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John Stevens Berry, Sr. practices in the following areas of
law: Criminal Defense; Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated;
White Collar Crime; State and Federal Felony Practice; Veterans
Appeals
Admitted: 1965, Nebraska and U.S. District Court,
District of Nebraska; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973,
U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1974, U.S. Court
of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S.
Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims
 Law School: Northwestern University,
J.D., 1965
College: Stanford University, B.A., 1960
Member: Nebraska State and Federal (Member,
Veterans' Law Section) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association
of Trial Attorneys; Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association
(President, 1991-1992; Chairman, Committee on Expert Witnesses
and Forensic Sciences, 1985-1989); The Association of Trial Lawyers
of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; American Academy of
Forensic Science; National Organization of Veterans' Advocates.
Biography: Recipient: Bronze Star, Vietnamese
Medal of Honor First Class (Gold); Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
(with Palm); FBI Award for Service in the Public Interest. Chief
Defense Counsel, II Field Force, Vietnam, 1968-1969 and The Presidio,
San Francisco, 1969-1970. Author: Those Gallant Men: On
Trial in Vietnam, Presidio Press, 1984. Special Counsel,
Franklin Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature, 1990. Fellow:
American Board of Criminal Lawyers; Robert Van Pelt Chapter,
Inns of Court (Member, Executive Board of Directors, 1990-1993;
President, 1992-1993).
Military: Capt., JAGC, 1968-1970
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John S. Berry, Jr. graduated from the College of William
& Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia (B.A. 1997) and Creighton
University School of Law, cum laude, (2003). He is also
a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer
Law School in Macon, Georgia. After receiving his commission
as a an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, John completed Airborne
School and Ranger School. In 1999, while assigned to the First
Cavalry Division, he deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Forge.
John also served as a Company Commander in Iraq during Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
John's primary practice areas
include state and federal criminal defense, civil litigation,
and veterans disabilities benefits. John is admitted to practice
law in the State of Nebraska; the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans' Claims; United States Court of Appeals for the
Eighth Circuit; and the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit.
John belongs to the following
professional organizations: Nebraska State Bar Association; Nebraska
Criminal Defense Attorney's Association; National Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Organization of Veterans
Advocates; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Inns of Court;
Lincoln Independent Business Association. Practice Areas:
Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Veterans Appeals; Veterans Benefits;
Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated; White Collar Crime.
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James M. Kelley, born in Le Mars, Iowa, March 7, 1941;
admitted to bar in 1968,
Minnesota; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota;
1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1971, Nebraska and
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1973, U.S. Supreme
Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., B.S, 1963); Georgetown
University (J.D., 1968). Assistant Attorney General, 1968-1971;
Director of Criminal Division, 1969-1971, Office of Attorney
General, State of Minnesota. Member, Lincoln/Lancaster County
Goals and Policies Committee, 1974-1978. Member: City of Lincoln
Procurement Appeals Panel. Member: Ramsey County (Minnesota),
Lancaster County, Minnesota State, Nebraska State (Member: Committee
on Ethics, 1978-1982; Public Relations Committee. 1982-) and
American Bar Associations; Admitted to all federal courts of
the Eighth Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States; Nebraska
Association of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers
of America; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas:
Litigation; Domestic Relations Law; Commercial and Business Law;
Civil and Criminal; Federal and State. |
Chad J. Wythers attended the University of Nebraska
(B.A. 1996) and the University of Nebraska, College of Law (J.D.,
2001). In 2002, he became a member of the Nebraska State Bar
Association, and he is admitted to practice law in the State
of Nebraska; the United States District Court, District of Nebraska;
the United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; and the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims. Chad practices
in the areas of criminal law, civil law, family law, food borne
illnesses, and veterans law. Chad is one of the few local DWI
attorneys certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and the International Association of Chiefs of Police for DWI
Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. He has practiced
Federal Criminal law in multiple states. |
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Steven Edward Rogers graduated from the University of Nebraska
- Lincoln (B.A. with Honors 1979) and Baylor University College
of Law (J.D. cum laude 1982) where he was Lead Editor of the
Baylor Law Review and recipient of the Dean Angus McSwain fellowship.
He has served as a Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice John C.
Phillips, Austin, Texas, as well as Chief U.S. District Judge,
Lucius D. Bunton III, United States District Court, Texas. He
has formerly been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Family
Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Steven's primary focus of practice
is in litigation and appellate support. While not currently licensed
in any jurisdiction, he has been admitted to the United States
Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
and more than a dozen United States District Courts throughout
the United States. His experience includes a wide variety of
litigation and appeals in the federal courts. He has written
a wide assortment of published articles focused on technical
issues of legal advocacy.
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Margie Bailey attended the University of Nebraska
(B.S. 1991) summa cum laude. Her father was a disabled WWII veteran.
She is a non-attorney veterans' advocate admitted to practice
before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims.
Margie is a board member of the National Organization of Veterans'
Advocates and has lectured on various veterans' law issues at
national seminars. Margie aggressively assists veterans in applying
for compensation benefits related to their military service.
She has helped thousands of veterans obtain benefits. |
Kelly D. Hoffart attended Concordia University in Seward,
Nebraska, and received his B.A. in 2004. He went on to the University
of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln, receiving his J.D. in
2006. Kelly earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in
Criminal Law in 2005. He was admitted to the bar in 2007, and
is currently licensed to practice in the state of Nebraska before
both state and federal courts. Kelly works largely with veterans
disability benefits claims and criminal defense. He is a member
of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. |
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