In a few weeks we will celebrate the swearing-in of Jacobsen Orr shareholder-alumnus Ryan C. Carson as the newest District Court Judge of the Ninth Judicial District.  The Ninth Judicial District includes Kearney, Buffalo County and Grand Island...Read More

Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the appointment of Ryan C. Carson to the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District.  Carson joined Jacobsen, Orr, Lindstrom & Holbrook, P.C., L.L.O. in October 2015, and became a shareholder in J...Read More

As soon as early November rolls around, you can expect hunters across the state to be hitting the roads in the early morning hours in attempt to harvest some wild game.  One thing that most hunters may not think about is whether they are carryin...Read More

On May 16, 2017, the Nebraska Legislature passed L.B. 268, which substantially reshaped the law in Nebraska concerning Medicaid recovery claims.  The fundamental principle of Medicaid estate recovery remained the same in that the Nebraska Depart...Read More

Jacobsen Orr is pleased to announce that 5 of our attorneys have been named to the Nebraska Super Lawyers and Rising Star lists.  No more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected as Super Lawyers.  Jacobsen Orr attorneys included ...Read More

On Friday, June 22, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that law enforcement must generally get a warrant in order to obtain an individual’s cell site location information. This blog explains the Carpenter v. Uni...Read More

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

In May of 2015, I authored a post on this site concerning the Jacobsen Orr firm’s position about the effort to sign up our clients who are corn producers, ethanol plants and grain elevators as plaintiffs in a massive set of lawsuits against Syn...Read More

On March 15, 2018, attorneys Justin R. Herrmann and Elizabeth J. Chrisp presented on estate planning topics at a retirement seminar for members of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems (“NPERS”).  Mr. Herrmann and Ms. Chri...Read More

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