May 24, 2024
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Receives Civics Education Award
The Nebraska State Bar Foundation is this year's recipient of the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Advancement of Civics Education! Their initiatives, like the high school mock trial program and others, empower students to understand the role of courts in our democracy.
May 24, 2024
Nebraska finishes 12th at High School Mock Trial Championships
Congratulations to Nebraska for finishing 12th at National Mock National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.! Nebraska was represented by Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Omaha.
January 26, 2024
Lincoln East High School Wins We The People 2023
Lincoln East High Schools wins We the People.
December 26, 2023
Duchesne Academy Wins High School State Mock Trial Championship
On December 11 and 12, twelve teams from around the state of Nebraska competed in Lincoln, NE to win Nebraska High School State Mock Trial.
October 21, 2023
Congratulations to this year's 2023 Silver Quill Award Winners!
Congratulations to this year's 2023 Silver Quill Award Winners!
Kara Stark Smith, Creighton, and Amanda Landaverde, UNL.
The Silver Quill Award was established to recognize a law student's legal writing ability as displayed in the classroom and other writing situations as selected by the faculty at the University of Nebraska College of Law and Creighton Law School. Recipients receive a cash award of $500 at the Foundation's Annual Fellows Dinner, as well as have their name permanently inscribed on a plaque which hangs at each respective law school.
Kara Stark Smith, Creighton, and Amanda Landaverde, UNL.
The Silver Quill Award was established to recognize a law student's legal writing ability as displayed in the classroom and other writing situations as selected by the faculty at the University of Nebraska College of Law and Creighton Law School. Recipients receive a cash award of $500 at the Foundation's Annual Fellows Dinner, as well as have their name permanently inscribed on a plaque which hangs at each respective law school.
October 14, 2023
Congrats to the 2023 Class of Fellows!
Congratulations to our newest class of Fellows!
Selection to become a Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is a prestigious honor bestowed annually on 30 lawyers. Selection is based on the following criteria: Integrity and character; distinction in the profession or community; contribution to the profession or the community; and contribution to the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.
Selection to become a Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is a prestigious honor bestowed annually on 30 lawyers. Selection is based on the following criteria: Integrity and character; distinction in the profession or community; contribution to the profession or the community; and contribution to the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.
April 13, 2023
District Court Judge James E. Doyle IV Honored by Nebraska State Bar Foundation
District Court Judge James Doyle was honored Saturday night in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s annual Fellows Dinner.
April 11, 2023
Patty Pansing Brooks Honored by Nebraska State Bar Foundation
Patty Pansing Brooks, former Senator and partner at Brooks Pansing Brooks, was recently honored in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s annual Fellows Dinner.
April 4, 2023
Patrick Cooper Honored by Nebraska State Bar Foundation
Patrick Cooper, shareholder at Fraser Stryker, was recently honored 2023 in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s annual Fellows Dinner.
March 16, 2023
2023 Fellows Dinner Celebration
The Bar Foundation celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Annual Fellows Dinner on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Museum of American Speed.