Congratulations to our newest class of Fellows!

Selection to become a Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is a prestigious honor bestowed annually. 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.

The Nebraska State Bar Foundation received the 2024 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education on Wednesday during the CCJ/COSCA annual conference.

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.

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.

Lincoln East High Schools wins We the People.

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.

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.

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.

District Court Judge James Doyle was honored Saturday night in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s annual Fellows Dinner.

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.