Smith Pauley LLP

Attorney Anthony Baudler

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska

Education:

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota
  
  • J.D.
• Hamline University
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association

Attorney Camille S. Brown

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa
• South Dakota

Education:

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2017
  
  • J.D.
• Doane College, Crete, Nebraska, 2002
  
  • B.S., Bachelor of Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Iowa State Bar Association, 2018 - Present (Member)
• South Dakota State Bar, 2019 - Present (Member)

Attorney Joel Carney

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2000
• Iowa, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2012
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Nebraska
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2000
  
  • J.D.
• University of Nebraska , Nebraska, 1995
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: Student Athlete Advisory Board Member
  • Major: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association 
• Iowa State Bar Association

Attorney Anthony P. DeLuca

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• Missouri
• Montana

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011
  
  • J.D.
• Loyola University Chicago, 2008
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Estate Planning Council

Attorney Alex Dehner

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa
• Nebraska
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
  
  • 2010
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Georgetown University, 2007
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude

Attorney Sarah D. Duey

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2005
  
  • J.D.
• University of Nebraska, 1994
  
  • Bachelor of Journalism
  • Honors: With Distinction
• ABA & Cannon Financial Trust Schools, 2009
  
  • Certified Trust & Financial Advisor (CTFA)
• The American College of Financial Services, 2018
  
  • Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®)

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Estate Planning Council, past President
• National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, Committee Member
• Methodist Hospital Foundation Professional Advisory Committee, Member
• Omaha Farmers Market, Board of Directors

Attorney Andrew J. Huber

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• Missouri

Education:

• University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 2015
  
  • J.D.
• Hastings College, 2012
  
  • B.A.

Attorney Shaun Michelle James

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 1998

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1998
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• Hastings College, 1978
  
  • B.A.
    
    
    

Attorney Daniel D. McMahon

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2015
  
  • J.D.
• Creighton University, 2011
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Adams County Bar Association
• 10th Judicial District Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association

Attorney Nick Montague

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa
• Nebraska
• Missouri
• Montana

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2013
  
  • J.D.
• University of Arkansas, 2010
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Criminal Justice
• American College of Financial Services
  
  • CAP®

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Iowa Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Omaha Estate Planning Council

Attorney Anne Marie O’Brien

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• Missouri

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
  
  • J.D.
• St. Mary’s University
  
  
  
  
  

Attorney Jacob H. Owens

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
  
  • J.D.
• New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  
  • LL.M. (Candidate)
• University of Nebraska Omaha
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Iowa State Board of Accountancy

Attorney Daniel C. Pauley

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 2011
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2011

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2010
  
  • J.D.
• Hastings College, 2007
  
  • B.A.
    
    
    

Attorney Grant Paschke

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• Colorado

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
  
  • J.D.
• Grace University
  
  • B.A.
• Dallas Theological Seminary
  
  • M.A.C.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska Bar Association 
• Colorado Bar Association 
• Denver Bar Association 
• American Bar Association 

Attorney Sean P. Paul

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa
• Nebraska

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
  
  • J.D.
• Loyola University Chicago
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Iowa State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association, Member

Attorney Barb Prchal

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2001
  
  • J.D.
• Wayne State College, 1998
  
  • B.S.
    
    
    

Attorney Katherine “Katy” Rehan

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska
• Iowa
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
  
  • J.D.
• University of Iowa
  
  • B.A.

Attorney Robert J. Rehan

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa, 1984
• Nebraska, 1984

Education:

• University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: With High Distinction
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  
  • B.S.
    
    
    

Attorney Clay M. Rogers

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 1974
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1974
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2017

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1974
  
  • J.D.
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1970
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Attorney David J. Schmitt

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 1989
• Iowa, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
  
  • LL.M.
  • Major: Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law
• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1989
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Law Review: Creighton Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1987 - 1989
• University of Iowa, 1985
  
  • B.B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC)
• Nebraska Bar Association
• Iowa Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association

Attorney Tyler S. Seals

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska

Education:

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2017
  
  • J.D.
• Northwest Missouri State University, 2013
  
  • B.S.
    
    
    

Attorney H. Daniel Smith

Bar Admissions:

• Nebraska, 1977
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1990

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1977
  
  • J.D.
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1974
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
• Fellow, Nebraska Bar Foundation

Attorney Nicole Seckman Jilek

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska, 2007
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2007

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2007
  
  • J.D.
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2004
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Graduate of the Honors Program
  • Major: Business Administration

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Robert M. Spire American Inns of Court (Past President)
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association
• Named to Best Lawyers in America in Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation
• Recognized among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
• Selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Great Plains Rising Stars lists
• Honored as one of the Top Lawyers of Omaha
• Chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Omahans

Attorney Rob Seiler

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska
• Missouri

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
  
  • J.D.
• Washington University in St. Louis
  
  • M.B.A.
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  
  • B.S., Biochemistry
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  
  • B.A., Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Omaha Bar Association

Attorney Callie G. Williams

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska

Education

• University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
  
  • J.D., with honors
• University of Nebraska–Omaha
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association (Treasurer, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)
• Omaha Bar Association
• Midlands Bar Association

Attorney Aaron Heyen

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2025
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Scarlet and Cream Scholarship Recipient
  • Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Staff Editor
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2019
  
  • B.A., Political Science
  • Honors: Regents Scholarship Recipient

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association

Attorney Kathleen Sawtell

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska
• Indiana
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Creighton University, College of Arts and Sciences

Attorney Jake E. Taute

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska

Education

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 2025
  
  • J.D.
• Morningside University, 2022
  
  • B.S., Political Science & Business Administration
  • Dean’s List
  • NAIA Character Award
  • Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nebraska State Bar Association (Student Member)
• Sports, Entertainment, and Business Law Society
• Student Bar Association