5.21.2025 | Awards & Recogntion

Super Lawyers annually recognizes the top attorneys in each state through a trusted selection process that combines peer nominations with independent research. In the 2025 edition, 25 Koley Jessen attorneys were honored—15 named Nebraska Super Lawyers and 10 recognized as Rising Stars.

Only 5 percent of attorneys in the state are named Super Lawyers, while just 2.5 percent are recognized as Rising Stars—early-career attorneys who demonstrate outstanding professional potential.

2025 Nebraska Super Lawyers

• Roberta L. Christensen – Intellectual Property

• Brandon D. Hamm – Estate & Probate

• Brian L. Harr – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Margaret C. Hershiser – Employment & Labor

• Michael M. Hupp – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Brian Koenig – Bankruptcy: Business

• Lisa M. Lehan – Estate & Probate

• Joshua K. Norton – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Eric B. Oxley – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Gregory C. Scaglione  – Business Litigation

• Ryan J. Sevcik – Employment & Labor

• Donald L. Swanson – Bankruptcy: Business

• James A. Tews – Estate & Probate

• Kurt F. Tjaden – Estate & Probate

• Daniel Weidner – Construction Litigation

2025 Nebraska Rising Stars

• Gabreal Belcastro – Business Litigation

• Alexander D. Clauson – Business/ Corporate

• John Dunn – Employment Litigation: Defense

• Christopher O. Estwick – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Jack D. Horgan – Technology Transactions

• Michael J. Keblesh – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Zachary M. Rupiper – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Erin Schroeder – Employment & Labor

• Comran E. Sharif – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Justina A. Struck – Mergers & Acquisitions

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a trusted legal rating service developed by Thomson Reuters to identify outstanding attorneys across more than 70 areas of practice. Selections are based on a rigorous, patented methodology combining peer nominations, independent research, and evaluations by a highly credentialed panel of attorneys. Designed to help clients find trusted legal counsel, the final lists are published annually in Super Lawyers Magazine and in widely distributed regional publications.