• Devotes a substantial portion of his practice to the representation of individuals and families in connection with their estate planning, in work such as planning for the disposition of wealth, reduction of estate taxes and formation of special needs trusts for disabled family members
• Helps high net worth clients and business owners transfer wealth to younger generations through sophisticated planning techniques such as Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) and Installment Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts
• Advises clients on all issues relating to the formation of businesses, including entity selection, liability protection and tax issues
• Assists corporate and individual clients in transactional, business planning and operational aspects of their business

Speaking Engagements

• "Buy/Sell Agreements - Tax and Business Considerations for Multiple-Owner Entities”, University of Nebraska Estate and Business Planning Program, May 2013
• Co-Chair, 2011 Nebraska State Bar Association Estate Planning Institute, March 2011
• "Estate and Gift Tax Planning Opportunities in Our Current Low-Interest Rate Environment," University of Nebraska Estate and Business Planning Program, May 2009

• Nebraska Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Omaha Bar Association
• Omaha Estate Planning Council
• National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter, Board Member
• Omaha Central High School Foundation, Board Member

• Tax, Trusts and Estates
• Business Transition Planning
• Charitable Planning and Foundation Administration
• Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Tax
• Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations
• Private Business

• University of Nebraska, J.D., 2000
• University of Arizona, B.S., 1995

• Nebraska, 2000
• Nebraska State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

• Extensive experience representing and counseling residential and commercial real estate developers in both corporate and real estate related legal matters
• Has counseled clients in more than $300 million worth of mergers and acquisitions
• Has successfully represented clients in more than $7 million worth of property tax protests
• Advises clients on all issues relating to the formation of businesses, entity selection and liability protection
• Assists business and individual clients in transactional, business planning and operational aspects of their business

Speaking Engagements

• Scott regularly provides in-house educational seminars to local real estate brokers
• "Contract Issues," Construction Financial Management Association - Nebraska Chapter, 2008
• "Real Estate Law For the Non-Practitioner," Omaha Residential Realtors Association, 2002; University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

• International Council of Shopping Centers
• Nebraska Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• Jewish Community Center of Omaha, Board of Directors, 2008-Present
• Leadership Omaha, Class 31, 2008-2009
• Voices for Children Annual Event, Honorary Co-Chair, 2008
• Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy, 2007-2008
• Jewish Federation of Omaha, Strategic Planning Subcommittee, 2004-2005
• American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Nebraska Council Co-Chair, 2004-2009
• Arthritis Foundation Wine ‘til Nine Fundraising Event, Co-Chair, 2004
• Jewish Press of Omaha, Board of Directors and Finance Chairman, 2002-2008
• Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, Board of Directors and Finance Committee Member, 2001-2004
• The Knights of Aksarben Foundation, Coronation Ball Floor Committee, 2003-2009
• Jewish Federation of Omaha, Co-Chairman for Fundraising Event featuring Dennis Ross, Former Envoy to Israel and Chief U.S. Negotiator to the Middle East, 2003
• Yale Richards Professional Education Seminar, Steering/Planning Committee 1999-2002
• Jewish Omaha Leadership Training Institute, Planning Committee Member and Participant, 1999-2000
• Jewish Federation of Omaha Campaign, Volunteer Fundraiser, 1997-2002; Young Men’s Division Co-Chairman, 1998
• National Young Jewish Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., Participant, 1998
• Arthritis Foundation Fundraising Event, Co-Chairman

• Private Business
• Business Transition Planning
• Commercial Lending
• Construction
• Corporate Counsel Services
• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Property Tax Issues and Valuation Appeal
• Real Estate
• Hotel and Leisure

• University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., 1994
  • Order of Barristers
• Northwestern University, B.S., 1991

• Nebraska, 1994
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, 1994

Scott has worked as a solo practitioner and at one of the largest law firms in the country. He has managed the business aspects of a law firm as well as maintaining his professional practice. As a result, Scott has a unique perspective and understanding of business issues and legal matters affecting small businesses.

Scott has been listed in the 2009-2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for real estate. Clients report him as "informed, knowledgeable and creative in his approach to complex deals" and "a deal maker who is always on top of a transaction. He makes life simple and gets things done without hassle."

• Obtained summary judgment for three closely-held corporations on a multi-million dollar claim brought by alleged minority shareholder for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation. Summary judgment was affirmed on appeal by Nebraska Supreme Court. Jardine v. McVey, 276 Neb. 1023 N.W.2d 690.
• Obtained dismissal of landowner's multi-million dollar suit alleging nuisance, trespass, intentional infliction of emotional distress, recovery of real property and permanent injunction.
• Successfully defended numerous employers on various employment claims, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA and retaliation.
• Assists hospitals and physicians with medical staff discipline, credentialing, investigations and corrective action proceedings before administrative agencies.
• Successfully defended a national banking association on a threatened eviction and termination of a land lease.
• Obtained declaratory judgment for an insurer based upon a loss elimination amendment excluded coverage for the requested benefits. Affirmed on appeal. Veseley v. National Travelers Life Company, 12 Neb. App. 622, 682 N.W.2d 713.
• Assists employers, both insured and self-insured, with workers’ compensation audits, compliance and regulatory matters in Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas.
• Obtained judgment against a policyholder of a multi-million dollar major medical insurance contract on the basis of fraud and misrepresentation.

