Rod Confer is a native of McCook, Nebraska. He attended
the University of Nebraska, earning a business administration
degree in 1968, and received his J.D. degree with distinction in
1971 from the University of Nebraska College of Law. During law
school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Nebraska Law Review,
received the Adolph Wenke Scholarship, and was named to the
Order of the Coif national legal honorary.
From 1971-1975, Rod was in the Navy Judge Advocate Corps, and
after discharge he worked as law clerk to Honorable Donald R.
Ross of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Rod joined the firm in 1976 and is engaged in general civil
trial practice. He has tried many jury trials during his career,
including wrongful death and commercial matters. He was recently
selected as a Super Lawyer of the Great Plains (www.superlawyers.com/nebraska).
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the American
Fisheries Society have honored Rod with conservation awards for
his work in obtaining the first instream appropriation in
Nebraska.
Rod has served as president of the state Order of the Coif
Chapter, the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association and Friends
of UNL Libraries, and as director of the Capital Humane Society
and the Lincoln Metropolitan YMCA. He has spoken at several
legal seminars and is the author of articles that have appeared
in the Nebraska Law Review and Creighton Law Review. He has also
written chapters in the "How to Practice" Manual published by
the state bar and the Nebraska College of Law, and the Appellate
Practice Manual for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit, published by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Rod
and his wife Laurie have two grown children.
Published Cases:
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Dahlgren v. First National Bank of Holdrege, 533 F.3d
681 (8th Cir. 2008)
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for opinion.
- Dahlgren v. First National Bank of Holdrege, 2007 WL 397009 (D. Neb. 2007)
Click here for opinion.
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Pennfield Oil Co. v. Winstrom, 272
Neb. 219, 720 N.W.2d 886, 2006 WL 2381537, Neb., August 18, 2006
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Japp
v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources Dist., 271
Neb. 968, 716 N.W.2d 707, 2006 WL 1867304, , Neb., July
07, 2006
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Mogensen v. Board of
Sup'rs, 268
Neb. 26, 679 N.W.2d 413,
2004 WL 1123888, ,
Neb., May 21, 2004
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Gatz
v. Ponsoldt, 271 F.Supp.2d 1143, 2003 WL 21517823, RICO
Bus.Disp.Guide 10,496, , D.Neb., July 07, 2003
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Dohmen ex rel.
Dohmen v. Twin Rivers Public Schools, 207 F.Supp.2d 972,
2002 WL 1305997, , D.Neb., June 14, 2002
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Premium Farms v.
County of
Holt, 263
Neb. 415, 640 N.W.2d 633, 2002 WL 397970, ,
Neb., March 15, 2002
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State
ex rel. Mogensen v.
County of
Holt Bd. of
Supervisors, Not Reported in N.W.2d, 2002 WL 31064566, ,
Neb.Dist.Ct., March 13, 2002
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McCombs Realty, Inc. v. Western Auto Supply Co., 10
Neb.App. 962, 641 N.W.2d 77, 2002 WL 377052, , Neb.App.,
March 12, 2002
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State
ex rel. Mogensen v. City of
Holt Bd. of Supervisors, Not Reported in N.W.2d, 2002 WL
31056592, , Neb.Dist.Ct., January 31, 2002 \
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Boren
v.
Burlington
Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co., 10 Neb.App. 766, 637 N.W.2d
910, 2002 WL 46828, , Neb.App., January 15, 2002
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State
ex rel. Mogensen v.
County of
Holt Bd. of Sup., Not
Reported in N.W.2d, 2001 WL 34035657, , Neb.Dist.Ct.,
September 28, 2001
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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Chaulk, 262
Neb. 235, 631 N.W.2d 131, 2001 WL 815578, ,
Neb., July 20, 2001
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Premium Farms v.
Holt
County, Not Reported in N.W.2d, 2000 WL 33936870, , Neb.Dist.Ct.,
June 22, 2000
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Burlington Northern R. Co. v. Judds Bros. Const. Co., 184 F.3d 743,
1999 WL 463581, , C.A.8 (Neb.), July 09, 1999
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Metz v. Amoco Oil Co., 581 N.W.2d 597, 1998 WL 351573, ,
Iowa, July 01, 1998
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Andrews v. Schram, 252
Neb. 298, 562
N.W.2d 50, 1997 WL 197518, ,
Neb., April 18, 1997
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Crider By and Through Crider v. Bayard City Schools, 250
Neb. 775, 553 N.W.2d 147, 1996 WL 547815, 112 Ed. Law
Rep. 1023, , Neb., September 27, 1996
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Burlington Northern R. Co. v.
