Attorney Directory
Hans J. Holtorf, Jr. (1914-1992)
Leland K. Kovarik was born in Friend, Nebraska on April 2, 1938. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1966. Lee received his B.A. at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1960, and his J.D. from the University Of Nebraska College Of Law in 1966. While in college, he was a member of Delta Theta Phi. Lee served as City Attorney for the City of Gering, Nebraska from 1986 to 2000. Memberships include Scotts Bluff County Bar Association (Secretary 1974; President 1975), Nebraska State Bar Association, American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate), Defense Counsel Association of Nebraska. Lee's specialty areas of practice are products liability, personal injury, insurance, insurance defense litigation, and consumer law.
James W. Ellison was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 23, 1950. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1976. Jim received his B.A. at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1972, and his J.D. from the University Of Nebraska College Of Law in 1975. Memberships include Scotts Bluff County Bar Association (President 1996), Nebraska State Bar Association, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (I.A.D.C.), Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and Defense Counsel Association of Nebraska (F.D.C.C.) and Trucking Industry Defense Association (T.I.D.A.). Jim's specialty areas of practice are consumer products liability, personal injury, workers' compensation, and insurance defense litigation.
James M. Mathis was born in Oshkosh, Nebraska, on October 13, 1951. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1977. Jim received his B.A. at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1973, and his J.D. from the University Of Nebraska College Of Law in 1977. While in college, he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Moot Court Board. Memberships include Scotts Bluff County Bar Association and Nebraska State Bar Association. Jim's specialty areas of practice are real estate, wills, estates, estate land, bankruptcy and business planning.
Audrey M. Bartholomew was born in Benkelman, Nebraska on March 29, 1981.She received her BA at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2003 and her J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 2006. She was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 2006. While in Law School, she was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Moot Court Parliamentarian and a member of ALTA. Memberships include Scottsbluff County Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys and the American Bar Association. Audrey's specialty areas of practice are domestic relations, criminal defense and juvenile law.