• Contributing editor to Defense Research Institute on Nebraska products liability law
• Featured speaker on a wide array of topics including employment, workers' compensation and HIPAA-related issues

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Iowa State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Products Liability
• Business Torts
• Employment Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Appellate Practice & Procedure

• Creighton University, J.D., cum laude, 1996

• Nebraska
• Iowa
• US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• US District Court for the District of Nebraska
• US District Court for the Northern/Southern District of Iowa

Bryan has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Construction Management at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

• Representing employers in a range of employment law matters including counseling and litigation
• Representing shareholders in litigation with partners, directors, and officers
• Representing businesses in commercial disputes, including products liability matters
• Conducting I-9 audits and advising employers on overall immigration compliance issues
• Advising trial attorneys on appellate strategy and arguments in significant appeals
• Obtained directed verdict for construction materials supplier on warranty and indemnity claims brought by property owner and general contractor

Articles

• "Revisiting Class-Based Affirmative Action in Government Contracting," 88 Washington University Law Review 1309, 2011

• Senior Warden, St. Martha's Episcopal Church
• Fellow, New Leaders Council Institute, Omaha (2016)

• Appellate
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Immigration - Employer Compliance
• Employment Counseling
• Employment Litigation
• Products Liability

• Washington University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2011
  • Washington University Law Review, Chief Commentaries Editor
  • Order of the Coif
  • Alumni Association Award, 2011
• Creighton University, B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science and Spanish, 2008
  • Father Richard Spillane, S.J., Award for Contributions to Civic Life, 2008
  • College of Arts and Science Outstanding Senior Award, 2008

• Nebraska
• Iowa
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Jarrod was selected by his peers as a Great Plains Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in the specialty of employment law in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Jarrod received the Alumni Association Award upon graduation from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law for having the highest grade point average among his graduating class.

Corporate and Securities Transactions:

• Served as lead deal counsel in the negotiation and closing of over $100 million in domestic and cross-border business acquisitions on behalf of public and private companies, including purchasing assets out of bankruptcy in a Section 363 sale
• Represented investors, entrepreneurs and growth-stage companies in negotiating and closing millions of dollars in private equity and debt financing
• Represented funds and start-ups in a variety of capital raising projects involving the issuance of a diverse array of securities
• Advise state and SEC-registered investment advisers on compliance with Investment Advisers Act of 1940, government audits and related regulatory matters

Health Care Experience:

• Serves as outside general counsel to critical access hospitals, federally-qualified health centers, medical practices and health associations, advising on a variety of corporate, regulatory and employment law matters
• Drafted and negotiated numerous physician and mid-level employment agreements, medical director agreements and professional services agreements on behalf of physicians, medical practices and hospitals
• Assisted numerous health care organizations and vendors in connection with HIPAA and state privacy law compliance, including the representation of a state health plan in responding to a data breach involving tens of thousands of affected individuals
• Structured and negotiated joint ventures in the health care and nonprofit space, including the formation of a joint venture among several organ-procurement organizations, and a joint real estate project involving a community hospital and a nonprofit fitness center
• Structured and negotiated the liquidation of a physician hospital organization and the distribution of its assets to its corporate members
• Advised national optometry lab in connection with recapitalization and corporate restructuring of optometry partnership and affiliated group purchasing program

Nonprofit Experience:

• Serves as outside general counsel to nonprofit organizations, including community hospitals, advising Board members and executives on general corporate governance, fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, private benefit/inurement and excess benefit issues, lobbying activities, tax compliance and executive compensation
• Advised the Board of Directors of a large, international social club on compliance with private inurement issues
• Advised national professional associations on various tax compliance matters, including transactions with for-profit affiliates, excess benefit issues and general corporate governance
• Served as outside nonprofit counsel to a federally-designated organ procurement organization advising on such matters as executive compensation, joint venture relationships and the spinoff/formation of a supporting organization under 26 U.S.C. § 509(a)(3)

• "Corporate Governance and the Law," Nonprofit Association of the Midlands Presentation, 2015
• "Charitable Contribution Deductions," National Business Institute, 2014
• "Nebraska's New LLC Act," University of Nebraska College of Law Estate Planning Conference, 2012
• "Business Acquisitions," Practice Management Class, University of Nebraska Dental College, 2010-2012
• Bidding Farewell to the Ball and Chain: The United States Supreme Court Unconvincingly Prohibits Shackling in the Penalty Phase in Deck v. Missouri, 39 Creighton L. Rev. 741 (2005-2006)

• Corporate Law and Finance
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
• Securities Offerings and Investment
• Health Care Law
• Nonprofit Governance and Compliance

• Creighton University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
  • Editorial Staff Member, Creighton Law Review
  • Lois and Rodney Shkolnik Scholar
  • Dean's Merit Scholar
• University of Utah, B.S., 2003
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Primary Children's Medical Center, 2000
  • Inductee, National Residence Hall Honorary

• Iowa
• Nebraska

In 2016 Brandon was selected by the American Bar Association, Nonprofit Organizations Committee, as its 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, which recognizes an attorney who has made outstanding contributions to the nonprofit sector and/or the development of nonprofit law.

In 2015 through 2017, Brandon was selected by his peers for inclusion as a Great Plains Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in the specialty of Mergers and Acquisitions. While in law school, Brandon was the recipient of the inaugural Judge Donald P. Lay Law Review Student Prize, which recognizes outstanding dedication and excellence in the Creighton Law Review.

• American Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• Phi Society
• Jewish Federation Foundation
  • Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Nebraska Arts Council Board

• Private Business
• Banking and Financial Services
• Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Tax
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Tax, Trusts and Estates

• Creighton University, J.D., cum laude, 1966
• Colgate University, B.A., 1963

• New York, 1990
• Nebraska, 1966
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
• U.S. Claims Court