NSBA Recognizes Legacy of Its 50, 25 Year Members
La Vista – The Nebraska State Bar Association celebrated the contribution of its 50- and 25-year members with a recognition lunch on Oct. 11 near the conclusion of the association’s Annual Meeting.
Outgoing NSBA President J. Scott Paul welcomed the honorees and praised the success of the state bar’s annual gathering.
“We tried to make it like a homecoming weekend – like a football game weekend,” he said. “You’ve got people coming back, seeing people, hopefully, lawyers and friends that they haven’t seen in a long time and having the opportunity to celebrate their practice together as lawyers and also get a little bit of quality CLE.”
Creighton University School of Law Professor Patrick J. Borchers delivered a video presentation that looked at what was happening in the world, Nebraska and the legal profession 50 years ago.
Beyond milestones like the moon landing, 1969 saw the installation of Warren Burger as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the Warren Court era. Among other cases, the court considered Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community Schools.
“It turned out to be a very important First Amendment case, establishing the right of students to speak without disruption in the school setting,” Borchers said.
Here are the NSBA members honored at the luncheon:
50 Year Members
Chris M. Arps, Papillion
David A. Barton, Elkhorn
Charles B. Baumer, Los Angeles, Calif.
James M. Bausch, Omaha
Robert J. Becker, Omaha
James L. Birkel, David City
Martin M. Bohac, Papillion
John K. Boyer, Omaha
Ronald R. Brackle, Fairbury
Kermit A. Brashear, Omaha
Daniel J. Cole Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.
John T. Connor II, Woodstock, Ga.
Joel Davis, Houston, Texas
James J. DeMars, Lincoln
R. Stanley Ditus, Henderson, Nev.
James L. Donat, Denver, Colo.
George L. Duranske III, Bemidji, Minn.
John D. Ellsworth, Omaha
Hon. J. Michael Fitzgerald, Fort Calhoun
Joseph M. Freimuth, Castle Pines, Colo.
Stephen E. Gehring, Omaha
Hon. James T. Gleason, Omaha
J. Michael Gottschalk, Omaha
Melvin C. Hansen, Omaha
Jerry P. Herold, Omaha
John J. Horan, Nebraska City
Daniel K. Jackson, Omaha
Kile W. Johnson, Lincoln
Rodney W. Johnson, Ashburn, Va.
Virgil K. Johnson, Omaha
Nile K. Johnson, Blair
Michael D. Jones, Omaha
H. Jerome Kinney, Omaha
William J. Klimisch, Surprise, Ariz.
Larry D. Kohler, Germany
Jimmie Lee Kuhn, Bellevue
Nicholas J. Lamme, Fremont
William M. Lamson Jr., Omaha
John A. Larson, Lincoln
D. Steven Leininger, Palmer
Kent O. Littlejohn, Casey, Ill.
Russell E. Lovell II, Des Moines, Iowa
Douglas W. Marolf, Lincoln
Jerome A. Merwald, Omaha
Robert E. Miller, Lincoln
Kent J. Neumeister, Omaha
David C. Nuttleman, Venice, Fla.
Michael R. O’Malley, Omaha
Leroy W. Orton, Lincoln
Robert L. Oswald, Chesapeake, Va.
Samuel J. Owen, Golden, Colo.
Thomas R. Pansing Jr., Omaha
William J. Patrigo, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Edelbert F. Phillips, St. Charles, Mo.
James D. Pruss, Omaha
Martin C. Ricks, Omaha
Hon. Patrick G. Rogers, Norfolk
Fred V. Scarpello, Washoe Valley, Nev.
Carl Schuman, Butte
Jon A. Sedlacek, Blair
Michael J. Shaughnessy, St. Paul
Gary D. Street, Loveland, Ohio
Gale D. Tessendorf, Columbus
Herman G. Thompson, Southern Pines, N.C.
Robert C. Weaver, Bethesda, Md.
John J. Weiler, New Orleans, La.
Richard L. Weill, Denver, Colo.
Daniel E. Wherry, Lincoln
Thomas E. Whitmore, Omaha
John M. Wilcox, Denver, Colo.
Wayne P. Williams, Hyattsville, Md.
John A. Wolf, Grand Island
Richard W. Wright, Fairbanks, Alaska
L. Bruce Wright, Lincoln
Richard G. Zevitz, Hallandle Beach, Fla.
25 Year Members
Virginia A. Albers, Omaha
Daniel J. Alberts, Lincoln
Jean E. Ambrose, Omaha
Richard A. Anzalone, Omaha
John M. Baker, Omaha
Susan Neujahr Beel, Valentine
Brett W. Berg, Omaha
Theresa Marie Bima-Reeves, Omaha
Deborah A. Birgen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Theodore R. Boecker Jr., Omaha
Brandi Bosselman, Grand Island
Thomas M. Braddy, Omaha
Mark L. Brasee, Omaha
James F. Brewster, Sorrento, Fla.
