CURRICULUM VITA
GENERAL
Name: Kevin Ruser
Home Address: 6808 Ridge Point Road, Lincoln, NE 68512 Work Address: College of Law, Room 172 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0902
Phone: (402) 435-3401 (H) (402) 472-3271 (W) (402) 472-3228 (fax)
E-Mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor–University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law May, 1979
Bachelor of Arts--University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Arts and Sciences December, 1975 English major, history minor
BAR
Admitted to practice in Nebraska, state and federal courts, September, 1979
Admitted to practice before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, September, 1991
PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING
M. S. Hevelone Professor of Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, February, 2009 to present.
Director of Clinical Programs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, September 1, 2001 to present.
Clinical Professor of Law, July 1, 1997 to present. Director, Civil Clinical Law Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, June 1, 1985 to present. Duties include supervision of senior law students in the Civil Clinical Law Program, teaching of the classroom component of the Civil Clinic when it is offered, creation and updating of substantive teaching manuals, and co-administration of clinical office, including hiring and evaluation of support staff, and working with office and grant budgets.
Associate Clinical Professor of Law, July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1997. Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, February 15, 1991 to June 30, 1992.
Managing attorney, Western Nebraska Legal Services, March, 1983, to May 31, 1985. Job duties were cumulative to those of staff attorney, and included hiring, evaluation, and day-to- day supervision of staff in Scottsbluff office; working with regional office budget; purchasing supplies, and working with the executive director and other managing attorneys.
Staff Attorney, Western Nebraska Legal Services, August, 1979, to March, 1983. Duties included casework, community education activities, involvement in community affairs, and other duties as assigned by the managing attorney. Promoted to senior attorney in August, 1982, with attendant increase in job responsibilities, including more frequent work on litigation of a complex nature; requirement to train, supervise, and assist other less experienced staff; and other duties commensurate with professional requirements and duties as assigned by the executive director.
MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
Member--11th Judicial District Bar Association 1979-1981
Member--Scotts Bluff County Bar Association 1981-1985
Member--Nebraska State Bar Association Committee on Legal Services 1982
Member--Poverty Law Section of Nebraska State Bar Association 1985-present; Vice- Chair of the Section 2003-present
Member--Bankruptcy Section of Nebraska State Bar Association 1985-Present Member--Clinical Law Section, American Association of Law Schools 1985-Present
Member--Advisory Committee, Upjohn Health Care Services Home Health Agency, Lincoln, Nebraska 1986-1987
Member--Advisory Board, Associated Students of the University of Nebraska Student Legal Services 1986-2007; 2012-present
Member--National Institute of Trial Advocacy 1988-1989
Member--Nebraska State Bar Association Committee on Legal Services 1988-1989
Member--Lifetime Health Program Advisory Committee; Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 1989-1991
Member--Task Force on Domestic Violence Issues, Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee 1991-1992
Member--Long-term Legislative Planning Committee and the Dissolution Practice Committee, Family Law Section of the Nebraska State Bar 1992
Member--Working committee for review of guardianship laws; Nebraska Department on Aging 1992-1993
Member--Advisory Council on the development of legal services standards for legal services providers; Nebraska Department on Aging 1992-1994
Member--Core Planning Committee, Title VII Elder Abuse Project; Nebraska Department on Aging 1993-1994
Consultant--Office of Monitoring, Audit and Compliance; Legal Services Corporation 1993-1994
Consulting Legal Advisor--UNL Law/Psychology Program and Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center, Client Representation Project 1993-1996
Member--Board of Directors, The Growing Place, Inc. 1994-Present
Consultant--Law School Civil Clinical Program, Legal Services Corporation 1995
Alternate Member--Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court, Third Judicial District 1995-1998
Board Member--Nebraska Consortium for Health Education Programming 1996-2000
Member--Medicaid Estate Planning Work Team, Nebraska Long-Term Care Managed Care Project, Nebraska Departments of Social Services, Health and Aging 1996-1997
Member--Nebraska State Bar Association Commission on Access to Justice 1996-1997
Member--Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court, Third Judicial District 1996-2004
Member–-Governor’s Task Force on the Impacts of INS Enforcement 1999-2000
Member–-Nebraska Supreme Court Client Security Fund Committee 2000-2001
Member–-Nebraska Legal Services State Planning Group 2000-2005
Member–-Action Plan Committee, Nebraska Legal Services 2001-2005
Member–-Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Court, Learned Hand Inn 2002-2011; Emeritus member 2011-present
Consultant–-Center for Legal Immigration Assistance 2002-present
Member--Nebraska Supreme Court Pro Se Litigation Committee 2003-present
Consultant--Serbia Rule of Law Project, National Center for State Courts 2005-2006
Member--National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys 2005-2006
Member–-Nebraska Delayed Deposit Services Working Group, State Sen. Amanda McGill 2007-2008
Consultant–-Clinical Programs, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, February 4-15, 2008.
