What’s happening at Jacobsen Orr? Check in here for firm news, as well as insights from our attorneys into legal trends and key local and national issues that affect our practice areas. BLOG: Employer Obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Nebraska Executive Order Waiving Certain Requirements for Unemployment Benefits Posted on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:48 AM by Justin Herrmann On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the “Act”) into law. As will be detailed in this summary, the Act provides two types of emergency leave to deal w...Read More Posted in: Business, Employment Jacobsen Orr Adds Shareholder Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 7:50 AM by Jacobsen Orr The Jacobsen Orr Law Firm of Kearney, which has provided comprehensive professional legal services to Greater Nebraska for over 40 years, is pleased to announce that Nicholas R. Norton has become a Shareholder of the firm. Nic Norton and his family...Read More Posted in: Business, Criminal, Employment, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, General Law Lindstrom has article published in NDCA & DRI Newsletters Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 6:21 AM by Daniel Lindstrom Shareholder Dan Lindstrom's article, "Management by Walking Around" was recently published in the Nebraska Defense Counsel Association winter newsletter as well as the Defense Research Institute Law Practice Management Committee's "It's Your Business...Read More Posted in: Business BLOG: 2018 Buffalo County Property Valuation and Protest Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 6:10 AM by Elizabeth Klingelhoefer Want the good news or the bad news first? Alright, good news first: June looks like it will continue to bring us seasonal and thankfully, warmer weather. Bad news, you may receive a dreaded yellow postcard in your mailbox—a property...Read More Posted in: Business, Real Estate BLOG: The “Fiduciary Rule” Is Now In Question For Financial Planners Posted on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:47 AM by Ryan Carson If you are a financial planner or work in asset management, especially registered broker-dealers, then you are likely aware of big (and potentially scary) changes that occurred to your practice during the early summer of 2017. In particular, th...Read More Posted in: Business, Employment, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning BLOG: Ag Input Creditors Beware Certified Mail From The Nebraska Secretary Of State Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 12:32 PM by Brad Holbrook An associate recently asked me a question relative to an agricultural input lien and a debtor’s ability to unilaterally seek the assistance of the Nebraska Secretary of State (SOS) to terminate the same. I told him, poppycock, no such pro...Read More Posted in: Agriculture, Business, Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning BLOG: Agents Beware! Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:52 PM by Nicholas Norton As every realtor knows, the Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement is an integral piece of every residential real estate transaction and is required to be completed by the seller pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-2,120 before a purchase a...Read More Posted in: Business, Real Estate BLOG: Does Your Home or Residential Property Have Enough Carbon Monoxide Detectors? The New Law You Should Know About Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 7:37 AM by Elizabeth Klingelhoefer Nebraska’s Carbon Monoxide Safety Act (“the Act”) became effective on January 1, 2017, and requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in various homes that are sold, rented, or significantly renovated.[1] Although ...Read More Posted in: Business, Litigation, Real Estate BLOG: Cultivating Your Farmland and Your Farmland Opportunities Posted on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 6:20 AM by Daniel Lindstrom What does the future hold for your agricultural land or your ability to get more of it? Our practice at Jacobsen Orr, by virtue of our presence at the epicenter of some of the best agricultural land in the world, deals with farmland and ranch...Read More Posted in: Agriculture, Business, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning BLOG: Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act: The New Act for Corporations in Nebraska Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 8:52 AM by Justin Sheldon At midnight on December 31, 2016, the Business Corporation Act (the “Old Act”) will be repealed and replaced with the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act (the “New Act”). As a current Nebraska corporation or foreign ...Read More Posted in: Business, Employment Older Posts