At its Consultation of January 16, 2019, the Nebraska Supreme Court appointed Rembolt Ludtke partner Tim Engler to serve as a member of the newly-created Civil Justice Reform Committee. The committee, which is housed within the Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, will analyze the civil justice system in Nebraska and consider methods for improvement. …
Members of Rembolt Ludtke’s Agriculture practice group routinely work with Nebraska ag producers to assist them in their legal needs, including the intricate details involved with exporting their products outside of the U.S. Recently, Rembolt Ludtke partner Mark Fahleson spent time in Hong Kong meeting with United States trade officials to discuss the impact of…
Rembolt Ludtke associate attorney Alex M. Lierz was recently elected to the At Large position on the Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Lierz will serve an initial 2-year term for the Section. “I am very excited to be more involved with the Section and to be able…
Each summer Rembolt Ludtke welcomes Summer Associates — more commonly known as law clerks — to the firm in order for these talented people to gain more insight to a legal career. Lily L. Ealey — one of our Summer Associates — began her pursuit of a career in the fields of biology and medicine…
Each summer Rembolt Ludtke welcomes Summer Associates — more commonly known as law clerks — to the firm in order for these talented people to gain more insight to a legal career. Madison L. Huber — one of our 2018 Summer Associates — hails from North Dakota, and currently attends law school at the University…
Rembolt Ludtke LLP—one of the region’s fastest growing and most dynamic law firms—is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Alex M. Lierz as the firm’s newest associate attorney. Ms. Lierz joins Rembolt Ludtke after successfully completing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable William B. Cassel of the Nebraska Supreme Court. At Rembolt Ludtke, Ms….
Each summer Rembolt Ludtke welcomes Summer Associates — more commonly known as law clerks — to the firm in order for these talented people to gain more insight to a legal career. Thomas J. Chvala — one of our 2018 Summer Associates — was raised in O’Neill, NE. Tom’s respect for legal work and his…
At the Seniors Foundation’s annual Keystone Awards Luncheon, Mark Richardson — Rembolt Ludtke attorney and president of the Seniors Foundation — presented the 2018 Keystone Award to Coleen Seng. Seng was honored for her 50+ years of service to improving the quality of life for Lincoln seniors. Seng has served as Lincoln’s mayor from 2003-2007,…
Tara Tesmer Paulson, a partner with Rembolt Ludtke LLP, was awarded the “Rising Star Award” by the Nebraska Defense Counsel Association at its annual meeting on June 1st in Lincoln. The NDCA’s Rising Star Award is awarded to attorneys whose primary practice is defending civil lawsuits who are “skilled in representing defendants in civil actions” and…
Kearney Hub: Two action items for the Upper Prairie/Silver/Moores Flood Control Project in northwest Grand Island were approved by the Central Platte Natural Resources District’s board of directors at their February meeting. The board approved purchased of a real-time monitoring and data logging equipment for $30,368. The equipment consists of water level sensors, cameras, and…
Des Moines Register: Residents of Bagley in Guthrie County have been warned not to drink tap water after unsafe levels of manganese were discovered in their public supply. And it’s unclear when the water will be OK to drink. The town of about 300 people, approximately 60 miles northwest of Des Moines, issued a public notice Friday to…
Sioux City Journal: Missouri River reservoirs are prepared to capture what’s expected to be above-average runoff in 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday said forecast runoff for the year is 28.4 million acre-feet, 112 percent of average. Storage in the six reservoirs currently is at 56.1 MAF, leaving the entire 16.3 MAF…
McCook Gazette: Some water customers on the west side of the city will see better pressure on hot days after a major improvement project is completed on West Fifth and G. The McCook City Council approved Monday night with other consent agenda items an engineering agreement with Miller & Associates, Consulting Engineers, P.C., for the…
Lincoln Journal-Star: Voters will decide in May whether to continue the Lincoln tradition of paying for stormwater construction projects with bond issues, funded through property taxes. The Lincoln City Council approved the $9.9 million stormwater bond election issue on a 6-0 vote Monday, with Councilman Jon Camp absent. Since 1977, Lincoln voters have approved 14 other…
The North Platte Telegraph: The Upper Republican Natural Resources District will have its annual public hearing for the Rock Creek Augmentation Project at its regular meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be at 10 a.m. MT at the NRD office, 511 E. Fifth St., Imperial. The Rock Creek Augmentation Project report is available at urnrd.org/resources. According to…
The Grand Island Independent: The Lower Loup Natural Resources District will continue to pursue funding for a drought study. LLNRD Information and Education Coordinator Larry Schultz told the Kearney Hub a grant was sought from the Nebraska Water Sustainability Fund for $52,260 of the estimated $92,000 total cost.He said the LLNRD request was the highest…
McCook Gazette: While most people associate the NRD’s with managing ground water usage, Jack Russell, manager of the Middle Republican Natural Resource District, told members of McCook Rotary that the district accomplishes that function in a variety of ways. For example, it applies for and receives water sustainability grants. The grants provide funding for installing…
The Daily Nonpareil: An Iowa commission has rejected a proposal from two environmental groups to adopt stricter standards for the state’s nearly 160 recreational lakes, saying the effort would be too expensive. The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission rejected the proposal Tuesday because of the $205 million estimated cost, The Des Moines Register reported. The cost “per capita…
The Columbus Telegram: Under pressure from Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it would move toward setting safety limits for a class of highly toxic chemicals contaminating drinking water around the country. Environmentalists, congressional Democrats and state officials countered that the agency wasn’t moving fast enough. Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler released an “action…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: The Environmental Protection Agency has rescheduled public hearings on the updated Waters of the U.S. definition. The hearings were scheduled to take place during the government shutdown, but were postponed. The hearings will be held on February 27th and 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. The EPA, along with the Army Corps…
The North Platte Telegraph: Officials say the reservoirs along the Missouri River are ready to handle the floodwaters that are expected to flow into the system this year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has the full flood storage space available in the reservoirs, so it is in good shape headed into the…
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