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Raul Guerra
Distinguished Lawyer
Immigration Law

1133 H St, Lincoln, NE 68508, USA

 

Mr. Guerra has experience with a variety of immigration cases. He has been employed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formerly known as Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). Mr. Guerra is dedicated to meeting your needs with knowledgeable and aggressive representation with your immigration matters. His practice is exclusively dedicated to immigration and he is trained to solve complicated legal issues presented by the constantly changing and complex Immigration and Naturalization laws. He is prepared to represent individuals in all types of immigration matters. Mr. Guerra is a graduate of University of Nebraska College of Law and is licensed in the states of Nebraska and Colorado.

Eric Hagen
Distinguished Lawyer
Criminal Defense Law

13321 California St suite 300, Elkhorn, NE 68022, USA

 

Eric Hagen became an attorney to continue his service to others. Before attending law school, he was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of Creighton University School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor and Master’s in Negotiation & Conflict Resolution. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, an editor for Creighton Law Review, president of the Military Law Society, and earned awards for scholarship and leadership. Eric also represents the Pat Tillman Foundation as Nebraska’s inaugural Tillman scholar, chosen along with other veterans and their families across the nation for dedication to service beyond self. Eric is a zealous advocate who demonstrates unrelenting effort and focus while fighting to achieve his clients’ best interests with compassion and integrity. As a volunteer with the Veterans Legal Support Network, Eric advocates to protect the military benefits of our nations’ servicemen and women. He stands behind the oath he took as a Marine to defend the Constitution in his work as a Criminal defense attorney, personal injury advocate, and litigator. Eric has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyer’s Top 40 Under 40 for criminal defense in Nebraska and is the recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion award. Eric lives in Elkhorn with his wife and four children. In his free time, Eric coaches rugby and football, serves on the board of the Nebraska Youth Rugby Association, and volunteers with his church and other community non-profit organizations.

Brian Jorde
Distinguished Lawyer
Civil Litigation

2425 S 144th St, Omaha, NE 68144, USA

 

Anne Marie O'Brien
Charter Member
Civil Litigation

3555 Farnam Street, Suite 1000, Omaha, NE 68131

 

James Scarff II
Featured Lawyer
Criminal Defense Law

245 S 84th St ste l100, Lincoln, NE 68510, USA

 

James N. Scarff, II, is a transplant from Jackson, Mississippi, where he was born and raised. After high school he initially played football at the University of Mississippi until an injury ended his football career. He then transferred to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi where he would receive his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in May 2003. Shortly thereafter, James received his Master of Business Administration degree from Millsaps College in May 2005. While at Millsaps College he received the Millsaps Award, Endowed Scholarship, and the Dean’s Scholarship. In August of 2005, James began law school at Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi. While in law school, James was a member of the Environmental Law Society and one of the founding members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society, while managing to stay on the Dean’s List. After graduating in the top quarter of his law school class, James went to work for The Penton Law Firm out of Bogalusa, Louisiana where he practiced Mass Tort Litigation. His firm also served on the Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) for those harmed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. His main focus at the firm was global pharmaceutical settlements and Multi-District Litigation (MDL). Those cases included Vytorin, Vioxx, Celebrex, Viagra, DPC Arizona, and other mass tort actions. Over $400 million in settlement funds was distributed. In June 2009, James moved back home to his roots in Jackson, MS and started his own practice. At Scarff Law Firm, LLC, James took on personal injury cases, domestic/family law cases, DUI, criminal defense, and business transactions. At that time, he was also general counsel for three separate businesses. While continuing his own practice, James became a trial lawyer associate at The McRae Law Firm, PLLC, in May 2012 and worked on briefing appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court as well as Federal Court in the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. In December 2015, James reconnected with his old high school sweetheart who had moved to Omaha, Nebraska after college. After a brief courtship, he married Emily Knight Scarff in May 2017 and promptly moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Where he shares a blended family with his wife. He has two step-sons, Hayden and Hudson Koesters, and a new addition to the Scarff Family came in September 2018, Colt Hayes Scarff. James also has a daughter, Emery Rose Scarff, who resides with her mother back in Mississippi.