Tony J. Brock, Lincoln
David L. Brown, Lincoln
Jon C. Bruning, Lincoln
Darrell Lee Bryan, McAllen, Texas
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, Dallas, Texas
Patrick P. Carney, Norfolk
Thomas H. Cellilli, III, New York, N.Y.
Terisia K. Chleborad, Eagle River, Alaska
Roberta L. Christensen, Omaha
John D. Clausen, Phoenix, Ariz.
Mary Pat Coe, Omaha
Don J. Connot, Omaha
Kenneth J. Cool, Castle Pines, Colo.
John C. Coots, Washington, D.C.
Dale W. Cottam, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Glenda L. Cottam, Omaha
Jeff T. Courtney, Omaha
Hon. Nathan B. Cox, Papillion
Ryan K. Crayne, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mark R. Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Ronald D. Crowl, Omaha
William P. Dahlquist, Denver, Colo.
Andrew G. Davis, Omaha
Elizabeth J. Davis, Chicago, Ill.
Darrel R. Davison, Columbus, Ohio
Kelley S. Deases, Bellevue
Michael S. Degan, Omaha
Mark E. Dietrich, Omaha
Paul R. Dietsch, Omaha
David E. Dilley, Fort Collins, Colo.
Karen A. Ditsch, Plano, Texas
H. Dale Dixon III, Omaha
Richard Patrick Dooling, Lincoln
Shaun F. Downey, Omaha
Ronald T. Dowse, Knoxville, Tenn.
Catherine Dunn Whittinghill, Omaha
Robert A. Eckerson, Lincoln
J. Adam Edmund, Harrison
Steven R. Ellis, Omaha
Kent E. Endacott, Lincoln
Amy L. Erlbacher-Anderson, Omaha
Stephanie M. Ewen, Papillion
Annette Farnan, Papillion
Shawn J. Farritor, Grand Island
Andrew M. Ferguson, Omaha
Rachel Lynn Foley, Independence, Mo.
Col. Mary M. Foreman, Falls Church, Va.
Leta F. Fornoff, Fremont
John C. Fowles, Lincoln
Janel M. Fuhrman, Leawood, Kan.
Hon. Jeffrey J. Funke, Lincoln
Jason P. Galindo, Lincoln
James D. Garriott, Omaha
Bruce R. Gerhardt, Omaha
Karen Givens, Omaha
Jill H. Goldstein, Omaha
Stephen A. Gontis, Rio Rancho, N.M.
Jonathan David Gordman, Springfield, Va.
Elizabeth A. Govaerts, Lincoln
Shurie R. Graeve, Omaha
Roger L. Grandgenett, II, Las Vegas, Nev.
Willis W. Gray, Sammamish, Wash.
Rebecca K. Hall, Stayton, Ore.
Mark Kevin Hansen, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Frederick T. Harris, Des Moines, Iowa
Vance E. Haug, Chadron
Joe M. Hawbaker, Omaha
Camille R. Hawk, Omaha
Carla Heathershaw-Risko, Omaha
David L. Heim, Omaha
Cynthia S. Hemmer, Cibolo, Texas
Robert J. Henry, Kansas City, Kan.
Daniel J. Higgins, Alexandria, Va.
Bryan R. Hill, Omaha
Timothy G. Himes Sr., Omaha
Joni L. Hoffman, Berthoud, Colo.
John L. Horan, Lincoln
Robert W. Hotz, Lincoln
Jeffrey J. Huber, Omaha
Stacey Hultquist, Omaha
Jayne Hutton, Bellevue
Jennifer A. Huxoll, Lincoln
Shawn M. Ilg, Omaha
Bernard J. in den Bosch, Omaha
Bell Island, Gering
Andrea M. Jahn, Omaha
David F. Jasper, Centennial, Colo.
Mikki C. Jerabek, Omaha
Mildred L. Johnson, Missouri City, Texas
Julie Jorgensen, Omaha
Jay B. Judds, Lincoln
Louis J. Kesthely Jr., Olympia, Wash.
John A. Kinney, Omaha
John R. Klein, Omaha
Mark Francis Klein, Alexandria, Va.
Lawrence Paul Kline, Papillion
Melanie Knoepfle, Columbus
Ryan R. Kolpin, Cherokee, Iowa
Lori J. Kolpin, Aurelia, Iowa
Melody A. Kramer, San Diego, Calif.
Kristie Stootsberry Kully, Washington, D.C.
Paul H. Ladehoff, Columbia, Mo.
Jim Langenberg, Washington, D.C.
Rene Charles Lapierre, Sioux City, Iowa
Rick Scott Lear, Madison, Ala.
Ronald J. Lee, Omaha
Jaquelin Gay Leef, Sidney
Jennifer S. Liliedahl, Lincoln
John M. Lingelbach, Omaha
Hon. Michael L. Long, Madison
Laura A. Lowe, Lincoln
Jeanelle R. Lust, Lincoln
Kurt D. Maahs, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Karen L. Mackey, Sioux City, Iowa
Hon. Julie A. Martin, Omaha
Ronald Woods Martin, Washington, D.C.
