Attorneys

Mr. Volkmer's areas of expertise include:  

Current Employment Position(s):

Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:

Trusts and Estates

Wills

Probate

Mediation

Bar Admissions:

Nebraska, 1968

Education:

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1973
Master of Laws

Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1968
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1966
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude

Published Works:

Column: "New Fiduciary Decisions", Estate Planning Magazine, bi-monthly

"The Nebraska Uniform Trust Code: Nebraska Trust Law in Transition", 37 Creighton L. Rev., 61, 2003

"Nebraska's Updated Principal and Income Act: Apportioning and Adjusting in the New Trust World", 35 Creighton L. Rev., 295, 2002

"Institutionalizing Mediation: The Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations", 1 Pepperdine Dis. Res. L.J., 273, 2001

"Low-Income Housing and the Charitable Exemption", 34 Creighton L. Rev. 47, 2000

"The Latest Look in Nebraska Trust Law", 31 Creighton L. Rev. 221, 1997

"Attorney Liability to Nonclients: The need to Re-examine Nebraska's Priuity Rule", 29 Creighton L. Rev. 295, 1995

"The Law of Future Interests in Nebraska", 18 Creighton Law Review 259, 601, 1985

"Spousal Property Rights at Death: Re-evaluation of the Common Law Premises in Light of the Proposed Uniform Marital Property Act", 17 Creighton Law Review 95, 1983

"Nebraska's Trustees' Powers Act and Principal and Income Act: The New Look in Nebraska Trust Law", 14 Creighton Law Review 121, 1980

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Professor, Creighton University School of Law, 1969 - Present

Honors and Awards:

George H. Turner Award, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1989

Distinguished Faculty/Staff Service Award, Creighton University, 1995

Outstanding Service Award, Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution, 1996

St. Ignatius Award, Creighton University Deglman Center, 1996

Outstanding Legal Educator Award, Nebraska State Bar Foundation, 1999

Alumni Achievement Citation, Creighton University, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Omaha Bar Association

Member

Nebraska State Bar Association

Member

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Academic Fellow