Weather Alert

EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening. 

All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well. 

Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations. 

Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.

Sherman P . Willis

Instructor

Contact

ShermanWillis@creighton.edu
Faculty - Law Adjunct

Sherman P . Willis

Instructor

Mr. Willis is a State Farm agent and law/insurance instructor at Metropolitan Community College. Prior to joining State Farm and MCC, Mr. Willis was in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Group and worked in its Omaha legal office. Previously, he was an associate with Fraser Stryker PC LLO. 
 
He received his bachelor's degree from Grinnell College, earned a law degree from the University of Iowa (while senior managing editor of the Iowa Law Review), and is currently pursuing a doctorate in education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Willis clerked for the Hon. Henry T. Wingate, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He has insurance, law, securities, and mortgage licenses in Nebraska and Iowa. He has earned the RICP and CAP insurance designations and is currently pursuing the ChFC. 
 
Mr. Willis has long been involved with several professional and community organizations, including the Greater Omaha Chamber (Executive Committee), Omaha Children's Museum (Past Board Chair), Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center (Former Board President), Urban League of Nebraska (Former Board Chair), and Omaha Public Library (Former Trustee). 
 
He has received several recognitions, including Leadership Omaha Class 36, Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award, 100 Black Men of Omaha Man of Honor Award, State Farm Outstanding Community Engagement Award, Nebraska State Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, and Nebraska State Bar Association Award of Appreciation.

Position

Instructor