Law Day 2019

Omaha Law League Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Fifty years ago, wives of local lawyers and judges decided to band together for camaraderie and support. They created the Omaha Lawyers’ Wives organization and elected Patty Buckley as their first president.

They submitted their original article of incorporation as a nonprofit on Feb. 20, 1969. Seven years later, almost to the day, they changed the group’s name to the Omaha Law League Foundation Inc. in order to better reflect their membership, which included judges, lawyers and others interested in their mission

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Public Service Awards: Dedicated to Telling the Stories of the Omaha Bar Association

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Two journalists have dedicated their careers to the importance of telling the stories of the legal community in Omaha.

Through their positions at The Daily Record, these two women have shaped the relationship between the Omaha Bar Association and the city’s daily legal newspaper, a relationship that stretches back to the beginning of both organizations in the late 1800s.

This year’s Omaha Bar Association Public Service Award honors The Daily Record publisher Lynda Henningsen and local news editor Lorraine Boyd.

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Robert M. Spire Public Service Award: Fenner’s Legacy Spans Generations in Legal Community

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The legal profession owes a debt of gratitude to Creighton University Law Professor G. Michael Fenner.

Fenner helped preserve the Nebraska State Bar Association in the immediate aftermath of its court-mandated transition to a voluntary membership. Fenner has facilitated visits by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to teach law seminars at Creighton for more than two decades. On a personal level, Fenner has mentored, encouraged and supported countless law students and young attorneys as they began their careers.

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Civility a Common Thread Among First Amendment Freedoms

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Democracy requires participation from its citizens, who in turn need to have the information and understanding necessary to evaluate complex decisions.

The First Amendment freedoms that compose this year’s Law Day theme – “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society” – are the basis of representative government and are integral to the U.S. Constitution’s promise of the “Blessings of Liberty.”