Liz has a multi-faceted litigation practice and has appeared in state and federal court, along with frequent appearances in front of the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Nebraska Supreme Court.  Her primary focuses are personal injury  defense, appellate advocacy, and various civil disputes, but she also advises clients in the areas of estate planning, criminal law, contracts, and business organization. 

Her experience in the courtroom, before and after law school, has proven invaluable for her clients. She served as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Roberto A. Lange of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota in Pierre and was a bailiff/courtroom clerk in Buffalo County Court.

Liz was a top-honors graduate from the University of South Dakota School of Law.  She served as Editor-in-Chief of the South Dakota Law Review and received multiple academic and writing awards and scholarships.  She also graduated with two degrees, with Honors, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Criminal Justice and Political Science.  Liz currently resides with her family in Amherst.

Practice Areas

Litigation  |  Business  |  Criminal  |  Personal Injury  |  Juvenile  |  Appellate Work

Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Education

• University of South Dakota School of Law, J.D., with Highest Honors, 2015
  University of Nebraska at Kearney, B.S., Criminal Justice & Political Science, honorable mention, 2010

Professional Organizations

• Admitted:
  Nebraska Supreme Court
  U.S. District Court – Nebraska
  South Dakota Supreme Court
  U.S. District Court – South Dakota
  Kansas Supreme Court
  
  Current:
  Nebraska State Bar Association
       Appellate Section
       Women and the Law  
  Nebraska Association of Trial Lawyers
  Buffalo County Bar Association
  South Dakota State Bar Association
  Kansas State Bar Association
  Kansas Trial Lawyers Association

Community Affiliations

• Current:
  Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy, 2022-2023 Class
  Nebraska Defense Counsel Association, Board Member
  Kearney/Buffalo County CASA, President
  Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, LEADS Blue
  
  Past:
  University of Nebraska-Kearney, GOLD Torch Society, Alumna Mentor
  Leadership Kearney, Graduate - Class #27
  Kearney/Buffalo County CASA, Vice President & Secretary
  Nebraska State Bar Foundation - High School Mock Trial Regional Coordinator

Legal Experience

• Schaaf v. Schaaf (Civil Procedure; Quite Title/Undue Influence), Supreme Court of Nebraska, July 22, 2022
• Wheelbarger v. Detroit Diesel, ECM, LLC & Rodriguez (Civil Jurisdiction), Nebraska Court of Appeals, June 28, 2022
• Ziemba v. Ziemba (Family Law – Custody), Nebraska Court of Appeals, June 14, 2022
• Ag Valley Cooperative v. Servinsky Engineering, PLLC, Johnson System, Inc., Heartland Building Systems, Inc., and Chief Industries, Inc., (Products Liability – Agriculture), Supreme Court of Nebraska, June 3, 2022
• Estate of Severson (Probate), Supreme Court of Nebraska, February 18, 2022
• In re: Angel M (Juvenile Law), Court of Appeals of Nebraska, November 23, 2021
• Estate of Schurman (Probate/Standing of Intervenors), Court of Appeals of Nebraska, October 19, 2021
• Korth v. Korth, (Family Law - Removal of Children from State), Supreme Court of Nebraska, April 29, 2021
• Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC v. B4 Grain, Inc (Commercial Contractual Dispute) Nebraska Court of Appeals, April 13, 2021
• In re Estate of Lowe (Estate Litigation/Undue Influence) Nebraska Court of Appeals, March 9, 2021
• Sawyer-Kociemba v. Kociemba (Family Law) Nebraska Court of Appeals, October 13, 2020
• Huddleston v. Huddleston (Custody & Minor’s Preference) Nebraska Court of Appeals, April 28, 2020
• Guthard v. Guthard (Child Support) Nebraska Court of Appeals, April 14, 2020
• Long v. Warneke (Real Estate) Nebraska Court of Appeals, December 2, 2019
• State of Nebraska v. Dawson W. Trampe (Criminal Law) Nebraska Court of Appeals, July 23, 2019
• Becher v. Hunt Irrigation, Inc. (Insurance Defense/Contract) Nebraska Court of Appeals, June 18, 2019
• State on Behalf of Sawyer R. v. Dusty D. (Family Law) Nebraska Court of Appeals, April 23, 2019
• Blauvelt v. Shanahan (Family Law) Nebraska Court of Appeals, November 13, 2018
• In re Interest of Kane L & Carter L. (Juvenile Law) Nebraska Supreme Court. May 4, 2018.
• Schmaderer v. Schmaderer (Family Law) Nebraska Court of Appeals, October 24, 2017

Publications

• BLOG: The Nebraska Family Visitation Act, December 2019
• BLOG: 2019 Buffalo County Property Valuation & Protest, June 2019
• Chrisp has article published in March/April 2019 issue of Nebraska Lawyer, March 2019
• BLOG: You Just Obtained New Privacy Rights: How Our Nation’s High Court Decided Carpenter v. United States, June 26, 2018
• BLOG Post: Does Your Home or Residential Property Have Enough Carbon Monoxide Detectors? The New Law You Should Know About, April 12, 2017
• BLOG Post: Attention Parents: The Best Gift You Can Give Your Minor Children, February 2, 2017
• Holbrook & Chrisp have article published in November/December issue of Nebraska Lawyer, November 1, 2016