PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
| EDUCATION: | University of Nebraska, B.S., 1992
University of Nebraska, J.D. with high distinction, 1995 |
| ADMITTED: | Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska, 1995
United States District Court of Nebraska, 1995 United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1995 Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, 1995 United States District Court of Iowa, 1995 |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | Order of the Coif
The Order of the Barristers Research Editor, Nebraska Law Review 1993-1995 Member, National Moot Court Team Lincoln Bar Association Nebraska State Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association |
| SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: | Nebraska Law Review Article, "The Incidental Matters Rule and Judicially
Created Exceptions to the Nebraska Public Meetings Law: A Call to the Legislature
in Meyer v. Board of Regents, 510 N. W2d 450, Neb. App. 1993"
73 Neb. L. Rev. 456.
National Council of School Attorneys, 1997, Termination of School Employees: Legal Issues & Techniques, April 1997, "Evaluations," James B. Gessford & R. J. Shortridge. National Council of School Attorneys, November 1992, Inquiry & Analysis: "Fax Machines & Schools: Legal Ramifications & Practical Suggestions." (Contributing Author). National Council of School Attorneys, April 1995, National School Law
Seminar, San Francisco, California: "Evaluation of Employees." (Contributing
Author).
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| SELECTED LITIGATION: | Startracker Studios v. Korg. U.S.A., Doc. 97B, Page 2463 (County
Court of Lancaster County, Neb.) (products liability action; defense of
manufacturer).
Schanou v. Lancaster County School District No. 160, 863 F. Supp.
1048, 94 Ed. Law Rep. 1333 (1994), vacated with instructions to dismiss
complaint 62 F.3d 1040 (8th Cir. 1995) (Gideon Bible distribution on school
sidewalk; First Amendment issues).
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| SELECTED TRANSACTIONS: | Negotiated and closed several transactions in excess of one hundred
million dollars in loan sales, corporate buyouts, and various other corporate
transactions.
Actively litigated and negotiated matters with the federal and state
banking regulatory authorities.
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| PRIOR RELEVANT
EMPLOYMENT: |
Law Clerk to the Honorable G. G. Fagg,
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1995-1997 |