Attorneys

G. Michael Fenner  Omaha, Nebraska phone 402-492-9200 fax 402-492-9222 email fenner@creighton.edu

AV-Rated   Mike Fenner handles a wide variety of litigation matters involving the law of evidence, various torts and various matters of constitutional law. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of subjects. His audiences include federal and state court judges, attorneys and a variety of lay and professional conference attendees, including organizations such as: Federal Judicial Center Federal Judges for the Western District of Missouri Judges and Justices of the Nebraska Court of Appeals and Supreme Court Nebraska State Bar Association Evidence Section, Association of American Law Schools Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys Iowa Trial Lawyers' Association Omaha Bar Association The Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney's Association Nebraska Leadership Conference Omaha City Law Department Section on Evidence at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools   Additionally, Mike speaks to service clubs and at luncheons and dinners of all sorts. He has spoken to the Federal Executive Association, the National Council of Jewish Women, and the Nebraska Association Press Broadcasters Association. Position: Of Counsel, McGill, Gotsdiner, Workman & Lepp; Professor of Law, Creighton University School of Law Areas of Practice: Evidence Trial Advocacy Constitutional Law Bar Admissions: Nebraska, 1974 Education: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1969 Juris Doctor with Distinction Honors: National Moot Court Team, 1968 - 1969 Honors: Full-Tuition Dean's Merit Scholarship Law Review: University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Articles Editor, 1968 - 1969 Kansas University, 1966 Bachelor of Arts Published Works: The Hearsay Rule, Second Edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2009 Nebraska Jury Instructions Second: Civil (republished annually since 1999), West Group, 2009 Reflections on the Job: Joe Edney, 1956-1983, Creighton Lawyer 20, Fall, 2007 Intelligent Design and Presidential Power in Time of War, Creighton Lawyer 28, Spring, 2006 The Two Most Important Trials of this Young Century, Creighton Lawyer 13, Summer, 2003 Among Friends - Justice Thomas, Creighton Lawyer 8, Summer, 2003 Justice Thomas Unplugged, Creighton Lawyer 3, Winter, 2002 The Psychic Hotline, the Most Active States' Rights High Court Perhaps Ever, and the Presidential Election of 2000, The Creighton Lawyer 8, Spring, 2001 The Residual Exception to the Hearsay Rule: The Complete Treatment, 33 Creighton L. Rev. 265, 2000 The Forced Use of Inadmissible Hearsay Evidence in Bankruptcy Court, 8 Am Rev. 453, 2000 ExpertWitnesses:The Practical Aspects of Daubert and Weisgram, Federal Practice in the New Century, U.S. D. Ct. E.D. of Mo. and St. Louis Bar Assn., 2000 Evidence Update (The Past Year in Evidence), Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999 Three Perspectives on the Law: Advice to Young Lawyers, 31 Creighton L. Rev. 674, 1998 Trial by Affidavit in Bankruptcy Court, Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Judges' Conference, 1998 Goodbye to Steve McGill, The Daily Record 2, September, 1997 Hearsay, Privileges, and Other Matters, 30 Creighton L. Rev. 791, 1997 The Daubert Handbook: The Case; Its Essential Dilemma; and Its Progeny, 29 Creighton L. Rev. 939, 1996 Here's the Real Trouble With Experts, The Creighton Lawyer, Fall, 1996 Evidence Update (The Past Year in Evidence in the Eighth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court), Federal Judicial Center Workshop for the United States Magistrate Judges of the Eighth Circuit, 1996 Big-Tipping, Left-Leaning, Show-Biz Celebs Flee Mountain Hideaway: A Tale of Two Constitutions, The Creighton Lawyer, Fall, 1995 What Federal Courts Have Done with Daubert, Federal Judicial Center Handbook, Federal Judicial Center, 1995 Evidence Review: The Past Year in the Eighth Circuit, Plus Daubert, 28 Creighton L. Rev. 301, 1995 Because When You Tried to Tape the Final Episode of Cheers You Ended Up Instead With the Half-Hour Infomercial for That Spray-On Hair Stuff; the Creighton Lawyer Presents the Top Ten Tips on How to Protect Yourself from Technology, The Creighton Lawyer, Spring, 1994 Central High School Scholarship Auction, Catalogue Author, 1989-1994 Law Professor Reveals Shocking Truth About Hearsay, 62 UMKC L. Rev. 1, 1993 Presumptions: 350 Years of Confusion and It Has Come to This, 25 Creighton L. Rev. 383, 1992 Nebraska Jury Instructions Second: Civil (supplemented annually until 1999), West Group, 1989 Article 6-Witnesses, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1987 Circumstantial Evidence