(click name for photo) Robert J. Kirby's Biographical Information
Address: 
  Croker, Huck Law Firm
  2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200
  Omaha, NE 68124 0
  Work Phone:(402) 391-6777
  Home Phone:
 Fax:(402) 390-9221
  E-Mail:rkirby@crokerlaw.com
Admitted to practice in the state of Nebraska on 10/09/1985.
First approved as mediator by US District Court on 10/24/1995.
Reapproved as mediator by US District Court on 02/13/2006.
Hourly Rate: $185.00.
Willing to travel to other parts of Nebraska to mediate cases in primary subject areas of competence.
Willing to travel to other parts of Nebraska to mediate cases in secondary subject areas of competence.
 
The Following Related Training Has Been Completed:
 ODR Basic Mediation Training (30 Hrs.) - Dec. 5-7, 1994
 Federal Court Mediation Training (16 Hrs.) - May 5-6, 1994
 ODR Mediation Training (30 Hrs.) - August 1995
 ODR Resolving Complex Bus. Disputes (2 Hrs.) - Oct. 3, 1995
 Federal Court Mediation Skills Workshop - July 1996
 Federal Crt Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs.) - May 7, 1997
 Fed Crt Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs.) - April 24, 1998
 U.S. Postal Mediation Training (20 Hrs.) - Sept. 22-23, 1998
 Fed Crt Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs.) - July 30, 1999
 U.S. Postal Mediation Training (8 Hrs.) - March 23, 2000
 Fed Crt Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs.) - Sept. 29, 2000
 NSBA ADR Mediation Seminar (3 Hrs.) - October 18, 2000
 US Postal Advanced Med. Training (20 Hrs.) - July 9-11, 2001
 ADR & Employment Issues (7 Hrs.) - October 16, 2002
 Fed Crt Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs.) - Nov. 1, 2002
 Fed. Court Mediation Skills Workshop (8 Hrs) - Oct. 3, 2003
 ADR/Securities Law: Mediation & Arbit. (2 Hrs.) - Nov. 2005
 ADR & Bus Law: Mediation & Arbitration (2 Hrs.) - Nov. 2005
 
Mediated Cases:
  Business Dispute (State Court) - Full Agreement01/17/1995
  Business Dispute (State Court) - Full Agreement02/10/1995
  Business Dispute (State Court) - Full Agreement02/27/1995
  Coles v. Omaha Housing Authority (State Court) - Full Agreement04/13/1995
  Employment Dispute (State Court) - Full Agreement05/19/1995
  NEOC Dispute (State Court) - Full Agreement06/07/1995
  Construction Dispute (State Court) - No Agreement08/21/1995
  Frost v. Brown (Motor Vehicle-Personal Injury - Federal Court) - Full Agreement12/28/1995
  Brye v. McGinn (Fair Housing Act Discrimination - Federal Court) - No Agreement04/19/1996
  Barajas v. Kern (Employment Dispute - State Court) - No Agreement05/21/1996
  Tosel, et al v. Ellerbruch, et al (Motor Vehicle-Personal Injury - State Court) - No Agreement06/18/1996
  Randy Auto Upholstery v. Goodman (Breach of Contract - State Court) - Full Agreement08/26/1996
  Bell v. Johnson (Breach of Contract - State Court) - Full Agreement12/10/1996
  BNRR v. Atlas Co. & Judd Bros. (Breach of Contract - Federal Court) - No Agreement01/17/1997
  Castejon v. Holtmeyer (Business Dispute - State Court) - Full Agreement09/19/1997
  Messeman v. Moore (Business Dispute - State Court) - Full Agreement09/19/1997
  Johnson v. Smolsky (Negligence - State Court) - No Agreement09/19/1997
  Midwest Intl v. Aircad (Breach of Contract - State Court) - Full Agreement10/06/1997
  Midwest Franchise, et al v. Bonanza Restaurant Co. (Breach of Franchise Agreement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement01/15/1998
  K&M Sirloin Pit, et al v. Bonanza Restaurant Co. (Breach of Franchise Agreement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement01/15/1998
  Midwest Franchise, et al v. Metromedia Restaurant (Breach of Franchise Agreement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement01/15/1998
  Lewis v. Omaha Supportive (Employment Discrimination - Federal Court) - No Agreement02/11/1998
  Hodge v. BNRR (FELA - Federal Court) - Full Agreement08/11/1998
  Young v. City of Omaha (Employment Discrimination - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement11/18/1998
  Joyner v. Allen (Employment Discrimination-Race,Age,Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/14/1999
  Peterson v. Folger (Employment Discrimination-Disability - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement03/15/1999
  LABR v. Anderson Ford (Family Medical Leave Act - Federal Court) - Full Agreement05/10/1999
  Janssen v. Jordan (Employment Discrimination-Sex,Disability - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement08/26/1999
  Hawkins v. Sperling (Employment Discrimination-Age,Disability,Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement10/19/1999
  Overland Natl Bank v. Folsome (Trademark Litigation - Federal Court) - No Agreement11/23/1999
  Lifestyle Homes Co. v. Tajvar, et al (Copyright Infringement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement03/21/2000
  Lifestyle Homes Co. v. Charter Homes, Inc., et al (Copyright Infringement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement03/21/2000
  Tower Insurance Co. v. Charter Homes, Inc., et al (Copyright Infringement - Federal Court) - Full Agreement03/21/2000
  Barrera v. Dussetschleger (Employment Dispute - State Court) - Full Agreement03/27/2000
  Underwood v. Riebold (Employment Discrimination-Age,Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement05/05/2000
  Leach v. Jarrett (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement06/20/2000
