Renee is from Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated Valedictorian from Ft. Calhoun High School. She then attended Truman State University (formerly, “Northeast Missouri State University”) in Kirksville, Missouri, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English, summa cum laude, in 1998. She also received the honor of being voted Outstanding Graduate in English by her professors.
Renee received her Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2005. Renee’s practice is focused on civil defense litigation and appellate advocacy. She has argued successfully before the Nebraska Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the former Nebraska Workers’ Compensation appellate review panel. Renee was honored to receive the first annual Nebraska Defense Counsel Association “Rising Star” Award in 2011, an award presented to a Nebraska attorney practicing ten years or fewer who has exhibited skill in defending businesses and individuals in civil matters with the highest degree of professionalism and ethics and who also has exhibited leadership, mentoring, and community services outside the practice of law.
Admitted to Practice
- State of Nebraska
- United States District Court, District of Nebraska
- United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Advocacy
- General Litigation
- Insurance Law and Insurance Defense Litigation
- Medical and Professional Malpractice
- Personal Injury Litigation
Professional Affiliations
- Lincoln Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association (“NSBA”)
- NSBA Leadership Academy (Class of 2011-2012)
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute (“DRI”)
- Vice Liaison of Nebraska to national DRI Women in the Law Committee
- Alumna of the Robert Van Pelt Inns of Court, charter member of the national American Inns of Court, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of excellence, civility, professionalism, and ethics within the legal community
- Board of Directors for the Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (“NDCA”)
- Former Editor of the Nebraska Defense Counsel Association’s state-wide publication and contributing author of several articles
- NDCA board member liaison to UNL College of Law DRI Student Chapter
Community Involvement
- President of the Nebraska CASA (“Court Appointed Special Advocates”) Association, a state-wide organization that aids in recruiting and training volunteers who speak in court for the best interests of foster children
- Advisory Committee Chair and Standards Committee Chair of the Nebraska CASA Association
- YMCA Group Exercise Instructor
- Volunteer instructor for Malone Center Group Exercise
Contact Information
Renee Eveland
Wolfe, Snowden, Hurd, Luers & Ahl, LLP
1248 O Street, Suite 800
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-1507
Email: reveland@wolfesnowden.com