Nebraska Public Power Dist., 931 F.Supp. 1470, 1996 WL 413412, ,
D.Neb., July 22, 1996
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Solar
Motors, Inc. v. First Nat. Bank of Chadron, 249
Neb. 758, 545 N.W.2d 714, 1996 WL 157626, 31 UCC
Rep.Serv.2d 317, ,
Neb., April 05, 1996
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Solar
Motors, Inc. v. First Nat. Bank of Chadron, 4 Neb.App.
1, 537 N.W.2d 527, 1995 WL 520008, 28 UCC Rep.Serv.2d
63, , Neb.App., September 05, 1995
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Burlington Northern R. Co. v. Kmezich, 48 F.3d 1047, 1995 WL 75092,
, C.A.8 (Iowa),
February 27, 1995
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Association of Com. Claimants v. Moylan, Not Reported in
F.Supp., 1995 WL 795049, , D.Neb., January 05, 1995
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Rayman v. American Charter Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'n,
866 F.Supp. 1252, 1994 WL 627482, , D.Neb., November 09,
1994
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Association of Commonwealth Claimants v. Moylan, 246
Neb. 88, 517 N.W.2d 94, 1994 WL 236593, ,
Neb., June 03, 1994
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State
v. Escamilla, 245
Neb. 13, 511 N.W.2d
58, 1994 WL 22412, ,
Neb., January 28, 1994
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Association of Commonwealth Claimants v. Hake, 2 Neb.App.
123, 507 N.W.2d 665, 1993 WL 439598, , Neb.App., October
19, 1993
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Rayman v. American Charter Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'n,
148 F.R.D. 647, 1993 WL 179296, 27 Fed.R.Serv.3d 136, ,
D.Neb., May 12, 1993
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Dravo
Corp. v. Zuber, 804 F.Supp. 1182, 1992 WL 266601, 35 ERC
1855, 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,317, , D.Neb., September 09,
1992
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In re
Application A-16642, 236
Neb. 671,
463 N.W.2d 591, 1990 WL 199064, ,
Neb., November 30, 1990
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Carson v.
Burlington Northern R.R. Co., Not Reported in F.Supp., 1990 WL 317474, , D.Neb.,
June 27, 1990
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First
Sec. Sav. v.
Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.,
233
Neb. 335, 445 N.W.2d 596, 1989 WL 110819, ,
Neb., September 15, 1989
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Thomas v. Marvin E. Jewell & Co., 232
Neb. 261, 440 N.W.2d 437, 1989 WL 59502, ,
Neb., May 26, 1989
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Marvin E. Jewell & Co. v. Thomas, 231
Neb. 1, 434 N.W.2d 532, 1989 WL 8755, 9 UCC Rep.Serv.2d
646, ,
Neb., January 27, 1989
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U.S. v.
Burlington Northern R. Co., 710 F.Supp. 1286, 1989 WL 50916, , D.Neb., January
25, 1989
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Burlington Northern R. Co. v.
Omaha Public Power Dist., 703 F.Supp. 826, 1988 WL 142818, , D.Neb.,
August 24, 1988
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In re
Application U-2, 226
Neb. 594, 413
N.W.2d 290, ,
Neb., October 02, 1987
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Economy Housing Co., Inc. v. Continental Forest
Products, Inc., 805 F.2d 319, 2 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1344, ,
C.A.8 (Neb.), November 13, 1986
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Knoell v. Huff, 224
Neb. 90, 395
N.W.2d 749, Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,458, ,
Neb., November 07, 1986
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Voytik v.
U.S., 778 F.2d
1306, , C.A.8 (Neb.),
December 06, 1985
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North
River Ins. Co. v. Huff, 628 F.Supp. 1129, , D.Kan.,
November 20, 19
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Turner v.
Burlington Northern R. Co.,
771 F.2d 341, , C.A.8 (Neb.),
August 15, 1985
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Egan
v. Catholic Bishop of Lincoln, 219
Neb. 365, 363 N.W.2d 380, ,
Neb., March 01, 1985
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State
of
Mo. v. Andrews,
586 F.Supp. 1268, , D.Neb., May 03, 1984
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Steer
v.
Burlington Northern, Inc., 720 F.2d
975, , C.A.8 (Neb.),
November 08, 1983
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