Steven J. Riekes—Partner

Email: Steven J. Riekes | Phone: 402-492-9800 | Toll free: 800-889-9801 | Fax: 402-492-9336

Steven Riekes has served in numerous civic, educational, and religious organizations, both local and national.  He currently serves as a director and is a past president of the Housing and Development Law Institute, headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

• Nebraska, 1965
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1965
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1968
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Awards and certifications

• AV^® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell^®
• Completed the 30 hour mediation training program sponsored by the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution and the 30 hour Family Mediation training Program sponsored by the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution for Parenting Act mediation
• Louisiana Housing Council and the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials in appreciation for drafting the Louisiana Model Housing Act, September, 1997

Education

• Harvard University Law School, L.L.B., 1965
• Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude, 1962

Representative cases

• Nebraska Supreme Court issued its ruling in favor of our workers compensation client
• In re: Estate of Samuel Joseph Failla, Sr., 278 Neb. 770, 773 N.W.2d 793 (2009)
• In re: Estate of Anna Mae Ross, 2009 WL 3161469 (Neb. App. 2009)
• Doeschot v. Doeschot, No-A-07-628 (Neb Ct. App., 2008)
• Builders Supply Co. v. Czerwinski, 275 Neb. 622, N.W. 2d (2008)
• Parkert v. Lindguist, 269 Neb. 394, 693 N.W.2d 529 (2005)
• Douglas County Bd. of Com'rs v. Civil Service Com'n, 263 Neb. 544, 641 N.W.2d 55 (2002)
• Cedars Corp. v. Sun Valley Development Co., 253 Neb. 999, 573 N,W.2d 467 (1998)
• Long v. Hacker, 246 Neb. 547, 520 N.W.2d 195 (1994)
• Booth v. Blueberry Hill Restaurants, Inc., 245 Neb. 490, 513 N.W.2d 867 (1994)
• State ex rel. Pederson v. Howe'l, 239 Neb. 51, 474 N.W.2d 22 (1991)
• Abboud v. Lakeview, Inc., 237 Neb. 326, 466 N.W.2d 442 (1991)
• Board of Regents of University of Nebraska v. Wiiscam Muliins Birge, Inc., 230 Neb. 675, 433 N.W.2d 478 (1988)
• Keim v. Keim, 228 Neb. 684, 424 N.W.2d 112 (1988)
• Yale Richards for and on Behalf of Westside Supply Co. v. Arthaloney, 216 Neb. 11, 342 N.W.2d 642 (1983)
• Fisher v. Housing Authority of City of Omaha, 214 Neb. 499, 334 N.W.2d 636 (1983)
• Bemis v. Board of Equalization of Douglas County, 197 Neb. 175, 247 N.W.2d 447 (1976)
• Center Bank v. Mid-Continent Meats, Inc., 194 Neb. 665, 234 N.W.2d 902 (1975)
• Overland-Wolf, Inc. v. Koory, 183 Neb. 611, 162 N.W.2d 889 (1968)

Published works

• "Is the Law Causing Charities to Drown Because Their Endowment Funds Are Now 'Under Water'?" 43 Creighton Law Review 529, February, 2010
• "Charitable Contributions to Public Housing Authorities," The Counsellor, March 31, 2006
• "More on Rooftop Leasing," The Counsellor, December 1, 2004
• "Territorial Restrictions in Covenants-Not-To-Compete in Nebraska, Part II," 35 Creighton Law Review 23, December, 2001
• A principal drafter of the Nebraska Housing Agency Act, LB 105, 1999
• "Dead or Alive? Territorial Restrictions in Covenants-Not-To-Compete in Nebraska," 33 Creighton Law Review 175, December, 1999
• "Nebraska Joinder Statutes Need to be Modernized," 31 Creighton Law Review 667, December, 1997
• "Legal implications and Initiatives for Resident Self Sufficiency," HDLI, October, 1997
• A principal drafter of the Model Housing Agency Act commissioned by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, October, 1997
• "The Verdict: Why LHAs Can Be Liable for Criminals' Acts," Journal of Housing, November/December, 1994
• "Due Process of Law—HUD versus the PHA," HDLI, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 1994
• "Evicting Public Housing Tenants Involved in Drugs and Crime"—"the Federal Role," HDLI, March, 1990
• "Affirmative Action Alternatives in Public Construction Contracts for Housing Authorities," HDLI, July, 1989
• "Housing Authorities as Creatures of State Law—a Comparative Study," Housing and Development Law Institute (HDLI), New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1987
• Extensive testimony before the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, on 2084, a bill to amend the Small Business Act to make loans to small business concerns, May, 1984

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