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Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation
 
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Biography
Title: Partner, Husch Blackwell Sanders
Firm: Husch Blackwell
Law School: Creighton
Graduation: 1977
List: Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers you need to know in Securities Litigation
 
Notable case(s), past or present (include date if possible):
SEC v. Behrens (D. Neb 2008) (representing defendant accused of running a Ponzi scheme);

Feldman v. TD Ameritrade (D. Neb. 2007) (obtained jury verdict for TD Ameritrade in stock option case);

Williams v. Waddell & Reed (D. Kan 2006) (successful representation of investment manager in Sec. 36(b) litigation);

Waddell & Reed Financial v. Torchmark (D. Kan 2004) (representation of former subsidiary in litigation with former parent);

In re Longhorn Securities Litigation (W.D. Okla 1983)( successful representation of investor group in multidistrict litigation arising from failure of Penn Square Bank)
 
Selected clients:
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.; TD Ameritrade
 
More Info
Best moment of career:
Obtained first significant jury verdict in Nebraska in securities case with trial judge disparaging my "fancy Dan" legal theories.
 
Worst moment of career:
Having jury verdict overturned by 8th Circuit because of insufficiency of the evidence.
 
Attorney you most admire:
Morris Dees
 
Favorite activities (besides the Law):
Golf
 
Favorite Sports Team (if you have one), or Favorite Theater or Museum, etc:
Creighton Bluejays
 


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