Matthew S. Higgins
209 S. 19th St., Douglas Building Suite 440, Omaha, NE 68102
About Matthew S. Higgins
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NebraskaJ.D.
- Creighton University, Omaha, NebraskaB.A./B.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Major: English
Representative Cases
- Farnsworth v. Farnsworth
- Farnsworth v. Farnsworth (II)
- State v. Cook
- State v. Edwards
- Sudik v. Schlautman v. Sudik
- Anderson v. Anderson (1996)
- Arnold v. Arnold (2001)
- Hronek v. Brosnan, A-11-000897
- Schroedin v. Michaelis
Classes and Seminars
- Case and Client Management: Wiretapping, Interruption of Mail, etc., NCLE, 2002
- Gays in the Military; moderator, Creighton University of Law, Panel Discussion, 1993
- Effective Preparation for Temporary Orders Hearings in Divorce Actions, NSBA Divorce Fundamental Seminar, 2001
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Nebraska State Association (Family Law Division )
- American Bar Association (Family Law Division)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Judicial Nominating Commission)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2000 - 2002 (General Judiciary Committee Member)
- Nebraska State Bar Association (Judiciary Subcommittee for Bench Bar Conference, 2000)
- Nebraska State Bar Association (Judiciary Subcommittee on Judicial Evaluation, 2001)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Family Law Section Member)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Family Law Section Faculty)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section (Executive Committee Member)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2002 - 2003 (Vice Chairman)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2003 - 2004 (Chairman)
- Nebraska State Bar Association Family Law Section (Co-Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar, 2003)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section (Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar, 2004)
- Nebraska State Bar Association (Divorce Fundamentals Half Day Program Faculty, 2001)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Nebraska Legal Services: Volunteer Attorney)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2003 - 2005 (Volunteer Attorney Referral Program)
- AAJ Volunteer Attorney
- Local and Regional Trial Competition Judge
- American Bar Association (Family Law Section Member)
- American Bar Association, Taxation Section (Committee Member)
- American Bar Association (Committee Member Congressional Relations Section)
- American Bar Association (Committee Member Reproductive & Genetic Technologies)
- American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, 2004 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2004 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Science & Technology Law Section, 2004 - Present (Member)
- Omaha Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- Creighton University, Research Assistant/Law Clerk to R. Collin Mangrum, Professor
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 4.8 miles away
- 4 miles away
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