Nebraska Education Law
State of Nebraska v. Karsen H. Rezac
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> on December 23, 2022, two vehicles collided near the intersection of 20th and Washington Streets in Lincoln, Audible gunshots followed. Police officers responding to the scene found Kupo Mleya in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle. Mleya had suffered "gunshot wounds" and died f... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - NE)Anita J. Peterson v. Timothy G. Petersen
Kearney, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the wife and husband in a divorce action seeking dissolution of their marriage.<br> <br> <br> Timothy and Anita met on a "Farmers Only" online dating service and were married in December 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Anita moved out of the parties' home on January 6, 2020, and filed a complaint for dissolution of marriage a few days later. She requeste... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - NE)IN RE INTEREST OF ROME R., A CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. STATE OF NEBRASKA V. LEROY R.
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Juvenile Law lawyer represented appellant with appealing the order continuing temporary custody of his minor child . </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Sara G. is the biological mother of Rome R., born on July 22, 2021. Upon Sara's admission <br> to the hospital to give birth to Rome on July 22, she initially tested po... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - NE)CHRISTOPHER M. STEPHENS V. JENNIFER J. STEPHENS, NOW KNOWN AS JENNIFER J. STONE
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing an order which modified the decree that dissolved Jennifer's marriage. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Jennifer and Christopher were divorced pursuant to an agreed-upon decree entered by the <br> district court on January 15, 2015. As a part of the consent decree, J... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. STACEY B. SCHALLER
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing from his convictions for two counts of third degree sexual assault of a child charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> On October 6, 2020, the State filed an information in the ... More...
$0 (06-06-2022 - NE)KRISTIN J. GAFFNEY V. TYLER H. CHAPPELEAR
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Custody lawyer represented appellant with appealing the order of awarding the parties joint legal and physical custody. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Kristin and Tyler H. Chappelear are the biological parents of two children: Olivia A. <br> Gaffney-Chappelear, born in August 2013, and Maddux J. Gaffney-Chappelear... More...
$0 (06-05-2022 - NE)Mark A. Brisso v. Tracy A. Brisso </center<
<br> Lincoln, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties in a dissolution case in which defendant sought support alimony.<br> <br> Mark and Tracy were married in June 1995. They had one child who is now an adult. When the parties married, Mark was in his second year of medical school and worked part-time as a pharmacist. Although Tracy was employed full-time as a nurse when the parties ma... More...
$0 (04-12-2022 - NE)LINDSEY T. CAIN V. PAUL S. CAIN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing the decree dissolving his marriage. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Paul and Lindsey were married in December 2005, and they have five children who were <br> born between 2006 and 2014. In 2009, the parties moved to Africa for mission work, and in 2011, <br> they ret... More...
$0 (04-08-2022 - NE)WHITNEY J. ROTHWELL V. JORDAN K. SCHNEIDER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Custody lawyer represented appellant with appealing an order modifying custody. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Rothwell is the biological father and Schneider is the biological mother of a daughter, born <br> in 2014. In December 2016, a district court in Iowa issued a final order on Rothwell's petition to <br> esta... More...
$0 (04-08-2022 - NE)GWYNNE S. SWAHN, NOW KNOWN AS GWYNNE S. GONNERMAN V. CURTIS H. SWAHN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing from an order denying her complaint to modify alimony obligations. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Following trial, a decree of dissolution was entered on December 17, 2010, dissolving the <br> marriage between Curtis and Gwynne. The decree awarded Gwynne the marital... More...
$0 (04-07-2022 - NE)STEFFEN P. HERRERA V. VICTORIA G. HERRERA
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with moving to modify the marriage dissolution decree. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Steffen and Victoria were married in 2004. Four children were born during their marriage: <br> Osiris, born in 2006; Karma, born in 2007; Sylvia, born in 2009; and Viviana, born in 2012. <br> Vic... More...
$0 (04-07-2022 - NE)Jane Doe v. Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges
Omaha, Nebraska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an education law theory.... More...
$0 (03-16-2022 - NE)MARLENE E. CHELLI V. BUFFY BACA ET AL.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from the court's dismissal of her action against Legacy Primary School, LLC. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Chelli filed an action in August 2019, individually and on behalf of her two minor <br> children, in the district court against the school; an amended compla... More...
