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With an office in Kearney & Plattsburg Missouri,  D. Shane Murphy assists clients throughout Northwest Missouri and appears in the Circuit Courts of Clay County, Clinton County, Dekalb County, Platte County, Ray County, Caldwell County, Buchanan County, and Eastern Jackson County.  Mr. Murphy also appears regularly in the Municipal Courts of Kansas City, Kearney, Liberty, Platte City, Smithville, Excelsior Springs, Richmond, Gower, Lathrop, Plattsburg, Trimble, and many other jurisdictions.Additionally, The Murphy Law Office, PC provides a wide array of legal services regarding estate planning, corporate transactions, small business matters and real estate.    Our client-centered approach includes offering you the choice of flat fee legal representation or a more traditional hourly fee structure. Our flat fee option can give you the peace of mind that you know upfront what your case will cost, with no surprises. Our experience, however, has shown that some clients are more comfortable with an hourly fee structure. We give you the choice.Choosing a lawyer can be a difficult decision. We encourage you to contact Mr. Murphy and his staff at to discuss your legal situation and get answers to your questions.

Nicole Mailahn represents clients in several different areas of law, but works primarily in family law, custody, guardianships/conservatorships and workers’ compensation.. In her family law practice, Nicole works with clients who have simple uncontested divorces to cases involving custody litigation, including requests to relocate to another state. She also assists clients enmeshed in domestic violence situations. Nicole is well attuned to understand the underlying issues and motives involved in these types of cases. In addition to the standard issues with custody, she also addresses the division of the assets and debts, as well as property issues implicated in divorce cases (e.g., tracing of premarital and nonmarital assets and debts, Grace awards, application of Van Newkirk exceptions, valuation of business entities).. Nicole regularly assists clients dealing with relatives or close friends in need of assistance with their financial or medical needs by setting up a guardianship or conservatorship. In this role, she is skilled in performing all primary and supplementary work involved, such as reaching out to medical providers to confirm the necessity of an appointment, as well as assisting with annual reporting and accounting that is court ordered after an appointment. She regularly participates in guardianship/conservatorship training classes to answer questions newly appointed guardians and conservators may have.. In handling juvenile cases, she is often appointed Guardian Ad Litem, whose role is to protect the best interest of the child during the course of a juvenile legal proceeding. Her passion for representing the best interests of minor children who have been either abused or neglected makes her dedication to and authority in this practice more effectual in bettering the interests of all involved. Nicole also defends parents who have lost custody of their children due to alleged neglect or abuse allegations and works diligently with her clients so that their children can return to a safe home as quickly as possible.. At Jacobsen Orr, Nicole also serves as the primary attorney for workers’ compensation cases. She has successfully handled several workers’ compensation trials in which her clients were awarded temporary total disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, payment of past and future medical expenses, attorney fees and vocational rehabilitation services. Nicole has appeared in front of the workers’ compensation review panel and has also argued workers’ compensation cases to the Nebraska Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.. In addition, Nicole regularly deals with workers’ compensation questions posed by corporate clients. Working on behalf of the employer, Nicole has drafted several stipulations and settlements resolving all claims on behalf of the employer and employee. She has also defended employers that did not have the proper insurance coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Act. She is adept in communicating with employees, employers and insurance companies to comply with the Workers’ Compensation Act, working to resolve disputes without initiating a lawsuit.

Nic Norton is an associate at Jacobsen Orr and focuses his practice on litigation, including insurance defense, commercial and business litigation, and disputes involving contracts, securities, tort claims, agricultural issues and estate-related issues. Nic has appeared before various county and district courts across Nebraska, as well as the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Nebraska Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.. Nic's practice also encompasses general business matters, including the drafting of various agreements and corporate documents. He commonly works with small business owners, up-and-coming entrepreneurs, farmers and professionals. Nic earned a degree in business administration and accrued career experience in marketing, public relations and sales prior to attending law school, which helps him understand the objectives of clients whose legal concerns demand equal consideration with the realities of their business. His experience is especially valuable in viewing situations from a variety of angles before determining the best way to present a claim, pose a defense or negotiate a contractual term.. Having assisted clients with everything from harassment cases to constitutional challenges of city business ordinances to multimillion-dollar contract disputes, Nic's broad experience enables him to quickly relate to clients in varied situations to understand the context and underlying realities of the matters with which they are faced.

