Legal News

Former Dodge County Attorney’s License Suspended

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 12:00am

The law license of the former Dodge County attorney was suspended last Wednesday by the Nebraska Supreme Court.

The court upheld the suspension of Oliver J. Glass in a case brought to the justices by the Counsel of Discipline. The counsel sought an emergency suspension of his license to practice law in Nebraska.

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Law Firms Lead Way Nationally in LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Policies

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:00am

Law firms continue to be at the forefront of modeling best practices for LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace, including a prominent law firm that is headquartered in Nebraska.

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Speaker Discusses Balance of Privacy, Public’s Right to Know

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:00am

When does the right to privacy end and freedom of the press begin? That was the question raised by David McCraw, deputy general counsel for The New York Times Company, during a continuing legal education session co-hosted by the Nebraska Paralegal Association and ARMA.

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Ricketts Appoints Post to Lancaster District Court Bench

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am

Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed Ryan S. Post of Lincoln as a judge of the Lancaster County District Court.

Post, 34, has served as Civil Litigation Bureau Chief for the Nebraska Department of Justice since May 2017. His judicial appointment is in the state’s 3rd Judicial District, which spans Lancaster County.

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Governor Appoints Homolka as County Judge in 5th District

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am

Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed Lynelle Homolka of Central City as a county court judge in the 5th Judicial District.

Homolka, 46, has served as the Merrick County attorney and Central Nebraska Youth Services administrator since 2011. The 5th District consists of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward and York counties.

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After Years, Hamilton Answered Call to Join Legal Profession

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 5:00am

Hallie Hamilton had always wondered if she would end up in law school.

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Douglas County Discusses Plans for Vaccinating Courts

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 4:00am

Criminal trials and court hearings ground to a halt last year after the onset of the pandemic.

While some hearings and other court proceedings have continued with the aid of video conferencing, courts found that holding trials and jury panels to be infeasible.

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3 Finalists Picked in 1st District Vacancy

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:00am

Three finalists were selected last week for a county court vacancy in the 1st Judicial District.

Jeffrey A. Gaertig of Beatrice, Lee M. Timan of Beatrice and Richard R. Smith of Cook were selected by members of a judicial nominating commission. Those names were forwarded to Gov. Pete Ricketts.

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Sharp to Serve as Nebraska’s Acting U.S. Attorney

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 12:19pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska will have an interim leader until President Joe Biden names a successor who receives Senate confirmation.

Jan W. Sharp, the first assistant U.S. attorney, was designated last week to take over as acting U.S. attorney upon Joe Kelly’s departure at the end of the month, the office announced in a news release.