Black tie optional was the dress code for this year’s Barristers’ Ball, held annually. 560 registrations were received for the April 13, 2024 gala. Held at the Embassy Suites in LaVista, Nebraska, conversation among colleagues, dinner and dancing to the KC FLO band melded with fun and spirited bidding in the silent and live auctions. The whimsical evening’s theme was “An Evening In Wonderland.”

Robert M. Spire, the prolific Nebraska lawyer and philanthropist who inspired the award for attorneys to honor their devotion to public service and education, believed in law as a catalyst for change.  Spire award winners demonstrate a commitment to the public’s knowledge of the law.  Each year on Law Day, two service awards are presented: The Robert M.

A Dozen Influencers

The role of a county commissioner in local politics is less understood than the impact the seven Douglas and five member Sarpy Board of Commissioners have on policies and budget matters impacting their constituents.

To understand the somewhat divisive and misunderstood concept of gerrymandering that has real consequences in parts of the United States, it helps to begin with the concept from the decisively midwestern view of Nebraska election officials.