Attorney Profiles

Douglas G. Pauley

Douglas Pauley is the President of the firm. He practices in the areas of personal injury, workers compensation, social security, civil litigation, estate planning and probate, business and corporate law, and real estate and property law.

EDUCATION:

University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D. 1981
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A. with distinction

ADMITTED: 1981 Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
2008 Colorado Barristers and National Trial
MEMBER:

American Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
American Trial Lawyers Association
Adams County Bar Association
National Member of the Order of the Barristers
Thomas Stinson Allen Appellate Moot Court
University of Nebraska College of Law National Trial Competition Team

SEMINARS ATTENDED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

Seminar Date
NCLE Annual Real Estate Seminar Sep. 12, 2008
Estate and Business Planning May 15 & 16, 2008
Farm & Ranch Estate and Business Planning May 14, 2008
Anatomy for Lawyers & Paralegals: Understanding & Presenting Medicine in a Meaningful Way Nov. 29, 2007
NCLE Annual Real Estate Seminar Sep. 14, 2007
Estate and Business Planning Seminar May 10-11, 2007
NCLE Estate Planning and Probate Seminar March 9, 2007
Helping Your Client Select the Best Entity Option Jan. 18, 2007
2006 Workers' Compensation Seminar Sep. 29, 2006
Commercial Real Estate Seminar August 10, 2006
2005 Real Estate Seminar Sep. 8-9, 2005
Estate and Business Planning Seminar May 12-13, 2005
Workers' Compensation Seminar April 22, 2005
2005 Estate Planning and Probate Seminar March 11, 2005
UNL College of Law - Revisiting Younger's 10 Commandments October 1, 2004
Nebraska Medicaid Workshop May 21, 2004
Advanced Estate Planning Techniques - Maui, Hawii Feb. 19-21, 2004

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Christopher A. Johnson

Chris A. Johnson is the Vice President of the firm. He practices almost exclusively in the areas of family and juvenile law, focusing primarily on custody issues.

ADMITTED: Nebraska, 1993
EDUCATION:

University of Nebraska at Lincoln, J.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.A.

MEMBER: Nebraska State Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY: Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Nebraska Bar Association. Mr. Johnson has also spoken at the latest Family Law Update Seminar to other family law practitioners and judges throughout the State of Nebraska.

SEMINARS ATTTENDED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

Seminar Date
Family Mediation Training Sep. 16-19, 2008
Annual Family Law Seminar July 18, 2008
Honing Your Skills Deposition Workshop April 18, 2008
LB554 Training for Domestic Intimate Partner Abuse: Family Law Screening and Practice Strategies December 7, 2007
Guardian ad Litem Training - Center on Children, Families, and the Law October 4, 2007
Annual NCLE Family Law Update July 21, 2006
Mangrum of Nebraska Evidence May 18, 2006
40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing Jan. 22-29, 2006
Case Valuation Strategies November 9, 2005
Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice/Divorce Training August 5-7-2005
Family Law Update 2005 July 15, 2005
Advanced Issues in Divorce June 3, 2005
Mangrum on Nebraska Evidence March 11, 2005
Litigation Skills Seminar - "Take a Killer Expert Deposition" October 20, 2004
NATA Practice Pointers October 22, 2004
NCLE Family Law Update 2004 July 23, 2004
HIPAA for Employers in Nebraska February 26, 2004

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Kevin K. Knake

Kevin Knake is an associate of the firm, having joined the firm in May, 2006.  He practices primarily in the areas of criminal law, juvenile law, personal injury, workers compensation, and civil litigation.  He was previously the Assistant Hall County Public Defender in Grand Island, Nebraska, from 1991 to 2006; and one of the City Prosecutors and Deputy Platte County Attorneys in Columbus, Nebraska, from 1988 to 1991.

EDUCATION:

University of Nebraska College of Law, 1988
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1985

ADMITTED: 1988 Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
MEMBER:

Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
Adams County Bar Association
National College of DUI Defense, Inc.

SEMINARS ATTENDED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

Seminar Date
Trucking Litigation and DOT Regulations in Nebraska and Iowa July 22, 2008
DUI Defense Seminar June 6, 2008
Lawyers Sleeping Pills: Case Management Nov. 6, 2007
NATA Fall Seminar "Practice Pointers" Oct. 5, 2007
Guardian and Litem Training - Center on Children, Families and the Law Oct. 4, 2007
Law Update for Lawyers Feb. 23, 2007
Taking Depositions of Experts Feb. 16, 2007
The 25 Credibility Arguments for Deposition and Trial, and Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses for Deposition and Trial February 1-2, 2007
Advance Writing and Editing for Lawyers:  The Nuances of Excellence in Paragraphs and Sentences Oct. 19, 2006
Workers Compensation in Nebraska June 29, 2006
DUI Defense for the 21st Century June 6, 2006
Proving Damages:  David Ball on Damages April 21, 2006
Criminal Law UPdate IX June 3, 2005
Pre-Trial Issues in Criminal Defense April 21, 2005
A Symposium on Jury Selection Techniques Oct. 21, 2004
Twelfth International Conference
Child Abuse Allegations:  Separating Fact from Fiction Oct. 14-15, 2004
Winning DUI Defense Techniques June 4, 2004

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