A native of Lincoln, Jim received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law with distinction in 1972. During law school, Jim was Associate Editor of the Nebraska Law Review and member of the National Moot Court Team. He received the Adolph Wenke Law Scholarship and was elected to Order of the Coif, national legal honorary. Jim is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Beginning in 2009, Jim has been voted each year to the list of Great Plains Super Lawyers by the magazine Minnesota Law and Politics.
Admitted to Practice
- State of Nebraska
- United States District Court, District of Nebraska
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- General Civil Litigation
- Insurance Law and Defense Litigation
- Medical and Professional Malpractice Defense
Professional Affiliations
- Lincoln Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association (past delegate, NSBA House of Delegates; past chairman, NSBA Ethics Committee; past committee member, NSBA Committee on Civil Practice and Procedure)
- Federation of Insurance and Corporation Counsel
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (past president)
- Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Courts
- Defense Research Institute (past state chairman)
Contact Information
James A. Snowden
Wolfe, Snowden, Hurd, Luers & Ahl, LLP
Wells Fargo Center
1248 O Street, Suite 800
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-1507
E-mail: jsnowden@wolfesnowden.com