John Stevens Berry Sr.
Work in Berry Law Firm
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 58 years of experience
Criminal Law, Federal, Veteran's Benefits
6940 O St Ste 400, Lincoln, NE 68510
About John Stevens Berry Sr.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Federal
- Veteran's Benefits
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1965J.D.
- Stanford University, 1960B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Criminal Defense in the Military, , Judge Advocate Generals School at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska, 1965
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1965
- U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1970
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- U.S. Tax Court, 1975
- U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, 1996
Other Affiliations
- Nebraska State and Federal Bar Associations, Veterans' Law Section (Member)
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (Member)
- Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association, 1991 - 1992 (President)
- Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association, 1985 - 1989 (Chairman, Committee on Expert Witnesses and Forensic Sciences)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member)
- American Academy of Forensic Science (Member)
- National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (Member)
- Robert Van Pelt Chapter, Inns of Court, 1990 - 1993 (Member, Executive Board of Directors)
- Robert Van Pelt Chapter, Inns of Court, 1990 - 1993 (President)
Past Positions
- Military Capt. JAGC, Chief Defense Counsel, II Field Force, Vietnam, 1968 - 1969
- Military Capt. JAGC, The Presidio, San Francisco, 1969 - 1970
- Franklin Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature, Special Counsel, 1990
- Henry B. Rothblatt Offices in New York, 1970 - 1971
Articles
Published Works
- Those Gallant Men: ON Trial in Vietnam, Presidio Press, 1984
- The Twelfth Victim: The Innocence of Caril Fugate, Addicus Books, Inc, 2014
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 14 years of experienceFederal, State, Local & Municipal, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation
- Veteran's Benefits, Criminal Law
- Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Veteran's Benefits
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- Federal
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