Gould’s Seattle office for three years prior to opening the Omaha office. He is currently acting as managing partner of the Omaha office.
McGill, Gotsdiner, Workman & Lepp, P.C., L.L.O. of Omaha has announced that Brett S. Charles, JD’03, has joined the Corporation as an Associate. He works in general practice and litigation.
Brandon K. Dickerson, JD’07, joined the firm of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, LLP as an associate. His areas of practice include corporate, real estate and securities regulation.
Carlota Hopinks-Baul, JD’07, and John Menicucci, JD’07, have joined the Corporate Department of Blackwell Sanders Omaha office.
Adam Cockerill, JD’07, has joined Baird Holm LLP. Adam is a member of the firm’s Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Law Practice Group.
Claudia L. Stringfield-Johnson, JD’03, recently joined Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, L.L.C. as an associate attorney. She will be practicing in the areas of litigation, commercial law, and appeals. She is a member of the Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan Bar Associations.
Pansing Hogan Ernst & Bachman, LLP has announced that W. Matthew Semple, JD’04, has joined the firm as an associate. Semple will practice in the areas of estate planning, business law, taxation, probate and trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and estate and trust litigation.
Karen Douglas, JD’03, of McGrath North, has been selected for the 2007-2008 Leadership Omaha class in August.
Fraser Stryker in Omaha has appointed Cristin McGarry Berkhausen, JD’07, a firm associate. Berkhausen practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense and self-insured litigation.
Fraser Stryker in Omaha has appointed John M. Walker, JD’05, a firm associate. Walker practices in the areas of business and corporate, commercial litigation, and insurance defense and self-insured litigation.
The newest star in the TV show firmament, 'Sitaare', a sixty-minute weekly magazine show featuring entertainment and community events is produced locally in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is hosted by Kavita Bajaj-Arora, JD’05, and features profiles and interviews of Indian celebrities, movie reviews, the making of Bollywood movies, and community events around the Bay Area.
Kris Gates, JD’01, Associate General Counsel, with Banner Health has been relocated from Greeley, CO to the Banner Health Corporate Offices in Phoenix, AZ. In addition to providing legal services to the Arizona health care facilities, Gates will continue to represent the Banner Health health care facilities in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska and Nebraska at her new location. Her contact information is: Banner Health-Corporate Offices, 1441 N. 12th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006, Phone: 602.747.6350, Fax: 602.747.3728.
Jennifer K. Sewell, JD’01 joins Kutak Rock’s corporate group, versed in commercial and business law.
The law firm of Adams & Sullivan has hired Ranae B. Upton, JD’06, in its Papillion practice. Ranae will practice in the areas of real estate, family law and criminal defense.
The Omaha Bar Association recognized Diana Vogt, JD’90, and Brandie Fowler, JD’02, for their contribution to the Community with this year’s Robert M. Spire Public Service Award. Vogt and Fowler serve as hosts of the weekly radio show, “Ask a Lawyer,” which airs on Omaha’s KIOS-FM public radio channel. Fowler began helping with the program while still in law school and continuing after the show’s earlier host, Eileen Reilly Buzzello, left. Vogt also joined as a host for the show. Fowler is in general practice with the Skutt law firm and Vogt practices business and commercial law with the Sherrets and Boecker law firm.
Eric Kelderman, JD’01, has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pierre, SD, as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Aimee C. Bataillon, JD’01, has joined the law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne as an associate. Aimee concentrates her practice in labor and employment litigation.
Sara A. Buckmiller Lamme, JD’03, has joined Erickson & Sederstrom as an associate with a practice in litigation. Lamme previously practiced with a law firm in Des Moines, IA.
Berens & Tate in Omaha has added Kenneth M. Wentz III, JD’02, as a new associate with the firm.
The law firm of Adams & Sullivan, P.C., is pleased to announce the addition of Timothy J. Buckley, JD’96, and Ranae B. Upton, JD’06, to their practice.
R. Alexander Goring, JD’02, has transfered from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami, Florida to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation in Washington, DC where he is a Trial Attorney representing the government in the federal courts of appeals.
Slusky Law welcomes Robert J. Romeo, JD’06, to the firm. Romeo will lead Slusky Law’s entertainment division. Prior to joining Slusky, Romeo was an agent and promoter’s representative for TBA Fairs and Festivals/Romeo Entertainment Group, Inc., a nationally-known booking and promoting company. Romeo has worked with hundreds of artists and their representatives to ensure successful live performances and events. For several years Romeo has worked with the Academy of Country Music Awards. As the third generation of a family with involvement in the music industry, he grew up immersed in the field. Romeo’s practice will emcompass the entertainment and real estate fields.
