Executive Council

Election to the Executive Council
The NSBA Executive Council is composed of the NSBA officers, six representatives elected by the membership in each of the 6 appellate court districts and a number of non-voting ex-officio members, such as an ABA delegate, Young Lawyers Section Chair and the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. District representatives are nominated by petition. The NSBA disseminates notice of the nomination process in the spring and elections are conducted electronically in the summer. The term is for four years, and the Executive Council meets 6-7 times per year. District representative elections are staggered. The election schedule for the coming years is presented below by district:

  • District 1 elections: 2026, 2030
  • District 2 elections: 2027, 2031
  • District 3 elections: 2027, 2031
  • District 4 elections: 2029, 2033
  • District 5 elections: 2028, 2032; 2036
  • District 6 elections: 2028, 2032, 2036

District Boundaries Map
Archive of Meeting Minutes

OFFICERS

President
President-Elect 
President-Elect Designate
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Hon. John M. Gerrard
U.S. District Court for
District of Nebraska-Lincoln
586 Denney US Federal Courthouse
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
(402) 437-1660
 
Kenneth W. Hartman
Baird Holm LLP
1700 Farnam St #1500
Omaha NE 68102-2068
(402) 344-0500
  
Hon. Jason S. Doele
Platte District Court
PO Box 1188
Columbus NE 68601
(402) 563-4956
     
Immediate Past President  House of Delegates Chair  House of Delegates Chair-Elect 
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Hon. PaTricia A. Freeman
Second Judicial District
1210 Golden Gate Dr #3142
Papillion NE 68046
(402) 593-2175
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Hon. Stefanie A. Martinez
Sarpy County District Court
1210 Golden Gate Dr
Papillion, NE 68046
(402) 593-2265
 
Sarah P. Newell
Law Offices of the Lancaster
County Public Defender
633 South 9th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 441-7631
     
House of Delegates Chair-Elect Designate  Immediate Past House of Delegates Chair
  
 
Luke M. Simpson
Bruner Frank
5804 1st Ave.
PO Box 2230
Kearney NE 68848
(308) 455-1046
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Ashley D. Boettcher
Galyen Boettcher Baier PC, LLO
1102 E Douglas Street
PO Box 228
O'Neill, NE 68763
(402) 336-2141 

  
     
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
    
     
District 1   District 2  District 3
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Erin C. Pemberton
Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP
1248 O St, Ste 900
Lincoln, NE 68508-1424
(402) 475-1075
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Jeffrey J. Blumel
Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 W. Dodge Rd., Ste. 100
Omaha NE 68114
(402) 934-4770   
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Hon. Geoffrey C. Hall
District Court
428 N. Broad St.,
Dist. Ct. 3rd Flr
Fremont NE 68025 
(402) 727-2780
     
District 4
 District 5 
 District 6  

Sean M. Conway
Chandler Conway, PC LLO
1018 Dodge Street Ste 500
Omaha NE 68102
(402) 933-6858  
 
Dana K. Fries
Credit Management Services, Inc.
PO Box 1512
Grand Island, NE 68802
(308) 382-3000
 
Pierce D. Fiala
Skalka, Baack, & Fiala Law Firm
200 N Burlington #100
Hastings, NE 68902
(402) 834-3300

    
EX-OFFICIO (Non-Voting)
    
     
Executive Director Supreme Court Liaison Young Lawyers Section Chair
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Liz Neeley
NSBA
635 S. 14th St.
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 475-7091

 

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Chief Justice
Jeffrey J. Funke
2214 State Capitol
PO Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509-8910
(402) 471-3738

 
Stevie L. Lewis
Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP
10306 Regency Parkway Drive
Omaha NE 68144
(402) 397-7300


     
ABA State Delegate