Steven E. Guenzel

STEVEN E. GUENZEL has extensive litigation experience, having represented clients in over 100 trials in the Nebraska trial courts, including over 30 jury trials in state and federal district courts.  Mr. Guenzel has argued appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.  With clients including plaintiffs, construction contractors, insurance companies, and several public power districts, his cases have dealt with diverse issues such as product liability, automobile and premises liability, electrical shock and electrocution, stray voltage, the value of lost trees, contracts, wrongful discharge, and the constitutionality of a taxing statute.
He has also handled several cases involving the construction, repair, and structural integrity of commercial roofs, and approximately ten cases involving fires which caused damages ranging from severe personal injury to the destruction of thousands of acres of range land. In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Guenzel has been very active in estate planning and probate, helping clients with wills and trusts, and other planning tools, including special needs trusts.  Mr. Guenzel has also helped small business clients with forming corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.  Another area of interest to Mr. Guenzel is the law relating to juveniles.  Mr. Guenzel has been an instructor in Legal Writing at the University of Nebraska College of Law for six years and has presented seminars on tort damages, estate planning, trusts, and probate.

Areas of Practice: 

  • Personal Injury
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Landlord/Tenant Disputes
  • Business Contracts
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Contracts
  • Burns
  • Electrical Shocks and Electrocution
  • Wrongful termination
  • Termination of parental rights
  • Residential, Commercial, and Range Fires
    Educational Background: 
    J.D., University of Nebraska, College of Law, 1978, Order of Barristers, National Moot Court Team; B.S. in Business Administration conferred with High Distinction, University of Nebraska, 1975, Beta Gamma Sigma.

    Professional Affiliations:      Nebraska State Bar Association, House of Delegates (1987-1991 and 1995-99), Committee on Legal Education (1988-1992), Ways and Means Committee (1998-); Lincoln Bar Association; Lincoln Estate Planning Council (1982-); Lincoln Probate Discussion Group (1982-).




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