Trent Martinet, JD’02, has left the Omaha firm of Erickson Sederstrom, P.C., to join the Denver-based law firm of Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley LLC. He will be practicing in the firm’s corporate intellectual property group.
Rosalynd J. Koob, JD’01, has been named as a partner in the Heideman Law Firm, effective January 1. She joined the law firm as a litigation in 2001, and had previously served a a law clerk with Nebraska Legal Services in Omaha. She has a general litigation practice that includes practice in tribal law. She is a member of the Iowa, Nebraska, and Woodbury County Bar Associations, is admitted to practice in the Federal courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the District of Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.
The law firm of Kovarik, Ellison, Mathis & Weimer, P.C. is pleased to announce that Audrey M. Bartholomew, JD’06, has joined the firm as an associate.
Kutak Rock announced that Keith J. Redlin, JD’00, has been elected to join the firm’s partnership. Keith’s practice areas are corporate, real estate, tax and tax credits.
Kutak Rock announced that Thomas T. Roubidoux, JD’00, has been elected to join the firm’s partnership. Thomas’ practice areas are bankruptcy, securities, structured finance and workouts and surveillance.
The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) recently announced that Nicole Engelhardt, JD'03 of Council Bluffs, Iowa will serve as its State Chair for Iowa. NACBA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy. NACBA serves more than 2500 members in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. As the Iowa Chair for NACBA, Ms. Engelhardt will serve as a liaison between NACBA and Iowa attorneys, bankruptcy judges and other court officials, as well as serving as a primary contact for local media regarding consumer bankruptcy issues. Ms. Engelhardt is an attorney in the Law Offices of Telpner, Peterson, Smith, Ruesch, Thomas & Simpson. The Telpner Peterson Law Firm represents clients in the practice areas of divorce and family law, elder law and estate planning, bankruptcy, real estate, personal injury, and workers’ compensation.
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC, LLO has added Catherine Lemoine, JD’06, as a new associate. Catherine will have a litigation practice.
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC, LLO has added Matt Ottemann, JD’06, as a new associate. Matt will practice in the area of taxation.
Michael Mollner, JD’06, has joined Gross & Welch, in Omaha, as an associate attorney.
James Barham, JD’04, an attorney at Baird Holm LLP, was recently elected treasurer of the Midlands Bar Association.
Mark D. Kratina, Jr., JD’06 has joined the law firm of Mark D. Kratina, P.C., in Omaha.
Margaret A. Olsen, JD’04, has joined the law firm of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P. as an associate. She will concentrate her practice in the areas of employment law and litigation.
Andrew D. Kloeckner, JD’96, has joined the firm of Baird Holm LLP as an associate. He is a member of the firm’s health care practice.
Jerome C. Okolo, JD’96, has joined the firm of Baird Holm LLP as an associate. He is a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice.
Holly R. Wolf, JD’96, has joined the firm of Baird Holm LLP as an associate. She is a member of the firm’s financial transactions practice.
Luke J. Klinker, JD’06, has joined Fraser Stryker PC, LLO law firm as an associate. His areas of practice include insurance defense and commercial litigation.
Leah E. Joseph, JD’04, has joined the Omaha office of Kutak Rock LLP. She is joining the firm’s Corporate Department.
Janice Holmes, JD’06, has joined the Omaha office of Kutak Rock LLP. She is joining the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department.
Ashley E. Sloup, JD’06, has joined the Omaha law firm of Pansing, Hogan, Ernst & Bachman, LLP. Her practice emphasis is in civil litigation, insurance law, personal injury and business law.
Law Grad Hired as Associate
Fromm Smith and Gadow, P.C. hired Angela Y. Peacock and Clarence Calvin III as associates. Peacock is a 2002 graduate of Creighton University Law School and was formerly an associate with Quindry and Koniuszy, LLP. Calvin is a 2000 graduate of Arizona State University School of Law and formerly a sole practitioner. Read full story...
Law Grad Accepts Clerkship With Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
OMAHA, Neb. – Patrick Strawbridge, a 2004 graduate of Creighton University’s School of Law, has accepted a clerkship with U. S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, effective July 2008.
“This is, of course, terrific news for Patrick who was an extraordinary student and is an extraordinary human being ,” said Creighton Law Professor G. Michael Fenner, J.D. “It is great news for Creighton as well. With Patrick, our law school joins the list of the relatively few whose graduates have clerked on the nation’s high court.”
Strawbridge participated in a Supreme Court seminar in 2003 taught by Justice Thomas and Professor Fenner. Thomas and Fenner teach the week-long seminar every other year at Creighton University.
“I feel very fortunate to have this kind of opportunity and feel it is a great honor to serve as a clerk for Justice Thomas. I owe Creighton and all of my professors there for providing me with the education that made this clerkship possible,” said Strawbridge.
