Nebraska Equal Protection Law
United States of America v. Juan Gomez, et al.
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens
Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest<br> with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.<br> <br> 1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -<br> tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable<br> to the prosecution.<br> <br> 2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - NE)<H2> United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II
Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591.<br> <br> Federal and state laws treat<br> trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not ... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Joya M. Kinney </h1></h1>
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography.<br> <br> Joya M. Kinney, 45, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 24, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for one count of embezzlement from an organization that received federal benefits. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Kinney to ... More...
$0 (10-25-2025 - NE)Jama R. Young v. Corey R. Miller
Lincoln, Nebraska pro se Plaintiff sought a protective order.<br> <br> Miller and his counsel separately filed requests for a hearing to show cause for why the protection order should not be renewed. Miller's request stated he was contesting the renewal "on multiple grounds"; Miller's counsel requested a hearing because the request for renewal was untimely made pursuant to statute. The court grant... More...
$0 (07-22-2025 - NE)Whitney Belina v. Travis Belina
Madison, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties in a protective order case.<br> <br> The district court for Madison County granted Whitney Belina an ex parte domestic abuse protection order against her husband, Travis Belina, for herself and her four minor children. After a show cause hearing, the district court affirmed the domestic abuse protection order for Whitney and the child... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - NE)Elizabeth M. Schroeder v. Jacob D. Schroeder
Seward, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.<br> <br> <br> Jacob D. Schroeder and Elizabeth M. ... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - NE)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)Jamar Adams v. Erika Fuller
Omaha, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties in a paternity and custody dispute.<br> <br> n February 16, 2021, the parties entered into a stipulated order for paternity, custody, and child support. The Douglas County District Court entered an order awarding Jamar and Erika joint legal custody of their son, with Erika receiving sole physical custody. Erika was also granted permission ... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - NE)Gayle Misle v. Linda Shrier, et al.
Lincoln, Nebraska trust law lawyers represent the parties in a breach of fiduciary duty dispute.<br> <br> <br> In February 2019, Gayle filed a complaint, which she later amended, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duties by Linda Shrier and Marsha Misle-Haugland individually and as cotrustees of the Abram Misle testamentary trust for failure to properly administer, account, and report on trus... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Ramiro Hernandez Tziquin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Bald Eagle </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Possessing Bald Eagle </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Ramiro Hernandez Tziquin, age... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - NE)Michael Casement v. Jamee Casement
<h2><br> Lincoln, Nebraska divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution act including property division.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2008, the parties purchased a plumbing and sewer repair business from Michael's father called Casement Trenching, LLC, that they operated as an S-Corporation. During the marriage, Michael did all of the fieldwork while Jamee served as the business' off... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Brenda K. Banks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b>Omaha Nonprofit Director Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud </h2></center></i><br> <br> Brenda K. Banks, 61, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 4 months' imprisonment. There is no par... More...
$0 (04-02-2024 - NE)Jason Jorgensen and Jamie Jorgensen v. Superior Nationwide Logistics, Ltd.
Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.<br> <br> This case was filed in the District Court of Washington County, Nebraska, CI 23-00159, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> Plaintiff challenged the jurisdiction of the court and sought remand.<br> <br> Nebraska is a modified comparative fault state ... More...
$0 (10-27-2023 - NE)Jacqueline Damon v. Navsav Holdings, LLC
Omaha, Nebraska employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued her former employer challenging a restrictive covenant in an employment contract.<br> <br> <br> Jacqueline Damon was an at-will employee of Universal Group, Ltd. Damon who was then a resident of Omaha, Nebraska, started working for Universal in 2014. That same year, Universal promoted Damon to the position of Account Manager, a... More...
$0 (08-25-2023 - NE)Megan M. Stanek v. Sarpy County
Omaha, Nebraska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> Employment discrimination is when an employer treats an employee or applicant differently because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.<br> ... More...
$0 (07-27-2023 - NE)Ellen Rogers v. Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming to have been discriminated against in accommodations.<br> <br> <br> Upon consideration of the parties' joint request for entry of a Protective Order, (Filing No. 19), the Court enters the following Protective Order governing the disclosure of confidential Discovery Material by a Producing Party to a Receiving Par... More...