Mr. Brandt is an associate with Anderson, Klein, Brewster & Brandt. His  practice focuses on civil litigation and appeals, personal injury, criminal defense,  and domestic relations.  Mr. Brandt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, focusing on Political Science and Philosophy. In 2007, He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln focusing on litigation. During law school, Mr. Brandt served as a law clerk for the Nebraska Solicitor General and a law clerk in the civil appellate division of the Office of the Nebraska Attorney General. Mr. Brandt is a member of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, and currently serves as President of the Phelps County Bar Association. Mr. Brandt practices from the Kearney, Holdrege and Minden offices.

Liz practices primarily in general criminal and civil law.  Additionally, Liz is a certified Guardian Ad Litem, whose role is to protect the best interest of children during the course of a juvenile proceeding.. Liz is a 2015 Sterling Honors graduate from the University of South Dakota School of Law, where she graduated second in her class and served as Editor-in-Chief of the South Dakota Law Review.  While in law school, Liz also competed in a national trial team tournament in Puerto Rico and served as graduate assistant to the Dean and writing professors where she assisted in legal writing instruction and individually tutored first-year law students.  She was the recipient of multiple academic and writing scholarships and twelve Deans Awards for Academic Achievement, which are awarded to the student with the highest grade in each course.   Liz received her dual Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice and Political Science, with Honors, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2010 and is native to the Kearney area, having graduated from Elwood High School.  Liz currently resides in Amherst.. Liz has experience in both state and federal court.  During her undergraduate studies, Liz interned at the Buffalo County State’s Attorney’s office, and before law school, she served as a bailiff/courtroom clerk in Buffalo County Court.  After obtaining her law degree, Liz served as a law clerk for the Honorable Roberto A. Lange of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota in Pierre.

Justin Herrmann’s practice is focused on representing clients primarily in the areas of criminal defense, employment law, business, real estate, wills and trusts, estate planning and probate. However, he also has experience representing clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including real estate disputes, contract disputes, probate litigation, employment litigation, personal injury claims, wrongful death claims and more. Although the majority of his work resides in Buffalo County, Justin has represented many clients across Greater Nebraska in all types of matters, particularly in the areas of criminal defense, employment law and estate planning. Justin’s overlapping experience and client-centered practice have made him a sought-after representative across Buffalo County and Greater Nebraska.. Justin’s criminal defense practice consists of regularly representing clients in all types of criminal matters, including both misdemeanor and felony offenses. He has experience in the defense of many major felonies including sex offenses, drug possession and distribution, and theft-related offenses, including robbery and burglary.. Justin’s employment law practice consists of regularly representing both employers and employees in connection with a number of employment issues, ranging from discrimination claims, to wrongful termination claims, to matters arising under the numerous other federal and state laws that may affect the employment relationship. He regularly advises his employer clients on a broad range of employment issues with the goal of minimizing employment claims and/or strengthening the defense of any such claims that might be made against an employer. Similarly, and with the same goal in mind, Justin frequently assists employers with the preparation of personnel policies and employee handbooks, as well as employment agreements, including non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality/non-disclosure, and severance agreements. Should the need arise, Justin is fully prepared to litigate employment claims on behalf of either employers or employees in either the court system or applicable administrative agencies.. Justin’s real estate practice consists of both real estate transactional work, where he regularly represents clients who are selling or buying residential or commercial properties, and real estate litigation.. Justin’s estate planning and probate practice involves helping individuals and families with services that include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, living wills, federal estate tax planning and determinations, Nebraska inheritance tax planning and determinations, special needs trust planning and probate administration.

Dan Lindstrom has developed a broad variety of practice areas since joining the firm in 1986. He first gained proficiency in litigation of a number of subject matters, including insurance, personal injury, business, agriculture, natural resources, water, zoning, annexation and other disputes. Whether litigating in trial courts or appellate courts, or representing clients before administrative agencies and local governmental boards, Dan has many years of experience as an advocate for his clients. This broad experience gives Dan a practical perspective and versatile ability in litigation, as well as in documenting business transactions in ways that may help avoid litigation.. Dan’s farming heritage, agricultural education and interest in agriculture have allowed him to become an advocate for Nebraska agriculture and agribusiness development. This has developed into his extensive work in ethanol and biofuels, resulting in more than a decade of work in the development and operation of plants and litigation associated with them. His ability to speak to and understand both the business concepts and the scientific concepts associated with agri-business makes Dan a valuable resource to his clients. Whether it is a corporate, real estate, construction, livestock, water or a personal injury issue arising in a farming or agribusiness context, his background, education and experience enable him to credibly speak the language of those involved.. Dan has represented parties in matters that are on the cutting edge of water law, including litigation of water rights, the emerging water transfers market, transactional work associated with acquisition of surface water irrigation for purposes of groundwater recharge and stream augmentation, as well as drainage, water quantity and water quality cases. His water law clients include farmers and landowners, insurers, irrigation districts and companies, NRDs, municipalities and other political subdivisions.. Dan has also worked extensively for economic development and business clients in the Kearney area and in Greater Nebraska. In addition to his years of experience in zoning, land use development and tax increment financing (TIF) law, Dan’s general business practice involves business planning, entity creation and corporate work for a number of business, retail and manufacturing clients in the Kearney area. Dan’s experience with farmers and the assets used in farming has allowed him to provide practical advice to farm families seeking counsel on estate and succession planning issues. In addition to serving as general corporate counsel to an ethanol producer, Dan has performed intense litigation work related to the construction and operation of grain, ethanol and biofuels facilities. In this practice area, he has negotiated and documented varied contractual issues with suppliers and buyers of products, with contractors, and in the acquisition of significant company assets.. Dan has been involved in multimillion-dollar cases involving the litigation of corporate governance, finance, insurance coverage and construction issues that involved multiple parties from different states. His depth and range of experience, paired with his lifelong familiarity with Nebraska agriculture, make Dan an obvious choice for legal matters in his practice areas.

