Established in 1982 By J. William Gallup and James E. Schaefer

Gallup & Schaefer
Attorneys & Counselors of Law
1001 Farnam Street
Third Floor
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1827

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Partners

J. WILLIAM GALLUP. Position: Partner. Born Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, March 3, 1935; admitted to bar, 1964, Nebraska; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1966, U.S. Claims Court; 1967, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1957; M.S., 1961); Creighton University (J.D. , 1964). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshall, 1964). Instructor, Department of Preventive Medicine (Forensic Medicine), Creighton University Medical School, 1970 -- . Assistant City Prosecutor, Omaha, 1965-1967. Deputy County Attorney, Douglas County, Nebraska, 1967-1969. Assistant United States District Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 1969-1971. Author: "Cross-Examination of Law Enforcement Officers, " Criminal Law Advocacy Reporter, Vol. 2, Issue 8, December, 1986; "Final Argument," Criminal Law Advocacy Reporter, Vol. 2, Issue 9, March, 1987; " Cross-Examination: Not a Bag of Tricks," The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, September/October, 1986; "The Art of Persuasion," The Forum, Journal of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, September, 1987. Lectures: "Ready for the Defense," First Annual Institute on Criminal Trial Procedure, Nebraska, 1977; "Direct Examination of the Defendant," Second Annual Institute on Criminal Trial Procedure, Nebraska, 1979; "Grand Jury Practice," First Annual Federal Practice Seminar, Nebraska, 1981; "Direct Examination," F.B.I. Training Seminar, Nebraska, 1983; "Testifying in Court," D.E.A. Training Seminar, Nebraska, 1983; "Final Argument," American Board of Criminal Lawyers Convention, San Francisco, California, 1984; "The Art of Advocacy," Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Seminar, Nebraska, 1985; "Final Argument," Super Stars Criminal Law Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985; "Final Argument," Florida Public Defenders Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1985; " The Defense of Murder Cases," Nebraska County Attorneys Association, Nebraska, 1985; " Cross-Examination," Super Stars Criminal Law Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986; " Final Argument," Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Convention, Madison, Wisconsin, 1987; " How to Pick a Jury," Nebraska Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Annual Convention, Nebraska, 1987; "We The People," Okaloosa-Walton Bar Association, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 1987; "Final Argument," Detroit Criminal Bar Association, Detroit, Michigan, 1987; "Cross-Examination," Florida Public Defenders Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1987. Member, Board of Editors, Criminal Law Advocacy Reporter, 1986 - - . Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 1987-1988); American College of Legal Medicine; American Academy of Forensic Sciences; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (President, 1982-1983) . Practice Areas: Criminal Trial Practice.
Email: jgallup@gallupschaefer.com

JAMES E. SCHAEFER. Position: Partner. Born Sioux City, Iowa, June 2, 1948; admitted to Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (1973); admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (1983); Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.A., 1970); Creighton University (J.D. 1973). Assistant City Prosecutor (1973-1981). Member: Omaha, Nebraska and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, sustaining member, PAC Trustee and Board of Directors; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nebraska State Delegate. Lectures: Using The Experts (1988), Nebraska County Judges Association (1992), Member: Judicial Nominating Commission, Arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange, President of the Creighton University Alumni Association (1986). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law, Criminal Trial Law, Personal Injury Law; Criminal Defense Law.
Email: jeschaefer@gallupschaefer.com

JAMES E. RIHA. Position: Partner. Born Omaha, Nebraska, August 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1977); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1980). Co-Author "Nebraska Probate: Beyond the Basics", National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, 1996., Omaha Barristers Club, President 1988-89. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations (Sections on: Real Estate, Probate and Trusts). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Business Planning.
Email: jriha@gallupschaefer.com

JON LANCE JABENIS. Position: Partner. Born Omaha, Nebraska, June 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1970); Creighton University J.D., 1973) . Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Law; Litigation.
Email: lancejjj@aol.com

GLENN A. SHAPIRO. Position: Partner. Born Glendora, California, November 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha ( B.S., 1986); Creighton University (J.D., 1989). President, Domestic Moot Court Board, 1989.Omaha Barristers Club, President 1999-2000. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska
Association of Trial Attorneys; Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association. Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense Law; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.
Email: sgnomercy@yahoo.com

J. MICHAEL MORIARTY. Position: Partner. Born Omaha, Nebraska, March 2, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1974) . Member: Nebraska State Bar Association; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Attorneys of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Product Liability; F.E.L.A..
Email: jmmoriarty@gallupschaefer.com Publications: Lawyers Weekly - Winter2003

Associates

JILL A. PODRAZA. . Position: Associate. Admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska & U.S. District Court.Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S. Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1999); Cornell University (M.S. Organic Chemistry 2001); Creighton University Law School (J.D. 2005).Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, and American Bar Associations.

Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation,CivilLitigation, Family Law & Personal Injury.

Email: jpodraza@gallupschaefer.com

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