in Nebraska, 19 Creighton L. Rev. 236, 1986 About Present Cash Value, 18 Creighton L. Rev. 305, 1985 Fenner's Friday Is Full, The Downtowner, Feb. 20, 1985 Fenner Pens His Oscar Picks, The Downtowner, March 20th, 1985 'European Vacation' Stinks', The Downtowner, Aug. 7th, 1985 Is This a Great City, or What?, The Downtowner, Sept. 18, 1985 About Presumptions in Civil Actions, 17 Creighton L. Rev. 307, 1984 Article 6: Competency and the Examination of Witnesses, Nebraska Evidence Rules, NCLE, Inc., 1984 Update: Nebraska Evidence, NCLE, Inc., 1981 Access to Judicial Proceedings: To Richmond Newspapers and Beyond, 16 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties L. Rev. 415, (with James L. Koley), 1981 Article VI and Article VII of the Nebraska Evidence Rules, The Nebraska Rules of Evidence, NCLE, Inc., 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 Handling the Turncoat Witness under the Federal Rules of Evidence, 55 Notre Dame Lawyer 536, 1980 A.E.S."Bud' Fenner or "You Can Do It If You Want, But, For God's Sake, Don't Let Anyone Find Out About It", Quarterly: Junior League of Omaha, May, 1980 The Real Meaning of the Gannett Decision, 16 Trial 45, (with James L. Koley), January, 1980 The Rights of the Press and the Closed Court Criminal Proceeding, 57 Neb. L. Rev. 442, (with James L. Koley), 1978 Media Libel: Federal and Nebraska Law, 12 Creighton L. Rev. 149, (with James L. Koley), 1978 Inviting The New Yorker to Lunch, Omaha Magazine, Sept., 1977 Ketchup: The Manchurian Condiment, Omaha Magazine, Dec., 1977 Competency and Examination of Witnesses Under Article VI of the Federal Rules of vidence and the Nebraska Evidence Rules, 9 Creighton L. Rev. 559, 1976 Book Review, Griffith, Judge Learned Hand and the Role of the Federal Judiciary, 1975 Wash. U.L.Q. 518 Mental Distress as an Actionable Tortious Wrong, 37 UMKC L. Rev. 371, 1969 Classes/Seminars Taught: Conference Speaker and Break-Out Session Leader, Nebraska Leadership Seminar Professor of Law, Creighton University School of Law, 1972 - Present Honors and Awards: Distinguished Community Service Award, Papillion-LaVista Public Schools, 1994 Special Achievement Award, United States Department of Justice, 1970 Kansas City Bar Association Silver Award, 1969 Professional Associations and Memberships: National Institute of Trial Advocacy course, 1973 Attendee The Nebraska Supreme Court Committee in Practice & Procedure Member & Reporter for Civil Jury Instructions Association of American Law Schools, Section on Evidence Elected Officer The Court Practice Institute, 1973 Board of Advisors Omaha Bar Association Member American Bar Association Member Nebraska Civil Liberties Union, 1975 - Present Omaha Lawyers' Panel Nebraska Civil Liberties Union, 1990 - 1994 Board of Directors Nebraska Civil Liberties Union Faculty Advisor to Creighton Law School chapter Creighton University School of Law Member and Rotating Chair, Faculty Recruiting Committee Creighton University School of Law Member, Curriculum Committee Association of American Law Schools, Section on Evidence, 1980 - 1981 Chair Association of American Law Schools, Section on Evidence, 1979 - 1980 Chair-Elect Association of American Law Schools, Section on Evidence, 1978 - 1979 Secretary Nebraska Academic Decathlon Foundation, Inc., 1996 - Present Nominating Committee Papillion-LaVista Challenge Program, 1990 - Present National History Day Nebraska Judge, annually Phi Alpha Delta, 1980 - Present Faculty Advisor American Trial Lawyers Association, Creighton Chapter, 1990 - Present Co-Faculty Advisor Nebraska Association of Trial Attorney Member High School Mock Trial Competition Judge Central High School Scholarship Auction, 1987 - 1992 Board of Directors, Landmarks, Inc. Omaha Landmark's Heritage Preservation Commission, 1981 - 1996 Member Omaha Landmark's Heritage Preservation Commission, 1987 - 1993 Chair Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Practice and Procedure, 1979 - Present Reporter for Civil Jury Instructions NCLE, Inc., 1989 - 1998 Curriculum Committee NCLE, Inc., 1980 Co-Chair, Program on Evidence Happy Hollow Homeowners Association, 1980 - 1981 President Happy Hollow Homeowners Association, 1980 - 1997 Legal Counsel The Coalition for Open Government, 1975 Drafting Committee and Speakers Committee Omaha Symphony Council, 1974 - 1976 Member Easter Seals Humanities Grant Committee, 1977 - 1978 Member The Omaha Indemnity Company and Mutual of Omaha v. Arthur Andersen & Co., 1990 - 1993 Special Master United States Department of Justice, Honors Law Graduate Program, Washington, D.C., 1969 - 1972 Trial Attorney Creighton University School of Law Chair, Status Committee

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