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…
Mark Fahleson’s consistent dedication to the practice of employment and labor law continues to be recognized by both peers and nationally acclaimed publications. Since 2006, Mark has been listed as one of Nebraska’s leading employment lawyers in Chambers USA — an honor that remains in the publication’s 2018 edition. Chambers USA 2018 ranks Mark in…
During its premier event in recognizing individuals and organizations that shape Nebraska’s artistic landscape, on May 8, 2018, the Nebraska Arts Council held the biennial Governor’s Arts Awards to honor this year’s recipients. The council’s board presented the 2018 Leonard Thiessen Award to Rembolt Ludtke attorney Bob Nefsky for his extraordinary contributions to the…
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…
Sioux City Journal: Ida Grove city leaders and residents disagree on whether fluoride should continue to be placed in the city water supply, so residents in the Ida County town seat may be surveyed on the subject. Ida Grove Councilman Doug Clough on Friday said the fluoride issue at hand may be placed as a…
Kearney Hub: The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) is opening enrollment in the Encouraging Producer Innovation through Conservation (EPIC) allocation buy-back program, which will help the District meet obligations under its Integrated Management Plan. The EPIC Program provides financial incentives for producers to help the District reduce consumptive use and reach its resource management…
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: Once the costs were revised, Terrytown is about ready to start work on the next phase of its project to completely update the city’s water system. The city has already completed its connection with Gering, which is providing water for Terrytown. The next two phases are to upgrade the city’s water mains and…
Norfolk Daily News: Water quality in the Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District is becoming an issue. “In recent years, we have been seeing an increase of nitrates in the ground water in the Bazile Creek watershed and also in central Cedar and Knox counties. We started wondering what’s going on with our surface water,”…
Kearney Hub: Meeting reports included an overview by CNPPID Government and Public Relations Manager Jeff Buettner of some water-related bills in the Nebraska Legislature. One, LB134, would reinstate a 3-cent levy authority for natural resources districts within basins that have designated fully appropriated or overappropriated areas. Those NRDs are required by the Nebraska Department of…
Sioux City Journal: A company facing opposition from environmentalists and landowners as it works to build an $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has cleared another hurdle by obtaining a state water permit, though the matter could still end up in state court.State Engineer Garland Erbele on Thursday…
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: A bill introduced by State Sen. John Stinner, of Gering, which would reinstate the 3 cent levy authority for fully or over-appropriated natural resources districts, was heard before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee on Wednesday afternoon. Fully and over-appropriated natural resources districts, such as the North Platte NRD, are districts directed by the state’s…
Sioux City Journal: A regional water system providing water to communities in southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa awarded an $8.2 million contract Thursday for construction of 10 miles of a new pipeline near Sioux Center, Iowa. The low bid, under the $11 million initially budgeted for the project, was submitted by Carstensen Contracting of…
Kearney Hub: A JEO Consulting Group study has determined that Buffalo County’s Ravenna Lake is not feasible as water-holding site for a possible groundwater recharge project. Results of that study were part of General Manager Russell Callan’s report at Thursday’s Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board meeting in Ord. Callan told the Hub that water…
The Grand Island Independent: The City of York will be contracting with Olsson Associates for the formulation of a water system master plan. The project will cost the city $44,725 – the city already budgeted $45,000 for this to take place in this fiscal year. York Public Works Director Mitch Doht explained to the council,…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: The Nebraska Supreme Court recently confirmed the authority of a natural resources district to impose groundwater management requirements and levy penalties on a landowner. The Supreme Court said the Lower Loup Natural Resources District had authority to impose sanctions on Robert J. Prokop of Wilber, who owns land in Nance County….
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