Member–-Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts Subcommittee on Immigration Issues in Juvenile Court 2008-present
Member–-Nebraska State Mock Trial Case Writing Committee 2009
Member–-Working group to plan for an immigrants’ welcome center in Lincoln, Nebraska 2010-present
Board Member–-Center for Legal Immigration Assistance, 2011- present
Member–-Advisory Board, UNL Student Legal Services, 2012- present
Consultant–-Kosovo Legal Profession Program administered by the National Center for State Courts, Pristina, Kosovo 2012-present.
Member–-Immigration Legal Services Visioning Task Force, 2012-present.
PUBLICATIONS
Small Claims Court: A "How To" Manual, 1985; Revised, 1988, 1990 (Clinic Manual).
Revision, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990: Nebraska Divorce Practice Manual (Clinic Manual).
Revision, 1987 - 1990, 1992 - 2013: Office Manual For Clinical Law Students (Clinic Manual).
Revision, 1987 - 1990, 1992 - 2013: Relevant Lancaster County Trial Courts (Clinic Manual).
Revision, 1987, 1990, 1992 - 1997, 2003-2011: Nebraska Motion Practice Manual (Clinic Manual).
Nebraska Chapter Seven Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Manual, 1987; Revised, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997; substantially revised, 2006, 2008 (Manual developed for Clinic and published in First Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 1, 1990 and Second Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 5, 1997).
Nebraska Adoption Manual and Checklist, 1988; Revised, 1989, 1990, 1992 (Clinic Manual; published in First Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 1, 1990).
Powers of Attorney, Guardianships and Conservatorships, 1989; Revised, 1990, 1992 (Training manual with forms developed for Nebraska Health Care Association).
Nebraska Chapter Thirteen Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Manual, 1990; Revised, 1992, 1993, 1997 (Manual developed for Clinic and published in First Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 3, 1990 and Second Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 5, 1997).
Overview of Consumer Law: Debt Counseling, Fair Debt Collection Practices, Home Solicitation Sales Act and Bankruptcy, 1991 (Training manual developed for Nebraska Department on Aging).
An Overview: The Right to Rescind Consumer Contracts Under the Home Solicitation Sales Act and the Truth In Lending Act, 1992 (Training manual developed for South Central Nebraska Area Agency on Aging).
Revision, 1992, 1993: Minahan, Nebraska Legal Forms--Bankruptcy, (Butterworth, 1992, 1993).
Guardianships, Conservatorships, The Patient Self-Determination Act, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills, 1993; Revised, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012 (Training manual with forms developed for Nebraska Health Care Association).
Nebraska Landlord/Tenant Law, 1993; Revised, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013. (Training manual developed for Larabee School of Real Estate).
Guardianships and Conservatorships, 1994; Revised, 1995 (Training manual developed for Beatrice State Development Center).
Conservatorships and Guardianships, 1994 (Published in First Edition of Nebraska "How To" Practice series, Vol. 8, 1994).
Training for Interpreters/Translators, 1996 (Training manual developed to train interpreters and translators working with immigration clients of the Civil Clinical Law Program).
Family-Based Immigrant Visas, 1997 (updated, 1999, 2001, 2004) (Training outline developed for Nebraska Continuing Legal Education presentation).
Federal and State Fair Housing Law, 1998 (Training manual developed for Professional School of Real Estate).
A Criminal Practitioner's Guide to Immigration Law, 1998 (updated in 1999, 2001) (Presentation outline developed for Law College Education Services, Inc.).
