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Brad Ashford


bashford@bradfordcoenen.com
(402) 342-4200/(402) 708-1477

Admitted to Practice:
  • Nebraska (1974)
  • Minnesota (1984)

Education:
  • Creighton University, J.D., 1974
  • Colgate University, B.A., cum laude, 1971

As an AV-rated attorney, businessman, civil servant and elected official, Brad Ashford has spent most of his career in public service.  He has been elected three times to the Nebraska Legislature, most recently serving as chair of the Judiciary Committee.  Brad has also served as a judge in the Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations; a founding member of the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (a public/private partnership responsible for the development of a convention center/arena in Omaha); Executive Director of the Omaha Housing Authority and Chairman of the Board of Directors.  An attorney in private practice for many years, Brad has training and experience in mediation and other facilitated processes in personal injury, domestic relations, labor and business matters.  Brad is a graduate of Colgate University (Phi Beta Kappa) and Creighton University School of Law and has certifications in mediation from the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution.



Practice Areas:
Mediation/Arbitration Services
Government Relations Consulting

Accomplishments:
Judge, Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations, 1984 – 1986
Board Member, Omaha Housing Authority
Executive Director, Omaha Housing Authority, 2004 – 2006
Founding Member of Omaha Metropolitan Entertainment Convention Authority (MECA), 2000 – 2007
Co-Founder of the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Public Issues Collaboration Initiative, Creighton University
Nebraska State Senator, 1987 – 1995 and 2007 to present; Chairman of Judiciary Committee, 2007 to present; Sponsor of original Parenting Act and comparative negligence legislation
Approved Parenting Act Mediator, 2010


Professional Organizations:
Omaha Bar Association
Nebraska Bar Association
Minnesota Bar Association



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