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Born: Chula Vista, California, October 21, 1956

Education: University of Nebraska, (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1983)

Admitted to Bar:1983, Nebraska

Member: Omaha Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and American

Bar Association; Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
 

Instructor: National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Practice Emphasis: Civil Litigation including Professional Medical Malpractice

Defense, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation,

and Professional Licensing Matters

Professional Experience:

Jury Trials: 1st chair attorney in over 70 jury trials, Nebraska jury trials in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, in Lincoln and Omaha, in state district court in Boyd, Butler, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, Madison, Platte, Saunders, Sarpy and Washington County District Courts; In Antelope, Douglas Sarpy and York County Courts, and in Omaha Municipal Court; and in Iowa jury trials in Adams and Pottawattamie County District Courts.

Bench Trials: Lead counsel in numerous bench trials in district and county courts in Nebraska

and Iowa

Appellate Work: Oral arguments before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, The Nebraska

Supreme Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals

Arbitration Cases: Lead counsel in two construction arbitration cases

Bankruptcy Trials:  Lead counsel in bench trials in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the

District of Nebraska

Arbitration Experience: Arbitrator in construction dispute cases

Mediation: Mediator in construction and personal injury cases

Published Cases