Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 3:48pm
Anna Williams Shavers, 75, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law and associate dean for diversity and inclusion in the College of Law, died Jan. 22.
A tireless advocate for inclusion and justice, Shavers served as a member of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty since 1989. Her primary area of interest was immigration and its intersections with gender issues.
Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 3:10pm
While the legal profession can be confrontational and the situations in which the participants often find themselves doesn’t always lead to friendships, Joe Meusey created a legacy of civility and decorum for trial attorneys who’ll be fondly be remembered by everyone he met for many years.
Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 5:00am
He was that rare individual who not only was a character but also had character.James Martin Davis, who can best but inadequately be described as an icon of Omaha’s legal community, died Aug. 30 of a heart attack. He was 75 years old.
Published by Derek Noehren on Mon, 08/30/2021 - 12:00am
Dennis T. “Denny” Chapman was a husband, a father, a coach, a grandfather, a sports fan, and a lawyer who spent most of his career at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. Most of all, it seems, to those who knew him, he was a good guy. Probably a great guy.
Denny Chapman passed peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 15 after suffering from cancer and dementia in his final months.
Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 4:53pm
Steven E. Achelophl
July 15, 1950 — April 17, 2021
Omaha attorney and former head of the Nebraska Democratic Party Steven Achelpohl died last month due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 70 years old.
Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 2:24pm
Eileen Hansen
February 15, 1924 — April 16, 2021
Omaha attorney Eileen Hansen, who grew up on a farm in Hampton, worked at the Pentagon, and had a legal career that spanned more than 40 years, died last month. She was 97.