Matthew S. Higgins
| Omaha, Nebraska | |
| phone | (402) 933-7600 |
| fax | (402) 933-9442 |
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- Bar Admissions:
- Nebraska, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- Education:
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
J.D. - Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
B.A./B.A.
Major: Philosophy
Major: English
- Published Works:
- Relocation (Removal) Cases in Nebraska, NCLE, July 2000, 2000
- Relocation of Children in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer, May 2001
- Some Remarks on Epistemology, Creighton University Journal of Literature and the Arts, Fall 1993
- 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)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- 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
- Strategic Air Command Elite Guard, United States Air Force, 1982 - 1987
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Nebraska State Association
- Family Law Division
- American Bar Association
- Family Law Division
- USAF, 1982 - 1988
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001 - Present
- Judicial Nominating Commission
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2000 - Present
- General Judiciary Committee Member
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2000
- Judiciary Subcommittee for Bench Bar Conference
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001
- Judiciary Subcommittee on Judicial Evaluation
- 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, 2003
- Co-Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004
- Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001
- Divorce Fundamentals Half Day Program Faculty
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
- Nebraska Legal Services: Volunteer Attorney
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- 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 Employment Positions:
- Creighton University, Research Assistant/Law Clerk to R. Collin Mangrum, Professor
Honors and Awards:
