Matthew S. Higgins
- Attorney
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Areas of Practice
- Divorce
- Family Law
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
- Orders, and Other Difficult Family Law Litigation Concerns, 2012 Annual Family Law Update
- Temporary Orders Hearings in Dissolution Actions in Nebraska, 2011 Annual Family Law Update
- Relocation of Children in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer, May 2001
- Relocation (Removal) Cases in Nebraska, NCLE, July 2000, 2000
- 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
- Hronek v. Brosnan, A-11-000897
- Schroedin v. Michaelis
Classes/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
Honors and Awards
- Strategic Air Command Elite Guard, United States Air Force
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Nebraska State Association, Family Law Division
- American Bar Association, Family Law Division
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001 to Present
- 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
- 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, Member, 2004 to Present
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member, 2004 to Present
- American Bar Association, Science & Technology Law Section, Member, 2004 to Present
- Omaha Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Creighton University, Research Assistant/Law Clerk to R. Collin Mangrum, Professor
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