Senator E. Benjamin Nelson – NSBA 50 Years
The Nebraska State Bar Association would like to recognize Senator E. Benjamin Nelson for his adherence to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and for his service to the public and to the profession through his faithful performance of his duties as a Nebraska lawyer for 50 years. Congratulations Senator Nelson! Link to Nebraska Lawyer: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nebar.com/resource/resmgr/annual_meeting/pdf/50-Year_MemberSpotlight.pdf
Partner Mark Novotny is Appointed to Nebraska Supreme Court Covid Court Committee
LDM Partner and Nebraska Bar Association Executive Committee member Mark Novotny was selected by the NSBA to serve on the “COVID 19 and the Courts Response Committee.” This group will be an administrative committee under the Nebraska Supreme Court to evaluate whether the measures put in place by Nebraska Appellate Courts, Trial Courts and Probation allowed their mission-essential functions to carry on during the pandemic and if the Judicial Branch’s [...]
Best Lawyers In America 2021
Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP is proud to announce that 13 of their attorneys will be recognized in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This recognition is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Congratulations to the following partners! Bet-the-Company Litigation • William M. Lamson, Jr Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law • Daniel J. Waters [...]
Financial, Legal and Tax Considerations for your Small Business Webinar
Upcoming Webinar! Setting up and operating a small business is no easy challenge. Whether you are just getting started, flying solo or working with others, there are considerations that you should be aware of for your small business. Join me as I sit down with Catherine French, Estate Planning Attorney at Lamson Dugan & Murray, and Jessica Thompson, CPA, CFP®, MPAcc, at Verdant Accounting as we uncover all angles of [...]
Bogen Elected Central Region Vice President of NARTC
At the annual meeting of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC), Nichole S. Bogen was elected the Central Region Vice President for 2020-2021. Ms. Bogen also serves on the Executive Committee. The NARTC is a 66 year-old organization made up of the top railroad trial attorneys from across the United States and Canada. Membership in NARTC is limited to lawyers who handle litigation and/or related matters for railroads [...]
Bankruptcy Court Interprets Code Section1232(a) In A Way Favorable to Farmers
In a recent case of first impression the United States Bankruptcy Court the Northern District of Iowa (In Re: Devries, BK No. 19-00181), Thad J. Collins, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, interpreted recently-enacted Bankruptcy Code section 1232(a) to make capital gains by a farmer an unsecured claim for taxes not accorded any priority, and not subject to setoff under section 553(a). The court, relying significantly on Legislative History, held that Congress intended [...]