Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law (JD, 2008)
- Creighton University (BA, 2005)
Admissions
- Nebraska (2008: Sustaining Member)
- Iowa (2009)
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (2009)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa (2009)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa (2012)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2015)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (2024)
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Transportation Lawyers Association, Member, (Freight Claims, Casualty Litigation and Motor Carrier Committees)
- Conference of Freight Counsel, Member
- Nebraska Trucking Association, Member
- DRI, Member
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), Member
- Listed: Martindale-Hubbell, AV/Preeminent Rating
Reported Cases
Representative Matters
- Union Pacific R. Co. v. Beemac Trucking, LLC, 929 F.Supp. 2d 904 (D. Neb. 2013)
- Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Southern Pride Trucking, et al., 331 F.Supp.35 956 (D. Neb. 2018)
- Pitts v. Genie Industries, Inc., 302 Neb. 88 (2019)
- Fergin v. XPO et al., 955 F.3d 725 (8th Cir. 2020)
- Topp's Mechanical, Inc. v. Kinsale Insurance Company, 968 F.3d 854 (8th Cir. 2020)
- Saif v. Atlantic States Insurance Company, 29 Neb. App. 442 (2021)
- Clark v. Scheels All Sports, Inc., 314 Neb. 49, 49 (2023)
- Strahan v. McCook Hotel Group, LLC, 317 Neb. 350 (2024)
Representative Matters
- Successfully advocated for the adoption of the reasonable approximation standard for Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) reimbursement class action in the District of Nebraska.
- Defense jury decision where Plaintiff sought $50,000,000 in connection with truck accident involving claims of permanent physical injuries and PTSD. Jury returned verdict of $125,000 which was significantly less than last pre-trial offer by client.