Alan E. Peterson
apeterson@clinewilliams.com
(402) 474-6900
Alan E. Peterson
Practice Areas:
Practice Emphasis:
Al has a varied civil litigation practice and has tried cases involving a wide range of legal issues including environmental, First Amendment and business matters. He advises the print and broadcast media with respect to free speech, open courts, open meetings and other issues. Al also engages in lobbying with the Nebraska Legislature, representing clients in all aspects of state legislation, from drafting and tracking bills and amendments; to monitoring committee proceedings; preparing and presenting testimony; and serving as a personal liaison with key legislators.
Admitted to Practice:
Nebraska
Education:
University of Nebraska, J.D., with distinction, 1967
University of Nebraska, M.A., 1963
University of Nebraska, A.B., with distinction, 1962
Other Experience/Achievements
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Listed: Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) (First Amendment Law)
  • Listed: Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing) for Business Litigation
  • Listed: Great Plains Super Lawyers (General Litigation)
  • Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
  • Past Member, Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Court
  • President, Nebraska Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Law Clerk to Judge Donald P. Lay, United States Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1967, 1968
  • Editor-in-Chief, Nebraska Law Review, 1966-1967
  • Phi Beta Kappa
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