Protecting Nebraska's Vulnerable Adults, 1999 (with Alicia B. Henderson) (Field Guide developed under contract with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for use by law enforcement officers who are investigating cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults).
On Reaching the Age of Majority: Immigration, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014 (Article in publication distributed by the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Foundation discussing legal issues faced by minors in Nebraska who are approaching the age of majority).
Immigration Issues Affecting Children, 1999 (Outline developed for presentation at Y2Kids Conference in Kearney, Nebraska, October 27, 1999).
The Nebraska Criminal Law Practitioner’s Guide to Representing Non-Citizens in State Court Proceedings, 2008, substantially revised, 2010, 2012.
Legal Issues in Assisted Living Facilities: Guardianships, Conservatorships, Advance Directives, Contracts and Risk Management, 2009 (Publication with forms developed for the Nebraska Assisted Living Association in conjunction with continuing education programs for managers of assisted living facilities).
Some Things Criminal Law Practitioners Want, Should, or Ought to Know About Immigration Law, 2010 (presentation outline developed for presentation at NCLE seminar Getting the Answer – Getting it Right, La Vista, Nebraska, March 26, 2010).
Padilla v. Kentucky: Now What? Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of Padilla v. Kentucky published in The Habeas Corpus, newsletter of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, May, 2010.
Padilla v. Kentucky: “Crimmigration” Law Goes Constitutional. Article published in The Nebraska Lawyer, October, 2010, Vol 13, No. 9.
Demonstrating Psychological Hardship: A Statistical Study of Psychological Evaluations in Hardship Waivers of Inadmissibility, (with McLawsen and McLawsen), Bender’s Immigration Bulletin, January 1, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 1.
Advance Directives, 2012 (publication with forms developed for the Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s Fall 2012 meeting).
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presenter on Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance policies in public workshop sponsored by Aging Office of Western Nebraska, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, June 15, 1985.
2. Presenter on hearsay rule of evidence to administrative law judges of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 11, 1985.
3. Speaker at various locations in the Lincoln area on legal problems of the elderly in connection with the Elderlaw Project of the Civil Clinical Law Program, 1985-1987.
4. Presenter on legal problems of the elderly and the law school clinic at the Mid- America Congress on Aging, Omaha, Nebraska, April 24, 1987.
5. Trainer on legal issues in nursing homes, Advanced Social Service Workshop sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 14, 1987.
6. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Social Service Designee Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Grand Island, Nebraska, August 2, 1988.
7. Presenter on bankruptcy law at Nebraska "How To" Practice Seminar, Nebraska State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 23-24, 1989.
8. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Service Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 9, 1989.
9. Trainer, "High Quality Training II," Western Nebraska Legal Services, Kearney, Nebraska, July 15-18, 1990.
10. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Service Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Grand Island, Nebraska, July 19, 1990.
11. Moderator, Age To Perfection Conference, Lifetime Health Program, Lincoln- Lancaster County Health Department, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 29, 1990.
12. Panelist on legal writing in Clinical Programs, Midwest Clinical Teachers Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, October 12-14, 1990.
13. Presenter, 1991 Nebraska Health Care Association Mid-Year Convention, Early Bird Workshop, Kearney, Nebraska, April 10, 1991.
14. Trainer, inservice training on "The Medical Chart and the Law," Lancaster Manor, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 10, 1991.
15. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, 1991 Nebraska Health Care Association Administrator/Preceptor Training Program, Hastings, Nebraska, June 20, 1991.
16. Trainer on consumer law issues to service providers for the elderly in connection with advocacy training by the Nebraska Department on Aging, Broken Bow, Nebraska, July 25, 1991.
17. Workshop leader on substance abusing parents and the health and mental health systems, Sixth Summer Institute on Mental Health Law, Law/Psychology Program of UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 7, 1991.
18. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Kearney, Nebraska, August 14, 1991.
19. Presenter on consumer fraud issues, Elderlaw Update, South Central Nebraska Area Agency on Aging, Kearney, Nebraska, March 18, 1992.
20. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 13, 1992.
21. Trainer on legal issues relating to Adult Protective Services, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Social Services, Lincoln, Nebraska and Kearney, Nebraska, August 31, September 1, and September 3, 1992.
