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Bonnie Boryca is a member of Erickson | Sederstrom’s labor & employment, litigation, and appellate practice groups. Her practice focuses on advising and resolving employment matters, complex commercial and business litigation, technology litigation, and trust and estate disputes. Bonnie has the experience to assist clients in reaching resolutions and achieving results. Bonnie frequently advises employers and business owners regarding HR policies and procedures. She helps guide emplo...
Pam Bourne represents management exclusively on workplace legal issues. Her main focus is on preventative employment law issues. Pam’s goal is to help clients prevent employment claims from arising and to advise on HR strategies that will result in a sound defense position should a claim occur. In connection with this goal, Pam provides day-to-day counseling on a variety of employment issues (e.g., hiring, E-Verify, I-9 compliance, discipline, discharge, performance evaluations, employm...
Bob Cannella is a native Nebraskan who has practiced law at the firm since graduating from law school in 1972. Bob’s principal legal activities are in the areas of higher education law and the counseling and representation of employers in employment, labor relations, employment discrimination, and preventive employment law matters. Bob fills the lead role in the firm’s representation of Metropolitan Community College, and in that role he works closely with the administration and B...
Daniel Carnahan focuses his practice on a variety of real estate matters, business and corporate transactions, and estate planning and administration. Dan routinely assists clients with various real estate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, development matters, commercial leasing transactions, financing transactions, and tax-deferred exchanges. He advises clients on business and corporate matters, including the formation of business entities and related governance matters, busi...
Dan graduated cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 2013. He is a member of Erickson | Sederstrom’s Estate, Probate and Trust Law Division. Dan’s practice consists of estate and gift planning, trust administration, probate of client estates, and federal and state taxation.
Bill acts as General Counsel for and business advisor to a diverse group of businesses, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multi-generational family owned companies. As a former CPA and Tax Consultant for a national accounting firm, Bill uses his extensive knowledge and experience in legal, tax and financial matters to advise entrepreneurs, boards of directors, business managers and investors. Bill has extensive experience and knowledge in merger and acquisition, securities, tax and real estat...
Jerry Friedrichsen is Chair of the Litigation Department at Fitzgerald Schorr, where he has practiced since joining the firm in 1979 following a clerkship with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Jerry’s 35 years of trial and litigation experience is defense oriented, concentrating on insurance litigation, both coverage and defense; commercial litigation; products liability; professional liability and litigation representing governmental subdivisions. Jerry has be...
EDUCATION Creighton University (J.D., 1978) Creighton University (B.A., Cum Laude, 1975) PRACTICE EMPHASIS Civil Litigation Insurance Litigation Business Litigation Fire & Explosion Litigation Professional Liability Personal Injury Litigation HONORS & AWARDS Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers The Best Lawyers in America Great Plains Super Lawyers Fellow, American Bar Foundation Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society Spirit of Creighton Award
Christopher E. Hoyme is a principal in the Omaha, Nebraska, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Chris represents management nationwide in all facets of employment litigation. He has successfully defended employers across the country in over 40 federal and state courts, as well as before numerous federal and state administrative agencies across the country. Chris looks for practical solutions for clients facing litigation. He believes in a proactive, preventive approach to dealing with employment iss...
Virgil K. Johnson has practiced with Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C for over forty years. Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in both corporate law and estate planning. His corporate law experience includes formation and representation of start-up and public companies with significant experience in financing and purchasing businesses and franchises, mostly within the technology and manufacturing industries. His estate planning experience includes will and trust creation and the administration of...
Peter is a determined and steadfast lawyer that specializes in employee benefits and ERISA matters. His experience includes serving as counsel in mergers and acquisitions with respect to employee benefit plans and due diligence; representing clients before the IRS and Department of Labor; providing retirement plan design counsel and documentation for corporate, tax-exempt and governmental entities; and advising clients with respect to prohibited transaction exemptions and fiduciary obligation...
Bob Lepp provides counsel to employers in all areas affecting employee relations including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, discipline and termination, EEOC charges, state and federal litigation and appeals. He also provides counsel to health care facilities in all aspects of operation including employment, Medicaid and Medicare, survey and certification, resident rights and regulatory compliance. Additionally , Bob represents companies and individuals in a broad range of commercial disputes...
EDUCATION University of Florida (L.L.M., Taxation, 1979) Creighton University (J.D., Cum Laude, 1978) Creighton University (B.S., Cum Laude, 1975) PRACTICE EMPHASIS Estate Planning & Probate Tax Law Corporate & Business Law Real Estate HONORS & AWARDS University of Florida Richard B. Stephens Award for Outstanding Student (1979) Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Great Plains Super Lawyers The Best Lawyers in America
Michael Matejka joined the Omaha office of Woods Aitken in 2007 after practicing nearly 25 years with another local firm. He is one of Omaha’s most respected real estate lawyers, who complements his practice with additional specialties in business and taxation law. Mike’s experience includes real estate development, leasing, like–kind exchanges, and tax planning for real estate transactions. Mike is an active member of the Nebraska Bar Association’s Real Estate Practic...
With over 40 years of legal experience to his credit, Frank Mihulka joined Woods Aitken in 2008. He is one of the area’s most respected mortgage attorneys, and is one of three Nebraska attorneys named a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Frank puts his expertise to work for clients primarily in the real estate, banking and financial, business entity, related transactions practice areas, and estate planning. Frank also has significant experience representing agricultur...
Jim has experience representing clients with commercial, financial and bankruptcy related legal issues. Clients have come to Jim with challenges involving credit limitations, cash flow problems, collection issues and many more situations faced by business owners. When counseling a client on how to move forward, Jim uses a common sense approach to address complicated business matters. Jim believes in prompt resolution and minimizing the impact of any course of action on his client’s busi...