Amie C. Martinez, Lincoln
Thomas K. Massey, Lincoln
Heather A. Masten, Live Oak, Texas
Michael G. Matthews, Omaha
Michael J. Matukewicz, Omaha
Gary M. Mayfield, Port Orange, Fla.
Caren L. McCurdy, Bremerton, Wash.
Lesa A. McDermott, Custer, S.D.
Richard T. McDougall, York
Jeffrey P. McGinnis, Bentonville, Ark.
Kurt J. McLey, Prairie Village, Kan.
David M. McManaman, Lincoln
Hon. Kevin R. McManaman, Lincoln
Scott A. Meyerson, Omaha
Paul A. Mihulka, Omaha
Audra M. Mitchell, Kansas City, Mo.
Timothy L. Moll, Lincoln
Michael G. Monday, Omaha
Carlos Alberto Monzon, Lincoln
Nicole M. Mooney, Denver, Colo.
Denise M. Moore, Omaha
Jane S. Moore, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kristin J. Morrissey, Omaha
Brian P. Morrissey, Omaha
Rochelle A. Mullen, Omaha
William J. Munn, Aurora, Colo.
Ralph Murdock Jr., Omaha
Edean M. Murray, Storm Lake, Iowa
William M. Muth Jr., Maple Plain, Minn.
Denise D. Myers, Cairo
Jonathan Nash Jr., Omaha
Stephen H. Nickel, Deep Gap, N.C.
Eucharia E. Nnadi, Henderson, Nev.
Richard A. Novak, New Braunfels, Texas
Michael L. Nozicka, North Platte
Rosemary C. O’Connor, Boulder, Colo.
Allyn M. O’Connor, Skokie, Ill.
Turan P. Odabasi, Lincoln
Melissa R. O’Rourke, DeCorah, Iowa
Donald Robert Owen, Omaha
Michelle L. Owens, Omaha
Lisa Anne Pach, Tampa, Fla.
Jeffrey T. Palzer, Omaha
Lory Ann Pasold, Seward
Michelle A. Peak, Mansfield, Texas
Dennis G. Peatrowsky, Omaha
John L. Pemberton, Atlanta, Ga.
Kristin Petersen, Lincoln
Bradley Allen Philson, Lincoln
Susan Poser, Chicago, Ill.
Amy E. Prenda, Lincoln
John J. Reefe III, Omaha
Eileen E. Reilly, Omaha
Donald M. Riddick, West Point, Ga.
Randall R. Ritnour, Lincoln
Hon. Randin R. Roland, Sidney
Wayne Curtis Rollag, Chicago, Ill.
Elizabeth A. Row, Sioux City, Iowa
Douglas William Ruge II, Omaha
Patrick R. Runge, Omaha
Gina L. Schaecher, Tysons Corner, Va.
Douglas E. Schelwat, Commerce City, Colo.
Kristin N. Schelwat, Centennial, Colo.
T. Parker Schenken, Denver, Colo.
Marcia J. Scott, Lincoln
Mary Rebecca Seidl, Joplin, Mo.
Kelly T. Shattuck, Omaha
Suzanne M. Shehan, Omaha
Sandra Lee Silva, Benson, Ariz.
Adam J. Sipple, Omaha
Kevin J. Slimp, Omaha
Stephen L. Smith, Omaha
Shaylene M. Smith, Crete
Todd E. Smith, Omaha
Mark D. Spiers, Lincoln
Vikki S. Stamm, Kearney
Lisa T. Stewart, Portsmouth, N.H.
DeAnn C. Stover, Lincoln
Scott D. Strait, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jennifer J. Strand, Lincoln
Hon. Susan I. Strong, Lincoln
Patrick J. Sullivan, Papillion
Steven D. Sunde, Plattsmouth
Elizabeth M. Tanous Tomonelli, Omaha
Kimberley Taylor Riley, Jefferson City, Mo.
Patrick H. Tott, Sioux City, Iowa
Thomas J. Tracy, Omaha
Francisco A. Vila, Fairfax Station, Va.
Kent Vriezelaar, Sioux City, Iowa
Craig W. Wagner, Lincoln
Kay L. Wallerich, Mankato, Minn.
Dianne Wallwey, Spencer, Iowa
Todd W. Weidemann, Omaha
Christine Weidemann, Omaha
Hon. Lawrence E. Welch Jr., Plattsmouth
Lisa M. Wellendorf, Omaha
Kelly J. Werts, Humboldt
Randall L. Wertz, Lincoln
Patrick John White, Riverside, Ill.
D. Bryan Wickens, New Albany, Ind.
Mark R. Widell, Edmond, Okla.
Christopher M. Wilczewski, Omaha
Todd D. Wilson, Centerview, Mo.
Judith Ann Wolf, Omaha
Thomas C. Wolfe, Leawood, Kan.
Jon Worthman, Alliance
Tracy Zitnik, Seattle, Wash.
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