$0 (06-13-2023 - NE)Kathy Belcastro-Gonzalez v. City of Omaha, et al. </h2
Omaha, Nebraska civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants under 42 U.S.C. 2000e claiming to have been discriminated against because of her sex.<br> <br> The following facts are gleaned from the Order on Pretrial Conference, Filing No. 105 at 1-2; the parties respective statements of uncontroverted facts, Filing No. 86, Defendants' Brief at 1-6, Filing No. 95, Plaintiff's Brief... More...
$0 (09-23-2022 - 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)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JAMES L. FISHER
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of first degree sexual assault on a child-second charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> On March 9, 2015, the State filed an information charging Fisher with one count of firs... 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)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)State of Nebraska v. Ryan Long
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with assault and battery with a second-degree assault.<br> <br> <br> Ryan Long, age 31, was accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument in 2019 as she sat in her SUV.<br> <br> Long took the stand and admitted that he was a convicted felon and possessed a firearm, which is a felony in Nebraska.<br> <br> 28-309.<br> Ass... More...
$0 (04-06-2022 - 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)Becky Teresa Buderus v. Patrick Scott Buderus
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing an order increasing his child support and modifying the daycare expenses. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Patrick and Becky Teresa Buderus were married in April <br> 2009 in Wayne County, Nebraska. Patrick and Becky had one <br> child together, who was born in 2012. ... More...
$0 (02-17-2022 - NE)Lisa A. Hodgen v. Mark S. Hodgen
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with <br> appealing from the order modifying a decree which dissolved her marriage to Mark S. Hodge. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The parties' marriage was dissolved by decree on February <br> 27, 2018. The decree reflects that the parties were married in <br> 1977, and at the t... More...
$0 (01-26-2022 - NE)Hodgen v. Hodgen
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE – Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing from the order of the Lincoln County District Court modifying a decree which dissolved her marriage to Mark S. Hodgen. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <center><br> <h2><br> INTRODUCTION<br> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Lisa A. Hodgen, now known as Lisa A. Pickett, appeals <br> from the or... More...
$0 (01-19-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Steven Michael Braithwaite, Adam Thomas Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services, L.L.C.
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with violating Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.<br> <br> Steven Michael Braithwaite, Adam Thomas Braithwaite and their company Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS) were sentenced in Omaha, Nebraska, for willful violations of worker safety standards that resulted in two worker deaths, knowing violations of the R... More...
$0 (01-14-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Paw Moo
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods.<br> <br> Paw Moo, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was charged for trafficking in counterfeit goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2320(a)(1).<br> <br> In February 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Anchorage, Alaska, seized a shipment of counterfeit designer purses destined for Moo's reside... More...
$0 (12-19-2021 - NE)United States of America v. Keevan Craig Dean
Omaha, Nebraska conspiracy to distribute drugs and launder the proceeds charge criminal defense lawyer represented <br> Defendant, Keevan Craig Dean, 56, of Omaha, Nebraska, who was with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for conspiracy to launder the proceeds from the drug conspiracy. <br> <br> In mid-2017, a Drug Enforcement Administration t... More...
$0 (05-29-2021 - 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. DONTEVIAN L. BRADLEY
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dontevian T. Bradley with appeals from the order of the Lancaster County District Court denying his motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On the morning of November 15, 2016, Bradley was arguing with his girlfriend outside of <br> an apartment building... More...
$0 (04-26-2021 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Eric L. Ramos
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Eric L. Ramos with <i> appealing the order of the district court for Johnson County, which denied his plea in bar following a mistrial.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On October 19, 2017, the State filed an information charging Ramos with first degree murder, a Class I or IA felony; <br> use of a weapon to c... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - 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. 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. DILLEN C. GARCIA
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dillen C. Garcia with <i> appealing from an order of the district court for Hall County denying his motion to transfer his case from the district court to the juvenile court.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On April 20, 2020, the State filed an information in district court charging Garcia with first<br> degr... More...
$0 (01-22-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. THOMAS R. JONES
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Thomas R. Jones with <i>appealing the order of the district court for Douglas County overruling his motion for postconviction relief following an evidentiary hearing.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> In July 2011, Jones entered no contest pleas to and was convicted of first degree assault,<br> second d... More...
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