22. Presenter on current issues dealing with advance directives, Advocacy for Independence Conference, jointly sponsored by the Nebraska Department on Aging and Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Kearney, Nebraska, September 28 and 29, 1992.
23. Presenter on legal issues in civil commitment proceedings, Mental Disability Law in Nebraska (NCLE seminar) Lincoln, Nebraska, October 16, 1992.
24. Presenter on guardianships, conservatorships, advance directives, and representative payees, Making A Difference workshops, jointly sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Social Services and Southeast Community College, Wahoo, Nebraska, January 30, 1993, and Fairbury, Nebraska, February 27, 1993.
25. Presenter on guardianships, conservatorships, and advance directives, Sharing Our Best Conference, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Public Institutions, Beatrice State Development Center, Beatrice, Nebraska, April 29, 1993.
26. Presenter on bankruptcy law at Nebraska "How To" Practice Seminar, Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 24-25, 1993.
27. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Kearney, Nebraska, August 26, 1993.
28. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 2, 1993, November 5, 1993, February 11, 1994, April 6, 1994, July 27, 1994, and October 21, 1994.
29. Presenter on guardianships, conservatorships, and advance directives, Sharing Our Best Conference, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Public Institutions, Beatrice State Development Center, Beatrice, Nebraska, April 28, 1994.
30. Presenter on guardianship and conservatorship law at Nebraska "How To" Practice Seminar, Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 23-24, 1994.
31. Presenter on guardianship and conservatorship law to staff and parents of incapacitated individuals at Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 1994.
32. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Grand Island, Nebraska, August 25, 1994.
33. Trainer on recent developments in guardianship and conservatorship law, Fall District Meetings, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Norfolk, Gering, North Platte, Kearney and Omaha, Nebraska, October 12, 13, 19, 20, 25 and 26, 1994.
34. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 16, May 15, July 14, October 11, 1995.
35. Presenter on guardianships, conservatorships, and advance directives, Sharing Our Best Conference, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Public Institutions, Beatrice State Development Center, Beatrice, Nebraska, April 27, 1995.
36. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 10, 1995.
37. Continuing education trainer on fair housing law, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 26, 1995.
38. Presenter on advance directives, Hospice Care of Nebraska, L.L.C., Lincoln, Nebraska, January 9, 1996.
39. Continuing education trainer on fair housing law, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 13, March 1, August 16, and November 7, 1996.
40. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 21, and July 12, 1996.
41. Presenter on guardianship and conservatorship law to staff and parents of incapacitated individuals at Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, September 19, 1996.
42. Presenter, Trees and the Law Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska, October 7, 1996.
43. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 20, 1996.
44. Presenter, Immigration and Naturalization Law and Procedure, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, January 17, 1997.
45. Presenter on Nebraska Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act, Real Estate Owners & Managers Association, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, March 27, 1997.
46. Presenter on guardianship law, League of Human Dignity, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 7, 1997.
47. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 17, July 22, September 3, 1997.
48. Presenter on guardianships, conservatorships, and powers of attorney, "Reaching Rural Communities with Alzheimer's Education Project, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, April 24, 1997.
49. Continuing education trainer on fair housing law, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 16, September 11, October 23, 1997.
50. Trainer on legal issues, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, November 18, 1997.
51. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Hastings, Nebraska, November 19, 1997.
52. Presenter on jurisdictional issues, Nebraska Judges' Domestic Relations Education Program, Mahoney State Park, December 11, 1997, and Kearney, Nebraska, January 8, 1998.
53. Presenter on legal issues in hospice care settings, Hospice Care of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 25, 1998.
54. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 9, September 10, 1998.
55. Presenter, "Divorce: From Start to Finish," University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 17, 1998.
56. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, South Sioux City, Nebraska, August 5, 1998.
57. Continuing education trainer on fair housing law, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 4, August 7, August 19, October 21, November 10, 1998.
58. Presenter on recent developments in Landlord/Tenant Law, Real Estate Owners & Managers Association, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, September 24, 1998.
59. Speaker to combined Citizenship Issues classes at Lincoln High School on the importance of volunteering in a democratic society, September 29, 1998.
60. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Lincoln Board of Realtors, October 5, 1998.
