
Judgeship
2011 – present
Judge of the County Court, 4th Judicial District
(Douglas County)
Experience
2003 – 2011
Private practice of law - Omaha, NE
1990 - 2003
Respeliers & Harmon, PC - Omaha, NE
1985 – 1990
Respeliers & DiMari, law clerk & associate - Omaha, NE
1984 – 1985
Douglas County District Court Judges - Omaha, NE
law clerk & research associate
1981 – 1984
Thompson, Crounse, Pieper, Quinn, & Wallace - Omaha, NE
law clerk & research associate
Education
Creighton University School of Law, 1983
Juris Doctorate
Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD, 1980
Bachelors of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Judicial/Law Related Activities
Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Member, Commission on Children in the Courts
Honors and Awards
Recognition for contributions to the legal program for Volunteers Assisting Seniors, 2010, service as the attorney for Legal Clinic he helped establish in 2004 and providing pro bono legal advice to the elderly
Foster Grandparent Program Certificate of Appreciation, 2009
Volunteer Service Award, 1994 & 2006, Volunteers Intervening for Equity
Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, 2003
Senior Companion Program Award of Recognition, 2001
Mount Marty College Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1993
Teaching & Publishing
Volunteers Assisting Seniors, developed and taught in the training class and accounting review for guardians and conservators since 1994, pro bono;
Author, 1996 – present, articles dealing with all aspects of probate law, guardianships and conservatorships, in 16 publications for the National Business Institute
Lecturer/Author, on aspects of the Nebraska Juvenile Code