Cochran Law founded in 2017 in Kearney, Nebraska and Shane has spent the last decade dedicating himself to the practice of law and providing the best possible outcome for his clients. His experience has built a firm that believes in strong advocation, discretion and professionalism.. Born and raised in Western Nebraska, Shane has not forgotten his roots and has expanded his practice from Central Nebraska and has an office in Sidney to better serve his clients in the panhandle. It has been our honor to serve two strong communities, and so many Nebraskans across the state in a wide variety of legal issues.. We also believe in giving back to the communities in which we practice in, and Shane serves on the board for the Kearney Area Animal Shelter and the Health Center Foundation in Sidney. Being there for our communities is as important to us as it is to be there for our clients.

Brad Holbrook has a multifaceted litigation practice extending throughout the Greater Nebraska area, including bench trials, jury trials and appellate practice. Brad focuses in the areas of family law, commercial, personal injury and estate disputes.. His family law practice often involves families with farming and ranching operations as well as closely held business interests. Due to the nature of divorce, it is crucial that every property issue be fully explored, which requires the tracing of premarital and nonmarital assets and debts (e.g., valuation of stock, partnership and LLC interests; Grace awards; application of Van Newkirk exceptions; valuation of business entities; valuation of farm ground, machinery, equipment and livestock). Brad’s family and divorce cases also frequently involve matters such as custody, visitation, child support, alimony and more.. Brad’s commercial and estate dispute practice has involved multimillion-dollar cases related to business and partnership disputes, the enforcement of buy-sell agreements, the dissolution of going concern business entities, contract disputes, litigation among heirs in business and farming interests, replevin actions related to the enforcement of security interests in real estate, farm machinery, business equipment and livestock, and the interpretation and enforcement of long-term commercial and farming leases. In this context, Brad helps clients reach fair and objective resolution of financial disputes of all sizes and assists his clients to navigate the many lengthy and complex issues that arise in these areas. Beyond law, Brad’s education was concentrated on economics, with a focus in accounting and finance. This background assists Brad as he actively works alongside appraisers, CPAs, bankers, investment representatives, adjusters and economists, among others, and he is able to speak on their terms to expedite much of the detail work in banking, commercial and corporate law.. While Brad’s core expertise lies in handling litigation, he frequently works in transactional matters, such as providing advice to corporate clients on issues of entity formation, buy-sell agreements, stock transfer restrictions, contract, warranty, lending and more. Brad's experience provides a practical perspective and versatile ability in litigation, as well as in documenting business transactions in ways that may help his clients avoid litigation down the road.

BiographyJeffrey C. KnappEducation  Juris Doctor with Dean’s Honors, Washburn University School of Law, 1996  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1983  Kearney High School, 1979Admitted to the practice of law  Nebraska, April, 1997  Kansas, April, 1998Professional organizations  American Bar Association  Nebraska Bar Association  Buffalo County Bar AssociationCivic Activities  Kearney Community Theatre, Board of Directors  Nebraska District Optimist, Lt. Governor Zone 8  Kearney Optimist Club, President and life member  Central Nebraska Auto Club, Treasurer  Nebraska Rod and Custom Association  Member of many national collector auto clubs, including Buick Club of. America, Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Antique Automobile Club of America  American Manchester Terrier Club  Delta Signa Pi business fraternity, alumnus and life member  Phi Delta Phi law fraternity, alumnus and life member