61. Presenter, "1998 Trees, People, and the Law National Conference," Nebraska City, Nebraska, October 7, 1998.
62. Presenter, Immigration Law for General Practitioners, Law College Education Services, Inc., Norfolk, Nebraska, October 29, 1998.
63. Trainer on legal issues, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, November 17, 1998.
64. Continuing education trainer on fair housing law, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 3, June 3, and June 28, 1999.
65. Continuing education trainer on landlord/tenant law in Nebraska, Professional School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 7 and July 9, 1999.
66. Presenter, Family and Bankruptcy Law, Law College Education Services, Inc., Kearney, Nebraska, April 8, 1999.
67. Trainer on legal issues involved in prevention of elder abuse, Elder Abuse Seminars, sponsored by the Nebraska Area Agencies on Aging Association, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, July 12, 1999, North Platte, Nebraska, July 13, 1999, Kearney, Nebraska, July 14, 1999, Hastings, Nebraska, July 15, 1999, Norfolk, Nebraska, July 16, 1999, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 19, 1999, Beatrice, Nebraska, July 20, 1999, and Omaha, Nebraska, July 21, 1999. 68. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Hastings, Nebraska, July 28, 1999.
69. Presenter, Immigration and Naturalization Law and Procedure, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, August 27, 1999.
70. Presenter, "1999 Trees, People, and the Law National Conference," Nebraska City, Nebraska, September 28, 1999.
71. Trainer, Bankruptcy Law, Staff Attorney Training, Legal Aid Society, Omaha, Nebraska, October 7, 1999.
72. Trainer on legal issues, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, October 26, 1999.
73. Presenter on juvenile issues in immigration law, Y2Kids Conference, University of Nebraska Center on Children, Families, and the Law, Kearney, Nebraska, October 27, 1999.
74. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal convictions, “Defending the Criminal Case in Nebraska” Seminar, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 3, 1999.
75. Presenter on immigration issues at Training Conference 2000, Association of Nebraska Community Action Agencies, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 21, 2000.
76. Trainer, Nebraska Juvenile Court Experience Training, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 16- 18, 30-31, August 31, December 14, 2000.
77. Continuing education trainer on Nebraska landlord and tenant law, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 18, October 24, November 8, 2000.
78. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course sponsored by the Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 26, 2000.
79. Presenter on clinical legal education, Lincoln Credit Association Luncheon, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 10, 2000.
80. Trainer on legal issues, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, November 16, 2000.
81. Presenter, Balkan Law School Linkage Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 7-8, 2000. Presentation: “Developing Clinical Legal Education Programs –- The American Experience.”
82. Presenter, Landlord-Tenant Fundamentals Seminar, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 15, 2001.
83. Trainer on legal issues in assisted living, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, June 20, 2001.
84. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 25, 2001.
85. Continuing education trainer on Nebraska landlord and tenant law, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 7, September 27, October 25, November 13, and November 19, 2001.
86. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal convictions, Annual Institute on the Survey of Nebraska Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 7, 2001.
87. Panel member, “Obstacles Faced By Lincoln’s Immigrant Population,” Citizens Against Racism and Discrimination, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 13, 2001.
88. Presenter on family-based immigrant visas, Immigration and Naturalization Law and Procedure seminar, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 2, 2001.
89. Presenter, Balkan Law School Linkage Initiative Conference, Budva, Montenegro, November 30 – December 1, 2001. Presentations: “Clinics in Practice –- Live Client Clinics” and “Development of a Clinical Program –- From Idea Through First Semester.”
90. Lecturer, Podgorica Law Faculty, Podgorica, Montenegro, December 4-6, 2001. Lectures given to faculty and students on the U.S. common law system, operation of the Civil Clinical Law Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, and the history of clinical legal education in the United States.
91. Trainer on immigration law (removal and forms of relief from removal), Equity-In- Nebraska training for volunteers, Lincoln, Nebraska, January 12, 2002.
92. Presenter on bankruptcy and family law, 2002 Bankruptcy Fundamentals seminar, NCLE, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 21, 2002.
93. Trainer on legal issues in assisted living, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, July 11, 2002.
94. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 7, 2002.
95. Continuing education trainer on Nebraska landlord and tenant law, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 13, October 10, and November 7, 2002.
96. Presenter on immigration law to Citizenship Issues class, Arts and Humanities Focus Program, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 20, 2003.
