Legal News

27 Nebraska Firms Among Nation’s 5,000 Most Successful Companies

Published by admin on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:00am

Two law firms were among the 27 Nebraska companies recognized as part of the nation’s most successful companies in 2019.

Forty Years Later, Pioneering Women Judges Savor Place in History

Published by admin on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:00am
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter met with members of the National Association of Women Judges, many of whom he had appointed to the federal bench. Second and third left of Carter are Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980, and Mary Murphy Schroeder, appointed to the 9th Circuit Court in 1979. (Courtesy Murphy Schroeder via U.S. Courts)

Federal Judge Sylvia Rambo first thought of a legal career in the 1940s when her school bus drove by a local law school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

“It was like a voice came out of nowhere,” she recalled, “saying, ‘You’re going to be a lawyer.’”

Judges Give Insight into Best Practices in Courtrooms

Published by admin on Fri, 08/23/2019 - 1:00am
Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Jonathan J. Papik gives remarks at the Omaha Bar Association Bench Bar Brief at the AIM Exchange Building, 1905 Harney St., on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. (Photo by Scott Stewart)

Practicing law requires taking into consideration the venue and the judge who is hearing the case, so it’s helpful to hear directly from those judges about the best way to approach proceedings.

Hearing to Determine Juvenile Court Vacancy

Published by admin on Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:00am

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing Sept. 10 to determine whether a judicial vacancy exists in the Douglas County Juvenile Court.

The meeting follows the retirement of Judge Douglas F. Johnson of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County.

Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman Has Generations of Clients

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 2:00am

The trip from 17th and Farnam to 90th and Dodge doesn’t feel that far zipping along in today’s modes of transportation. But when one considers where 90th and Dodge was when Abrahams Kaslow and Cassman LLP was founded 75 years ago, it marks quite a journey.

Creighton Law Students Back on Campus

Published by admin on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 12:00am

Students have returned to classes at the Creighton University School of Law.

First-year students started out last Tuesday with orientation, and they began classes Thursday, while second- and third-year students are starting classes today.

PromiseShip to Expand Lawsuit to Include Saint Francis Ministries

Published by admin on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am

PromiseShip plans to expand its lawsuit against the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and Nebraska Department of Administrative Services to include the new child case management provider that intends to replace it beginning next year.

Nebraska Supreme Court Attorney Services Division Sets CLE Date

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Supreme Court Attorney Services Division Fall CLE Program has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8.

CIP Announces Registration Open for Children’s Summit

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Court Improvement Project (CIP) has opened registration for the 2019 Children’s Summit.

This year’s Summit focuses on “Progress through Prevention.”

UNL Hosts International Trade Conference With Nebraska Farm Bureau, Offers Free CLEs

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Registration is open for a one-day international trade conference hosted by the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in collaboration with Nebraska Farm Bureau.

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