Jeanette joined our firm in August 1998 following a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Kenneth C. Stephan of the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Jeanette was raised in Bellevue and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a degree in criminal justice, magna cum laude. Jeanette continued her studies at the University of Nebraska College of Law and graduated Order of the Coif and with highest distinction in 1997. During law school, Jeanette served as executive editor of the Nebraska Law Review, earned a Theodore Sorensen fellowship in public interest law, and was runner-up for the Robert G. Simmons Law Practice Award for her article, The Department of Justice's No-Contact Rule--A Proposal for a Modified Rule, which was later published in the Criminal Law Bulletin. In addition, Jeanette is involved in the Nebraska affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, church activities, and her sorority's alumnae association.

Jeanette's husband, Corey, is also a member of our firm. Jeanette and Corey have two daughters, Lauren and Harper, and enjoy gardening and camping.

ADMISSIONS:
• Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska, 1997
• United States District Court of Nebraska, 1997
• United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2004

EDUCATION:
• University of Nebraska, B.S., magna cum laude, 1994
• University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with high distinction, 1997

MEMBERSHIPS:
• Lincoln Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
• Order of the Coif
• Nebraska Law Review, Executive Editor, 1995-1997
• Nebraska Law Review, Member, 1994-1997
• United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Federal Practice Committee
Member, 2001-present
Chair, 2008
• District of Nebraska Branch of the Historical Society of the United States Court in the Eighth Circuit, President, 2008-2010
• ACLU Nebraska Lawyers Panel

PRIOR RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT:
• Law Clerk for the Honorable Kenneth C. Stephan, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1997-1998