Professional Development Series 2021
2021 Fall Seminar Brochure (pdf)
Fall Seminar
October 9, 2021
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Bennet American Legion
970 Monroe St.
Bennet, NE 68317
Topics
Riparian Rights
Surveyors Responsibilities
Preparing for Depositions
Featuring
David Jarecke - Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP
Ellen Kreifels - Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP
Schedule
8:00 - Registration
8:25 - President’s Welcome
8:30-9:25 - Session 1 Begins
9:25-9:35 - Break - Refreshments
9:35-10:25 - Session 1 Continues
10:25-10:35 - Break - Refreshments
10:35-11:25 - Session 2
11:25-11:35 - Break - Refreshments
11:35 -12:30 - Session 2 Continues
12:30-12:45 - Business Meeting
Business Meeting Agenda
1. Minutes
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Old Business
4. New Business
5. Adjourn
Speakers
David Jarecke - Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP
Admissions
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1993
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1993
• Nebraska Supreme Court 1993
Education
• Juris Doctorate, 1993
• Creighton Law School, cum laude
• Bachelor of Science, 1987
• University of Nebraska – Lincoln, College of Arts and Sciences
Related Activities
• General Counsel and Regulatory Counsel for the Nebraska Rural Electric Association.
• General Counsel for Burt County Public Power District, Cedar-Knox Public Power District, Custer Public Power District, Cuming County Public Power District, Elkhorn Public Power District, Norris Public Power District, Southern Public Power District, and Stanton Public Power District.
• Presently provides legal counsel to Natural Resources Districts relative to water management issues, dam construction and rehabilitation projects, condemnation and other broad legal issues.
• Litigation experience before each Judicial District Court within Nebraska.
• Administrative experience and hearings before the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Power Review Board, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, Department of Roads, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission.
• 2000 to present: Sponsor and Chairman of the annual Nebraska Rural Electric Legal Seminar.
• Frequent lector at agricultural, utility, and water policy conferences.
• Former Chairman of the Nebraska Bar Association for Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section and the Agricultural Law Section.
Ellen Kreifels - Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP
Admissions
• Nebraska, 2014
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 2014
Education
• Juris Doctorate, 2014
• University of Nebraska – Lincoln
• Master of Science, 2014
• Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Bachelor of Arts, 2011
• Environmental Studies, University of Kansas
Prior to graduation, Ellen worked as a law clerk for Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP, during which time she developed an understanding of the firm’s primary practice areas of water law and public power. In addition, she participated in the representation of public and private interests in administrative and judicial proceedings involving natural resource allocation, regulatory enforcement, land use planning, and eminent domain. Ellen continues to represent governmental clients and political subdivisions in the areas of natural resources, public power, and eminent domain.
