Omaha Bar Association "Bar Talk" Podcast

A Reading of the Declaration of Independence for 250th Anniversary by Omaha Bar Association

Remarks by Hon. Francie Riedmann, Judge on the Nebraska Court of Appeals, at the 2026 Omaha Bar Association Memorial Service on May 15, 2026.

The OBA sits down with Dave Domina of Domina Law Group, to talk about his life, career, and what the Rule of Law and the American Dream means to him. Dave is our featured guest speaker at the 2026 Omaha Law Day Lunch. #LawDay2026 #LawDay

We sit down with Leonard Matthias and Adam Thompson of the Sarpy County Teen Court program, to talk about the work that they do. Sarpy County Teen Court is the 2026 OBA Public Service Award recipient for non-attorney/non-attorney program.

Scott P. Moore, attorney at Baird Holm, is the 2026 Omaha Bar Association's Robert M. Spire Public Service Award recipient. We sat down with Scott to talk about his life, his work, and what the American Dream means to him. #LawDay2026 #LawDay

For 2026's Valentine's Day interview, we sit down with Hon. Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, retired judge from the Douglas County District Court, and her husband Hon. Pat Heng, active judge for the 11th Judicial District Court.

Recorded Thursday, January 15, 2026. Creighton School of Law Professor Mike Kelly presented to members of the Omaha Bar Association on the legal questions surrounding the capture and prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This is approved for 1 hour of CLE in NE and IA. For credit, please email dave@omahabarassociation.com. Free for OBA members. $15 for non-members.

A conversation with Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Justice Miller-Lerman was the first woman to serve as an appellate judge in Nebraska (Appointed to Nebraska Court of Appeals in 1992), and first woman to serve on the Nebraska Supreme Court (Appointed in 1998, Retired in 2025). Recorded October 2025, in conversation with Omaha Bar Association Executive Director Dave S...

Recorded August 2025. Hal Daub, former mayor of Omaha and former Congressman representing Omaha in the U.S. Congress, discusses his history with the late Hon. Lyle Strom, and the story behind how the Hruska Federal Courthouse came to be.

This presentation by Omaha attorney and author Larry Dwyer was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hruska Federal Courthouse in Omaha on August 25, 2025. The event was co-hosted by the Nebraska State Bar Association. Mr. Dwyer is the author of "Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom" and "Andrew J. Poppleton: Fighter for Omaha City, the Union Pacific Railroad, and Chief Standing Bear." This pod...

Recorded in February 2024, this conversation is with then President of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Jason Grams. Jason is a past member of the board of the Omaha Bar Association.

We sit down with retired Nebraska Court of Appeals Judge Hon. John Irwin, to discuss his career, the history of the Court of Appeals in Nebraska, and his work in starting the Sarpy County Bar Association. This interview was done in connection with the Omaha Bar Association's 150th Anniversary in 2025.

Remarks made by Stu Dornan at the 2025 Omaha Bar Association Law Day Lunch on May, 1st, 2025.

We interview Education Rights Counsel CEO and Founder, Lauren Micek Vargas. ERC is our 2025 Robert M. Spire Award recipient and will be recognized at the Law Day Lunch on May 1, 2025.

Attorney Stu Dornan (Dornan Law Team) is the 2025 recipient of the Omaha Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. We sit down with Stu to talk about his life, career, and family.

We talk with Trish Bergman and Kailey Edelman of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA), our 2025 OBA Public Service Award recipient. ENOA is an agency located in Omaha that focuses on helping the aging. Most known for their popular "meals on wheels" program, ENOA also coordinates assistance for in home medical care, has a network of ombudsmen to ensure high quality of care at area nursing ho...

Judge Vernon Daniels is our 2025 Laurie Smith Camp Integrity in Service Award recipient. We sat down with him to talk about what goes on in Juvenile Court, and the importance of mentoring to him.

We sit down with Omaha Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Chair Hannah Frankel to talk about the law, law school, law practice, and overachieving know-it-all older sisters. Recorded January 2025.

Former two term Nebraska Governor and two term U.S. Senator Ben Nelson speaks on the topic of being an effective elected official while being civil towards peers and political rivals. Recorded March 4, 2025 on the campus of University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Conversation moderated by UNO Professor Mark Scherer. A special thank you to the American Bar Association's Cornerstones of Democracy for...

Interview with 2024-2025 Omaha Bar Association President Angela Lennon. Angela is a partner at Koenig Dunne law firm in Omaha, Nebraska.

Presenters: Mallory Hughes, Berry Law Firm Tiffany Beerman, Dvorak Law Group David Pontier, Koenig Dunne Kyle McGinn, Hauptman O'Brien Description: One of the most important skills a lawyer can have is rarely, if at all taught in law school. Management of the relationship, communications, work, and expectations with the client is critically important. We've assembled attorneys from Criminal Law, P...

Todd Kinney, attorney at Kutak Rock in Omaha, sits down to talk about his legal career and his new book "I Didn't Believe It Either: One Dad's Discovery That Everything Is Better Without Alcohol." More info on Todd and his book can be found at https://www.toddkinney.com/.

Attorney Lisa Gonzalez of Johnson & Pekny discusses being drafted (yes drafted - that's our process in Omaha) into being a poll worker for elections in Omaha, Nebraska.

Remarks by Tom Riley, Douglas County Public Defender, at the 2024 Omaha Bar Association Memorial Service on May 22, 2024.

Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen's remarks at the 2024 Law Day Lunch of the Omaha Bar Association. The 2024 Law Day Theme is "Voices of Democracy." Recorded on May 1, 2024.