$0 (02-17-2022 - NE)LINDSEY T. CAIN V. PAUL S. CAIN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing the order dissolving his marriage. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Paul and Lindsey were married in December 2005, and they have five children who were <br> born between 2006 and 2014. In 2009, the parties moved to Africa for mission work, and in 2011, <br> they retu... More...
$0 (02-17-2022 - NE)Bryan M. Cech v. April L. Cech, now known as April L. VanAndel
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing<br> a motion for contempt. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> 1. Background<br> April and Bryan were previously married and had one child, <br> Addyson Cech, born in 2010. In November 2011, the district <br> court entered a dissolution decree awarding the parties joint ... More...
$0 (02-17-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. BRAXTON S.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Braxton S. with robbery; kidnapping, and use of a firearm to commit a felony charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In June 2020, Braxton was charged in Sarpy County District Court with robbery, a Class <br> II felony; kidnapping, a Class II felony; and use of a firearm to commit a felony, a Class IC felon... More...
$0 (05-28-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. ARTWIONE D. MANN
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Artwione D. Mann with a possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to distribute charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Mann was initially charged by information with possession of a controlled substance <br> (methamphetamine) with intent to distribute, a Class II felony, and possess... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. CAVIN D. COOPER II
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Cavin D. Cooper II with count 1, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person; count 2, first degree assault; and count 3, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On July 31, 2018, Dominick Hill was shot multiple times near an Omaha convenience <br> store. W... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. LOUIS F. FRENCH, JR.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Louis French, Jr. with terroristic threats, a Class IIIA felony, and possession of a deadly weapon (not a firearm) by a prohibited person, a Class III felony charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On August 16, 2019, an information was filed charging French with terroristic threats, a <br> Class IIIA felo... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. SHAWN M. HOWELL
<center><h2><font color="red">Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Shawn M. Howell with <i> arguing that the court should have allowed him to withdraw his plea, that it should have sentenced him to probation, and that it considered improper evidence in sentencing him resulting in an excessive sentence. .</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The State filed an information charging ... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. CLINT A. THAYER
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Clint A. Thayer with <i> arguing that the district court abused its discretion in imposing excessive sentences.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On February 11, 2020, Thayer entered pleas of no contest to count I, attempted first degree <br> assault, a Class IIA felony; count II, third degree domestic assault (... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Lorenzo R. Montoya,
<center><h2><font color="red">Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Lorenzo R. Montoya with <i>appealing his jury conviction of refusal to submit to a chemical test with two prior convictions, a Class IIIA felony, and the conviction by the district court of refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test (PBT), a Class V misdemeanor charges.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In Au... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. GREGORY S. CODY,
<center><h2><font color="red"> - Criminal defense attorney represented Gregory S. Cody with <i> appealing his conviction for first degree sexual assault and his sentence of 12 to 16 years' imprisonment.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> In July 2016 around 2 a.m., Lincoln Police Officer Cody along with other Lincoln Police<br> Officers responded to a call that A.H., who was missing and... More...
$0 (01-23-2021 - ne)State of Nebraska v. Abram K. Sollman
<center><h2><font color="red"> - Criminal defense attorney represented Abram K. Sollman with <i> appealing his conviction of motor vehicle homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and reckless driving..</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> At about 6 p.m. on February 1, 2019, Sean Nowling was<br> traveling westbound on Interstate 80 when "[a]ll of a sudden [he heard] honking of a ... More...
$0 (01-23-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. PHILLIP M. GALVAN, JR., ALSO KNOWN AS PHILLIP GALVIN
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Phillip M. Galvan, Jr. with <i> challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, the district court's decision to allow the jury to rehear a recording during deliberations, and his sentence.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In June 2018, Galvan was charged with the first degree sexual assa... More...
$0 (01-22-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DANIEL B. HARDEN,
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Daniel B. Harden with <i> appealing from his conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, and sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On February 13, 2018, the State filed an information charging Harden with count I, first<br> degree murder, a Class IA felony, and count II, use... More...
$0 (01-12-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. BERRY L. TAYLOR
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Berry L. Taylor with <i> appealing from his convictions and sentences in the District Court for Douglas County, for domestic assault, robbery, and strangulation.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> On January 16, 2019, Omaha police officers were dispatched to investigate a domestic<br> incident and met wi... More...
