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Michael F. Kinney
Diplomate member
9290 West Dodge Road, Suite 302
Omaha, NE, 68114
Regularly travels out of state to: Iowa, Ohio, Texas
Other ADR Services: Early Neutral Evaluation, Insurance Umpire, Med-Arb, Special Master- Practice Commenced: 2007
- Total Mediations (as of May 2019): 600
Practice Percentages
- GRAND ISLAND
- LINCOLN-BEATRICE
- OMAHA
Biographical
Full time litigator 1971-2014
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1996-present; State Chair, 2004-06; Board of Regents, 2011-2015)
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2004-present; State Chair, 2007-present)
Best's Lawyer of the Year (Mediation-Omaha 2013)
Best's Lawyer of the Year (Arbitration-Omaha 2012, 2014, 2019)
Best's Lawyer of the Year (Bet-The-Company-Omaha 2016)
Best's Lawyer of the Year (Medical Malpractice-Defendants-Omaha 2017)
Included in Best's Lawyers in America in 9 categories (2019) (Arbitration, Bet-The-Company, Commercial, Mediation, Medical Malpractice (defendants), Personal Injury (defendants), Personal Injury (plaintiffs), Product Liability (defendants), Product Liability (plaintiffs)
Case Experience
- ADA Disability
- Agricultural
- Automotive
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Creditors
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Discrimination
- EEOC
- Employment
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Internet
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Pensions
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Software
- Sports
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Trademarks/Patents
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Iowa, B.S. in psychology (1968);
- University of Iowa, J.D. (1971), with distinction
Memberships & Affiliations
Omaha Bar Association (Executive Council, 1998-2005; President, 2003-04)
Nebraska State Bar Association (Executive Committee, 2006-11; President, 2009-10),
Iowa State Bar Association and American Bar Association
Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation (Board of Directors 2007-2014)
Papillion/LaVista School Board (1979-1985)
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (1986-1997)
Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) (1989-1995; served on the Executive Committee for three years)
Board of Directors of Fontenelle Forest Association (1993-1995)
CASA (2000-2012)
Nebraska Eye Bank Board of Directors (2003-2009)
Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice (2004-2014)
Bellevue Housing Authority (2005-2014)
Lift Up Sarpy County Board of Directors (2012-present)
Bellevue School Board (2013-2017)
Rates Information
$350 / hour (prep, travel and mediation time). No administrative fees. No cancelation fees.