97. Presenter on immigration law to advocates, Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition Training Institute, Norfolk, Nebraska, June 4, 2003.
98. Trainer for community advocates, Equity in Nebraska Immigration Project, Lexington, Nebraska, June 14, 2003.
99. Trainer on legal issues in assisted living, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, June 19, 2003.
100. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 13, 2003.
101. Continuing education trainer on Nebraska landlord and tenant law, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 16, October 16, and November 10, 2003.
102. Presenter and Trainer, Annual Conference, Balkan Law School Linkage Initiative, Rijeka, Croatia, December 5-7, 2003.
103. Guest lecturer, Pogdorica Law Faculty, Podgorica, Montenegro, December 8-12, 2003.
104. Presenter on family-based immigrant visas, Immigration and Naturalization Law and Procedure seminar, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Omaha, Nebraska, February 20, 2004.
105. Trainer on legal issues in assisted living, Assisted Living Management Course, Nebraska Assisted Living Association, Hastings, Nebraska, June 15, 2004.
106. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 18, 2004.
107. Presenter on legal issues to Asian Community and Cultural Center Leadership Program, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 2, 2005.
108. Trainer on immigration law for local attorneys and immigration advocates, Equity- In-Nebraska Immigration Project, North Platte, Nebraska, February 4, 2005.
109. Trainer on law school teaching methods to law faculties in Belgrade, Niš, and Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia Rule of Law Project, National Center for State Courts, February 22 through March 6, May 15 through May 28, and November 14 through November 18, 2005.
110. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 24, 2005.
111. Continuing education trainer on Nebraska landlord and tenant law, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 21, 2005.
112. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for property management course, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 13, October 25, and November 17, 2006.
113. Presentation on immigration law to MATA club, Nebraska State Penitentiary, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2, 2006.
114. Presentation on legal issues to Asian Leadership Council, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 20, 2006.
115. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 2, 2006.
116. Presenter on immigration consequences in abuse cases, Avoiding Pitfalls in Defending Abuse Cases, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2, 2007.
117. Planning Chair, Landlord/Tenant Fundamentals, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 18, 2007.
118. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for property management course, Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 14, July 17, October 10, October 23, 2007.
119. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 18, 2007.
120. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings, Criminal Justice Act Panel seminar, United States Public Defender’s Office for the District of Nebraska, Mahoney State Park, Ashland, Nebraska, September 24, 2007.
121. Presenter on College Cost Reduction Act, Public Interest Law Section Panel Discussion, Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 18, 2007.
122. Presenter on College Cost Reduction Act to Douglas County Attorney’s Office, Omaha City Attorney’s Office and Douglas County Public Defender’s Office, Omaha, Nebraska, November 21, 2007.
123. Presenter on legal issues in Assisted Living facilities, Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s 2008 Mid-Year Convention, Kearney, Nebraska, April 22, 2008.
124. Presenter on legal issues in Assisted Living facilities, Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s 2008 Administrator Refresher Course, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 11, 2008.
125. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings in Nebraska state courts, Dawson County Bar Association, Lexington, Nebraska, July 11, 2008.
126. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 16, 2008.
127. Trainer on legal issues in hospice care settings, Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 29, 2008.
128. Presenter on immigration law, Lincoln Paralegals Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 11, 2008.
129. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, November, 2008.
130. Presentation on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings in Nebraska state court, Lincoln Bar Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 12, 2009.
131. Panelist on the value of providing pro bono legal services, Nebraska Bar Association Leadership Academy, Lincoln, Nebraska March 13, 2009.
132. Presenter on legal issues in Assisted Living facilities, Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s 2009 Administrative Refresher Course, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 10, 2009.
133. Presenter on issues in executions and exemptions, Nebraska County Judge’s Association Meeting, Grand Island, Nebraska, June 24, 2009.
134. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 30, July 24, October 21, and November 13, 2009.
135. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 22, 2009.
136. Presenter on legal issues in Assisted Living facilities, Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s day-long workshop, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 5, 2009.
137. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Omaha, Nebraska, August 24, 2009.
138. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal proceeedings in Nebraska state court, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, September 18, 2009.
139. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, March 26, 2010. 140. Presenter on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Omaha, Nebraska, April 9, 2010.