$0 (01-11-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DALE W. BUESCHER
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dale W. Buescher with <i> appealing from an order of the Lancaster County District Court affirming his convictions and sentences in the county court for Lancaster County for disturbing the peace, injuring or destroying the property of another, and depositing refuse or filth on the property of another, all in viola... More...
$0 (01-11-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DAVID GONZALEZ-GARCIA
<center><h2><font color="red">Omaha, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant David Gonzalez-Garcia with <i> arguing that the district court erred in admitting several exhibits into evidence, that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the sentence imposed was excessive.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On November 14, 2018, Elizabeth Casey, a school soc... More...
$0 (11-30-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. CHRISTOPHER D. REDLIGHTNING
<center><h2><font color="red">Little Rock, AR - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Christopher D. Redlightning with <i>appeals his plea-based convictions and sentences in the district court for Merrick County for one count of attempted first degree sexual assault of a child and one count of attempt to induce/authorize a child to participate in pornography</h2></font></b></i></center>... More...
$0 (11-04-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. ARTHUR C. SIMPSON
<center><h2><font color="red">Omaha, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defenda nt Arthur C. Simpson with <i> appealing from his convictions in the district court for Douglas County for assault by strangulation, negligent child abuse, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and use of a deadly weapon (firearm) to commit a felony.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> The charges in this case ... More...
$0 (11-04-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. MICHAEL C. ROBINSON
<h2><font color="green">Omaha, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Michael C. Robinson charged with <i>domestic assault in the third degree and damage to property in violation of the Omaha Municipal Code.</h2></font></b></i><br> <br> On September 26, 2018, Robinson was charged in the county court with two offenses<br> arising out of an incident which occurred on September 23, 2018:... More...
$0 (10-16-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. STEVEN M. CAPORALE
<h2><font color="green">Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster charged with <i>distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).</h2></font></b></i><br> <br> On January 9, 2019, the State filed a complaint alleging that Caporale distributed<br> methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school zone in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat.<br> § 28-416(4)(a)(ii)... More...
$0 (10-16-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. RAMON R. WATKINS
Omaha, NE - Criminal Defense Attorney, child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury<br> <br> <br> In March 2018, the State charged Watkins with two counts of child abuse resulting in<br> serious bodily injury. The State asserted that both charged offenses happened on or about February<br> 23. The alleged victims were two of Watkins’ minor children, R.W. (then 16 months old) and A.W. <br> - 2 ... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. HAROLD L. STONE
Hebron, NE - Criminal Defense Attorney, first degree sexual assault of a child, one count of child abuse<br> <br> <br> In June 2016, Stone was charged by information with five counts of first degree sexual<br> assault of a child and one count of child abuse. The amended information alleged Stone sexually<br> penetrated the victim, H.W., on five separate occasions in 2014 and 2015, at a time when... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. LARRY MULLINS
Nebraska City, NE - Criminal Defense Attorney, sexual assault and child abuse<br> <br> <br> On May 24, 2018, the State filed an information charging Mullins with nine offenses: count<br> I, first degree sexual assault of a child; count II, third degree sexual assault of a child; count III,<br> incest; count IV, first degree sexual assault of a child; count V, third degree sexual assault of a<br> ... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JEVAUGHN ERWIN, JR.
Omaha, NE, Criminal Defense Attorney, assault in the first degree, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony<br> <br> A criminal complaint was filed in the county court on September 26, 2019, charging Erwin<br> with assault in the first degree, a Class II felony, and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony,<br> a Class IC felony. The case was bound over to the district court on October 18. On O... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. RAMON R. WATKINS
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br> <br> 1. PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS<br> In March 2018, the State charged Watkins with two counts of child abuse resulting in<br> serious bodily injury. The State asserted that both charged offenses happened on or about February<br> 23. The alleged victims we... More...
$0 (09-09-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. HAROLD L. STONE
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In June 2016, Stone was charged by information with five counts of first degree sexual<br> assault of a child and one count of child abuse. The amended information alleged Stone sexually<br> penetrated the victim, H.W., on five sep... More...
$0 (09-08-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. MATTHEW L. WHITAKER
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/photo?DcsId=77075"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On November 20, 2018, the State filed an information in the district court, charging<br> Whitaker with operating a motor vehicle during a license revocation period, a Cla... More...
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