After graduating first in his class, Strawbridge accepted a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Howard Dana of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. He then clerked for the Hon. Morris Sheppard Arnold of the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Strawbridge was recently named an associate in the Portland, Maine, office of Preti Flaherty as part of its litigation practice group. He is licensed to practice in Maine and Connecticut.
Creighton University School of Law alumni (2006) Christine Prill and Patrick Turner have joined Blackwell Sanders as associates.
Christine M. Prill joins Blackwell Sanders' Corporate Department in Omaha, Neb. She earned her J.D. from Creighton University School of Law (2006) and her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame (2003).
Patrick R. Turner joins the Litigation Department in Omaha, Neb. He earned his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law (2006), where he was a member of Creighton Law Review. He earned his B.S. from St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas (2001).
Blackwell Sanders, a commercial-based law firm with 320 attorneys, is recognized nationally for its transactional and litigation practices. Each year since 2001, Corporate Board Member magazine has named Blackwell Sanders one of the best corporate firms in America, and since 2003 Chambers USA has named Blackwell Sanders among the top law firms in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. The Best Lawyers in America 2007 named 56 Blackwell Sanders’ attorneys to its list.
TWO NEW ATTORNEYS JOIN PRETI FLAHERTY'S PORTLAND OFFICE
September 20, 2006 — PORTLAND, Maine — Today Preti Flaherty announced that Katharine McCarthy and Patrick Strawbridge have joined its Portland office as associates in the Business Law Practice Group and the Litigation Practice Group, respectively.
Prior to joining the firm, McCarthy worked as a clerk at the Maine Supreme Court for the Honorable Chief Justice Leigh Ingalls Saufley. While in law school at the University of Maine she served as the editor-in-chief of Maine Law Review and in 2003 received the Honorable Daniel E. Wathen Legal Writing Prize for the best appellate brief. McCarthy received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, a master’s degree from Harvard University and law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Maine.
Strawbridge comes to Preti Flaherty after completing two judicial clerkships, one with the Honorable Howard Dana at the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and most recently for the Honorable Morris S. Arnold on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Little Rock, Ark. Strawbridge received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri and his law degree from Creighton University School of Law, where he finished first in his class. He is admitted to practice in Maine and Connecticut.
About Preti Flaherty
Preti Flaherty has offices in Portland, Bath and Augusta, Maine, Concord, N.H., and Boston, Mass. With more than 85 attorneys, the firm counsels clients in the areas of business law, energy, environmental, estate planning, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, legislative and regulatory, litigation, technology and telecommunications. More information about the firm is available at www.preti.com.
SNYDER PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE A.D.
AMES, Iowa – Josh Snyder, a member of the Iowa State University Athletics Department since 2003, has been promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Compliance. This is Snyder’s second ISU promotion after being hired as Director of Compliance in 2003. Snyder remains responsible for coordinating, implementing and evaluating all facets of Iowa State’s athletics compliance program, including the education, monitoring and investigation components. His office is responsible for ensuring rules compliance with all NCAA, Big 12 Conference and Iowa State University rules and regulations.
“Josh has done excellent work for Iowa State University on a number of fronts and it’s certainly appropriate to recognize and reward good performance,” Pollard said. “His knowledge of compliance and professional relationships with staff at both the Big 12 and NCAA is important to our everyday operations. Josh is an Iowa State alum, and we believe this promotion underlines our desire to keep him in the Cyclone family.”
Snyder graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Sciences in 1995. While at ISU, Snyder was a student ambassador for the Alumni Association, served as Vice-President of the Pep Council and worked three seasons (1991-94) as a football equipment manager. He continued his education at Creighton and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2001. Snyder has been admitted to practice before all Nebraska State and Federal Courts. He earned “First in Class” designations for both Legal Interviewing and Contracts and was President of the school’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
Snyder worked previously at the University of South Dakota, serving as an Assistant and Associate Athletics Director (2001-03) with supervisory responsibilities in the areas of compliance and student services. He also worked one year (2000-01) as a compliance assistant at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Prior to moving into the compliance arena, Snyder gained experience in sales and operations for several professional sports teams, including the Omaha Flames (1997-98), Omaha Racers (1996-97) and Sioux City Explorers (1995-96).
GLASS HIRED TO BE NEW PROSECUTOR
By Russ Krebs/Tribune Staff, Fremont Tribune
A 1993 graduate of Archbishop Bergan Catholic High School began his first day as a deputy prosecutor in the Dodge County Attorney’s office Monday.
Ollie Glass, 31, will initially assist in the caseload of Deputy Dodge County Attorney Mark Boyer and prosecute misdemeanor and traffic violations in Dodge County Court. He also will prosecute some misdemeanor charges in juvenile court.
With the hiring of Glass, there are now five attorneys, including Dodge County Attorney Paul Vaughan, in the office.
