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Pete focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as handling divorce cases across Nebraska. With extensive bench and jury trial experience, Pete was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). ACTL is an invitation only organization reserved to preeminent trial attorneys whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A., with distinction, 1978
University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with high distinction, 1981
Order of the Coif, Nebraska Law Review
Order of the Coif, Nebraska Law Review
Order of the Coif, Nebraska Law Review, 1981
Admissions
Nebraska
Successes
Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rating (1996-present)
Selected for listing in Great Plains Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Plaintiff: 2009-present
Professional/Community
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow (Inducted 2020)
American Board of Trial Advocates Nebraska Chapter (Associate Member 2011)
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (NATA)
1994-present
Past President
Current Board Member
1994-present
Past President
Current Board Member
American Association for Justice (M Club Member)
Nebraska Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member: Tort Trial & Insurance Practice, Litigation, and Environment, Energy and Resource Sections)
Seward United Methodist Church Foundation, Director (2010-present)
Ducks Unlimited Lower Platte South Chapter, Committee Member
Winterfest, Founder (1989-present)
Law Golf League, Founder and participant (1980-present)
Member: The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited
Downtown Lincoln Senior Center Advisory Board, President and Director (1987-1993)
Combined Health Agencies Drive, Lincoln President; and Director (1986-1999)
Southminster United Methodist Church, Administrative Council Chair, Finance Chair (1986-1995)
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Chapter Advisor (1986-1987)
Alumni Association, Director (1986-2004)
Chapter Advisor (1986-1987)
Alumni Association, Director (1986-2004)
United Way Lincoln, Director (1994-1995)
Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Director (1991-1999), Treasurer (1994-1996)
Seward United Methodist Church, Trustee (2002-2007), Mission Committee Chair
The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska Chapter, Board Member