141. Presenter on legal issues in long-term care settings, Nebraska Health Care Association’s Mid-Year Convention, Kearney, Nebraska, April 27, 2010.
142. Presenter, half-day workshop on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings in light of Padilla v. Kentucky, Douglas County Public Defender’s Office, Omaha, Nebraska, July 21, 2010.
143. Presenter, half-day workshop on immigration consequences of criminal proceedings in light of Padilla v. Kentucky, Lancaster County Public Defender’s Office, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 23, 2010.
144. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 28, 2010.
145. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 29, August 19, September 1, October 14, and November 18, 2010.
146. Presentation on advance directives, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2, 2010.
147. Presentations on Padilla v. Kentucky and “crimmigration” law for Nebraska criminal defense attorneys (3-hour presentation funded by a grant through the Nebraska Crime Commission). Fairbury, Nebraska, March 18, 2011; Papillion, Nebraska, March 31, 2011; Fremont, Nebraska, April 14, 2011; North Platte, Nebraska, May 20, 2011; Grand Island, Nebraska, July 21, 2011; Scottsbluff, Nebraska, August 11, 2011; and Lincoln, Nebraska, October 20, 2011 (in connection with the Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Conference).
148. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 20, July 28, August 16, September 26, and October 6, 2011.
149. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 27, 2011.
150. Panelist for discussion of immigration issues in connection with screening of “Tony and Janina’s American Wedding,” Nebraska Progressive Student Coalition, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 1, 2011.
151. Panelist for presentation entitled “The Ethics of Nebraska Negotiations: Are There Any?” Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 19, 2011.
152. Trainer on legal issues in long-term care, Thirty-Six Hour Social Services Course, Nebraska Health Care Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 15, 2012.
153. Presentations on Padilla v. Kentucky and “crimmigration” law for Nebraska criminal defense attorneys (3-hour presentation funded by a grant through the Nebraska Crime Commission). Kearney, Nebraska, March 1, 2012; Broken Bow, Nebraska, April 13, 2012; Norfolk, Nebraska, June 20, 2012; Columbus, Nebraska, August 8, 2012; and Omaha, Nebraska, October 19, 2012 (in connection with the Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Conference).
154. Trainer and small group leader, The Sixth National Training on the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, sponsored by The Defending Immigrants Partnership, May 7-8, 2012, Denver, Colorado (nation-wide training for criminal defense lawyers on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions).
155. Presenter on advance directives in assisted living facilities, Nebraska Assisted Living Association’s Fall Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 18, 2012.
157. S.T.I.R. Talk, “Why We Should (Mostly) Stop Teaching Doctrine After the First Year of Law School,” College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 5, 2013.
158. Presenter on legal education reform efforts in Kosovo, Niagra Foundation Luncheon, College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 13, 2013.
159. Leader, symposium to draft a regulation for establishment of an Institute for Legal Research at the University of Pristina Law Faculty, Pristina, Kosovo, April 18, 2013.
160. Presenter, training on advanced clinical teaching techniques, University of Pristina Law Faculty, Pristina, Kosovo, April 19, 2013.
161. Presenter, training on clinical course design and teaching methods, University of Iliria Faculty of Law, Pristina, Kosovo, April 23, 2013.
162. Presenter on current “crimmigration” issues, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Mahoney State Park, Ashland, Nebraska, June 7, 2013.
163. “Immigration 101” training for attorneys willing to accept pro bono immigration cases, Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, July 19, 2013.
164. Presentation on Nebraska Landlord and Tenant law for Larabee School of Real Estate, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 13, October 10, and November 21, 2013.
165. Presenter on how to become a professor of legal clinics and the importance of legal clinics for Bachelor and Master Level students, University of Pristina Law Faculty, Pristina, Kosovo, October 22, 2013.
166. Presenter on how to become a professor of legal clinics and the importance of legal clinics for Bachelor and Master Level students, Iliria College of Law, Pristina, Kosovo, October 23, 2013.
167. Presenter, Advanced Clinical Teaching Training, Iliria College of Law, Pristina, Kosovo, October 24, 2013.
168. Presenter, Advanced Clinical Teacher Training, University of Pristina Law Faculty, Pristina, Kosovo, October 25, 2013.