Glass graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999 with a teaching degree in social studies. After graduating he taught American and world history for three years at Lincoln Pius X High School.
“The legal field was something I’ve always been interested in,” Glass said. “I don’t think I had the self-confidence (to become a lawyer) until later in life.”
He began law school in 2002 at Creighton University and graduated in May 2005. After passing the Nebraska Bar exam, he was sworn in as an attorney last month just before interviewing for the job in Vaughan’s office.
“The day before my interview, I found out I passed the bar,” Glass said.
In addition to clerkships in estate, immigration and civil law, he also was a law clerk in the Dodge County Attorney’s Office last year.
“He will help us handle the increasing caseload we’ve been experiencing over the last couple of years,” Vaughan said. “When you have someone who’s familiar with the community, it’s easier for them to understand and get a mental picture (of cases and crimes).”
Vaughan said he reviewed more than 30 resumes and interviewed eight candidates before deciding on his new deputy.
Amber Lichti, JD’05, has become associated with Cassem Tierney Adams Gotch & Douglas, an Omaha law firm. Her practice includes the trial of general civil cases.
Lucinda C. Dogger, JD’01, has joined Kutak Rock as an associate and is a member of the corporate finance group. Her practice encompasses corporate law, taxation, finance, and securities.
Matthew M. Enenbach, JD’04, has joined Kutak Rock as an associate who practices in the litigation group. He focuses his practice on labor and employment law, product liability, torts, and personal injury and securities arbitration and regulation.
Jon R. Carpenter, JD’06, has joined the North Platte law firm of Norman, Paloucek & Herman Law Offices as an associate. Carpenter will focus on workers’ compensation, personal injury and litigation.
Jaron Bromm, JD’04, joins Blackwell Sanders as an associate. Bromm practices in the areas of environmental and water law, as well as mining law.
Craig Jones, JD’05, is a new associate at Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith P.C.
Jennifer Taylor, JD’05, has joined the real estate team for Slusky Law.
Natalie M. Polzer, JD 2005, a Virginia attorney, recently joined the United States Patent and Trademark Office working as a Trademark Examining Attorney. Ms. Polzer lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Brandon Connick, JD’03, is an associate attorney with the Leininger, Smith, Johnson, Baack, Placzek, Steele & Allen law firm in Grand Island. Connick practices in the business section of the law firm and and his areas of practice include: corporate law, business law, trusts and estates and real estate law. Originally from Doniphan, Connick earned his Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2000 and his Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law, cum laude, in 2003. Connick is a member of the Hall County Bar Association, the Nebraska Bar Association and the American Bar Association. In addition to his professional affiliations, Connick is a member of the Grand Island Sunrise Rotary Club. (The Nebraska Lawyer, May 2006)
After three years as a staff attorney for the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, Mary Pietramale, JD’02, is joining the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as an Adjudications Officer in Lincoln.
Jennifer Poynter-Willis, JD’04, has joined the firm of Jolley Urga Wirth Woodbury & Standish in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lucinda C. Dogger, JD’01, is an associate and a member of the corporate finance group at Kutak Rock LLP. She emphasizes her practice in corporate law, taxation and finance and securites. Dogger earned her law degree from the Creighton University School of Law and her MBA from the University of Louisville and is admitted to practice in Michigan.
Matthew M. Enenbach, JD’04, is an associate at Kutak Rock LLP who practices in the litigation group. He focuses his practice on labor and employment law, product liability, tort and personal injury and securities arbitration and regulation. Enenbach graduated from the Creighton University School of Law and is admitted to practice in Nebraska.
Martin V. Klein, JD’01, a native of Elgin, is an attorney with the Norfolk law firm of Jewell, Collins, DeLay and Flood. Klein is engaged in general law practice, and also specializes in real estate, civil litigation, estate planning, criminal defense and family law. Klein earned his bachelors degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 2001. He has been with the Norfolk firm since December 2005.
Charles L. Kuper, JD’02, has become an associate at the law firm of Berens & Tate. He has a background in workers’ compensation defense. A graduate of Knox College, he received his law degree from Creighton University School of Law. His practice will focus on the defense of employers and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters throughout Nebraska.
Kris Gates, JD’01, recently accepted an Associate General Counsel position with Banner Health. Gates will be providing legal services to the Western Region of Banner Health, including Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada and Alaska. Gates was an attorney with the law firm of Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C. for the previous five years.
Koenig & Tiritilli, P.C., L.L.O., is proud to announce that Marcy Rabe Hascall, JD’03, has joined the firm as an associate attorney focusing on domestic relations and estate planning matters.
Robert L. Liberty, JD’05, has joined the Omaha law firm of Parsonage Vandenack Williams as an associate practicing in the areas of business, real estate, succession planning and healthcare.