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Matthew S. Higgins

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Education

  • Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
    • J.D.
  • Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
    • B.A./B.A.
    • Major: Philosophy
    • Major: English

Classes & Seminars

  • Gays in the Military; moderator, Creighton University of Law, Panel Discussion, 1993
  • Relocation (Removal) Cases in Nebraska, NCLE, 2000
  • Effective Preparation for Temporary Orders Hearings in Divorce Actions, NSBA Divorce Fundamental Seminar, 2001
  • Case and Client Management: Wiretapping, Interruption of Mail, etc., NCLE, 2002
  • Temporary Orders Hearings in Dissolution Actions in Nebraska, Annual Family Law Update, 2011
  • Appeals of Temporary Orders and Appellate Review of Civil Contempt Actions, NSBA Family Law Update, 2012

Past Positions

  • Creighton University, Research Assistant/Law Clerk to R. Collin Mangrum, Professor

Published Works

  • Orders, and Other Difficult Family Law Litigation Concerns, 2012 Annual Family Law Update
  • Relocation of Children in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer, May 2001
  • Some Remarks on Epistemology, Creighton University Journal of Literature and the Arts, Fall 1993

Professional Associations

  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Division
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Division
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001 to 2017
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, General Judiciary Committee Member, 2000 to 2002
  • 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, Family Law Section Member, 1993 to Present
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section Faculty, 2001 to 2002
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee Member
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Vice Chairman, 2002 to 2003
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chairman, 2003 to 2004
  • 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, Nebraska Legal Services: Volunteer Attorney, 2001 to 2002
  • Nebraska State Bar Association, Volunteer Attorney Referral Program, 2003 to 2005
  • AAJ Volunteer Attorney
  • Local and Regional Trial Competition Judge, Creighton University
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section Past Member
  • American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, Member, 2004 to Present
  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Past Member, 2004
  • American Bar Association, Science & Technology Law Section, Member, 2004 to Present
  • Omaha Bar Association, Member

Current Employment Position

  • Owner, Attorney Higgins Law

Practice Areas

  • Divorce
  • Family Law

Bar Admissions

  • Nebraska, 1993
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Honors

  • Strategic Air Command Elite Guard, United States Air Force

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
  • Schroeder v. Michaelis