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,…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Midwest lawmakers last week introduced a bill that would provide tax relief for disaster victims stemming from events this spring. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced the Tax Relief Act of 2019. The bill would provide tax deductions for individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters that occurred between January…
Hastings Tribune: Iowa Senators Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley are putting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ river management practices under review Wednesday. Ernst chairs a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing on the corps’ response to the disastrous Missouri River flooding Wednesday morning at 8:30 at Kaufman Hall at 24116 Marian…
The North Platte Telegraph: Nebraska groundwater levels continued to rise in the areas most affected by the 2012 drought, according to a new report from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Conservation and Survey Division. Still, some portions of the state recorded levels below those of the pre-drought years. The annual statewide report, part of a nation-leading…
Omaha World-Herald: Opponents of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a federal court in a lawsuit on Friday to declare that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued a new permit for the project in a bid to get around an earlier court ruling. In November, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled that…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse wrote to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, seeking regulatory relief for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers in the wake of the state’s historic flood. “Agriculture took a big hit, but nobody outworks Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers,” said Senator Sasse. “Nebraska is going to get the job done, and we could use…
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald: Several communities along the Missouri River continue to struggle to restore drinking water service weeks after massive flooding swept through the area. People who live in the affected Nebraska and Iowa towns have had to adjust to boiling water before drinking it or relying on bottled water while officials work to repair…
Omaha World-Herald: Metropolitan Utilities District customers may notice a difference in the taste of their tap water, an MUD spokeswoman said Monday.Flooding, increased snowmelt and rainfall all are factors, Tracey Christensen said. “Although the district has not increased the amount of chlorine in the water, we have increased the amount of time the chlorine is…
Sioux City Journal: FEMA representative Michelle Oliva is becoming quite knowledgeable about Woodbury County. She and a crew of about a dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency workers went door-to-door in Sioux City Monday afternoon, assisting people in registering for disaster assistance from recent flooding. On March 23, President Donald Trump issued an expedited major disaster…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: The Lower Loup Natural Resources District is now offering free water testing to well owners whose supply wells were encroached upon by flood waters. The NRD will test for bacteria in the samples dropped off at the NRD headquarters, 2620 Airport Drive, in Ord. Lower Loup NRD General Manager Russell Callan…
Omaha World-Herald: Every day, Omaha is being forced to dump about 65 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage into the Papillion Creek, near the mouth of the Missouri River. The putrid flow is expected to continue for weeks, if not months, until repairs can be made to the city’s flooded wastewater treatment plant near Bellevue….
Rapid City Journal: Officials in the Omaha area are re-evaluating the city’s flood-control measures, shortly after heavy rains caused dozens of counties and cities in the state to declare a state of emergency. A flash flood event caused by heavy rain in the Papillion Creek Basin is Omaha’s biggest flooding vulnerability, John Winkler, the general…
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: Leo Hoehn swears by the benefits of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). “We’re in a water deficient area,” said Hoehn, who farms in the Pumpkin Creek area about 20 miles southeast of Gering. “There were a number of things that we could do to reduce our usage of water, CREP being one…
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