Curriculum Vitae of Omaha, Nebraska divorce lawyer Philip Katz
PHILIP B. KATZ
11605 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 300
Omaha, Nebraska 68154
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Top Ten Attorney Under 40 for the State of Nebraska by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys
Best of the Big O’s Best Divorce Attorney, 2013, 2015, & 2016
BAR ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS, & EDUCATION
Member Nebraska State Bar Association
Family Law Section Chair (2014 – 2016)
Family Law Legislative Subcommittee Chair (2014 – 2016) Family Law Legislative Subcommittee (2013 – present)
Family Law Section Executive Committee member (2010 – 2012) Family Law Section Treasurer (2012)
Leadership Omaha, Class 38 (2015 –2016) Member American State Bar Association
Member Omaha Bar Association
Admitted to Nebraska State Bar in 2005
Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
Juris Doctor May 2005
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts May 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Family Law Update
Panel Moderator: “Possible Changes to Family Law in Nebraska Panel Discussion on the Parenting Act and Temporary Hearings” October 7, 2015
National Business Institute
Co-Presenter “Divorce Cases from Start to Finish for Paralegals” April 1, 2016
Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Military Law Section Session
Presenter: “Navigating the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody & Visitation Act” October 9, 2015
Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Family Law Section Session
Panel Moderator: “The Role of Psychologists across Nebraska in Child Custody Cases” October 7, 2015
Nebraska State Bar Association: Going Ahead Prepared
Presenter: “Dividing Retirement Accounts in Divorce” August 11, 2015
Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Seminar
Presenter: “2015 Legislative Update” July 17, 2015
Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Seminar
Presenter: “Cesar v. Alicia & Its Progeny” July 13, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
Issue Editor, Family Law Edition, The Nebraska Lawyer. July/August, 2016
Issue Editor, Family Law Edition, The Nebraska Lawyer. July/August, 2015
“Cesar v. Alicia & Its Progeny: Major Changes to Nebraska Paternity Law: Consequences: Intended and Otherwise.” The Nebraska Lawyer. July/August, 2012
EMPLOYMENT
Marks Clare & Richards, LLC
Attorney –Of Counsel: October, 2016 – present
Koenig│Dunne Divorce Law, PC, LLO
Attorney: June, 2010 – October, 2016
Fidelity National Title Group, Omaha, NE
In-House Claims Counsel: August, 2009 – May, 2010
Lieben, Whitted, Houghton, Slowiaczek, & Cavanagh, Omaha, NE
Associate Attorney: October, 2005 – August, 2009
Federal Defender, Omaha, Nebraska
Law Clerk/Internship: June, 2004 – August, 2004
Monteau & Peebles, LLP. Omaha, Nebraska
Law Clerk: June, 2003 – June, 2004
Indian Community School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Teacher: August, 2000 – June, 2002
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Current Board Member – Friedel Jewish (2018-present)
AcademyVolunteer Lawyers Project at Latino Center of the Midlands (2012 – 2013)
Lutheran Family Services – Refugee Family Sponsor (2016 – present)