Robert W. Shively - Lincoln, NE

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1985
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Nebraska Lincoln, 1982
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

• Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2018 - Present
• Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, Secretary, 2019 - Present
• Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, Board of Directors, 2018 - Present
• Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, Vice President, 2020 - Present
• Cornhusker Council, Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2018
• Cornhusker Council, Boy Scouts of America, Advisory Board Member, 2018 - Present
• Lydia Foundation, Board Member, 2019 - 2020
• Lincoln Downtown Lions Club, Board of Directors, 1996 - 2001
• Lincoln Downtown Lions Club, President, 1999 - 2000
• Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Alumni Corporation Board Member, 1986 - 2008
• Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, Commissioner, 1993 - 1995
• Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, Vice Chair, 1994 - 1995

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2013

Other Affiliations

• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (Diplomat Member, 2015, 2019)
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2013 - Present (Executive Committee, Nebraska Chapter)
• National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2018 - 2019 (Chair of the Board)
• National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2017 - 2018 (President)
• National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2014 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Nebraska Defense Counsel Association, 1996 - 2009 (Member, Board of Trustees)
• Nebraska Defense Counsel Association, 2004 - 2006 (Vice President)
• Nebraska Defense Counsel Association, 2006 - 2008 (President)
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute, 2010 - 2013 (Board of Directors)
• Defense Research Institute, 1999 - 2004 (State Representative)
• International Association of Defense Counsel, 2003 - 2009
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 2007 - 2019
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
• Lincoln Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (President)
• Lincoln Bar Association, 1996 - 2003 (Member, Board of Trustees)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 2009 - 2014 (Disciplinary Review Board)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Disciplinary Review Board, Chair)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 1990 - 1994 (Executive Committee Young Lawyers Section)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (Executive Committee Young Lawyers Section, Vice Chair)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 2013 - Present (Executive Committee Young Lawyers Section, Vice Chair)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 1999 - 2010 (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (District Representative, Young Lawyers Division)
• American Bar Association (Member, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice, and Dispute Resolution Sections)
• Robert Van Pelt Chapter, Inns of Court, 1987 - 1990 (Charter Member)
• Robert Van Pelt Chapter, Inns of Court, 2006 - 2010 (Master of the Bench)