Attorneys

Ronald R. Volkmer Omaha, Nebraska
phone	402-492-9200
fax	402-492-9222
email	volkmer@creighton.edu

AV-Rated

Ron Volkmer's areas of expertise include:

Property law with special emphasis on wealth transfer

Trust and estate law including fiduciary administration

Ron is on the Editorial Board of Estate Planning magazine and writes a bi-monthly column entitled "New Fiduciary Decisions."

Ron has become one of the state's leading advocates for mediation after chairing the Nebraska Supreme Court Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution for six years. Ron currently serves on the Board for the Concord Center, a community mediation center in Omaha.

Position:: Of Counsel, McGill, Gotsdiner, Workman and Lepp; Professor, Creighton University School of Law, since 1969

Areas of Practice:: Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate

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; "Nebraska's 'Total Return Trust' Statute: Unitrust Conversion and the Challenges of Managing a Trust and Drafting a Trust", 40 Creighton Legal Review Rev. 135, 2006

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Professor, Creighton University School of Law, 1969 - Present

Honors and Awards:: Robert M. Spire Public Service Award, Omaha Bar Association, 2008; Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, Creighton University Student Union, 2005; Award of Appreciation, Nebraska State Bar Association, 2003; Alumni Achievement Citation, Creighton University, 2001; Outstanding Legal Educator Award, Nebraska State Bar Foundation, 1999; St. Ignatius Award, Creighton University Deglman Center, 1996; Outstanding Service Award, Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution, 1996; Distinguished Faculty/Staff Service Award, Creighton University, 1995; George H. Turner Award, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Omaha Bar Association; Member; Nebraska State Bar Association; Member; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Academic Fellow