  Kiekow v. White (Employment Discrimination-Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement06/20/2000
  Feik v. Hamilton Chevrolet (EEOC, NEOC Litigation - Federal Court) - Full Agreement06/22/2000
  Kittle v. Guarantee Life Ins. (Disability Insurance Dispute - Federal Court) - Full Agreement07/20/2000
  Koczor v. Deshane (Employment Discrimination-Disability - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement08/15/2000
  Daily v. Pham (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement08/17/2000
  Rothwell v. Lincoln Public Schools (Employment Discrimination-Sex, Title VII - Federal Court) - No Agreement10/05/2000
  Wilson v. Corcoran (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement12/19/2000
  Holt v. Jarrett (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - U.S. Postal Service) - Partial Agreement02/09/2001
  Looman v. Woodward (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement04/12/2001
  Hollins v. Strickrod (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement05/23/2001
  Diaz v. Strickrod (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - U.S. Postal Service - Full Agreement05/23/2001
  Kellogg v. Strickrod (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement05/23/2001
  Riedel v. Pham (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement07/24/2001
  Sheppard v. Folger (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement08/12/2001
  Vidlak v. Leifert Concrete Constr. (F.L.S.A./Wage Payment & Collection Act - Federal Court) - Full Agreement08/13/2001
  Smith v. Brown (Employment Discrimination-FMLA - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement09/27/2001
  Randles v. Rehabvision (Employment Discrimination-Sex - Federal Court) - Full Agreement10/24/2001
  Downey v. Kiewit Construction (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - Federal Court) - No Agreement10/26/2001
  Stewart v. Kiewit Construction (Employment Discrimination-Sex - Federal Court) - No Agreement10/26/2001
  Hicks v. McMullen (Employment Discrimination - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement02/27/2002
  Heartland Paymt Systems v. Barnes & American Paymt Systems (Breach of Contract - State District Court) - No Agreement04/24/2002
  Thompson v. Marcuzzo (Employment Discrimination-Age,Race - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement06/04/2002
  Debrik's & Perry v. Walton Construction (Construction Dispute-Breach of Contract - State District Court) - No Agreement07/17/2002
  Carter v. Murdock (Employment Discrimination-Race,Retaliation - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement07/30/2002
  Kotchka v. Stewart (Employment Discrimination-Sex,Religion - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement09/10/2002
  Tate v. Eppley (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement09/11/2002
  Amoura v. U.S. Bank (P.I.-Slip & Fall - State District Court) - Full Agreement09/24/2002
  City of Omaha v. Ruff (Condemnation Dispute - State District Court) - Full Agreement10/01/2002
  Boehm v. Hiykel (Employment Discrimination-Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement10/03/2002
  Williams v. KETV (Employment Discrimination-Sex, Race - Federal Court) - No Agreement10/31/2002
  Anderson Excavating v. Clark Contr (Contract: Miller Act - Federal Court) - Full Agreement11/11/2002
  Beller v. Service Contracting (Action for Acctg, TRO, Shareholder Dispute - State District Court) - Full Agreement01/08/2003
  Leach v. Potter (Employment Discrimination-Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/14/2003
  Gale v. Glassburner (Employment Discrimination-Sex - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/15/2003
  Swirczek v. Cotton (Employment Discrimination-Age - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement02/27/2003
  Pluta v. Truitt (Employment Discrimination-Sex - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement03/04/2003
  Benak v. O'Connor (Employment Discrimination-Sex - US Postal Service) - No Agreement03/19/2003
  Ahrens v. Valley Public School (Wrongful Termination-Teachers/Admin. Act - State Court) - Full Agreement03/28/2003
  Hargis v. Martinez (Employment Discrimination-Disability - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement05/01/2003
  Schroeder v. Laird (Employment Discrimination-Retaliation - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement06/12/2003
  Christenson v. Watkins (Family Medical Leave Act Dispute - US Postal Service) - No Agreement08/04/2003
  DeGroff v. Perez (Nat'l Labor Relations Board Dispute) - Full Agreement08/12/2003
  Clements v. Bullard (Nat'l Labor Relations Board Dispute) - Full Agreement08/12/2003
  Cobbs v. Qualex, Inc. (Americans With Disability Act Dispute - State Court) - Full Agreement08/14/2003
  Beaty v. Jackson (Employment Discrimination-Race, Age - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement08/27/2003
  ISC, L.L.C. v. Orion Health Care (Copyright Dispute - Federal Court) - Full Agreement09/08/2003
  Francois v. Holloway (Employment Discrimination-Age - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement10/08/2003
  Pham v. Jarrett (Employment Discrimination-Race, Age - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement10/15/2003
  Holthaus v. American Airlines (Airline Personnel Injury - State Court) - Full Agreement12/18/2003
  Stodolka v. Brabec (Real Estate Dispute) - Full Agreement12/18/2003
  Jackson v. Glassburner (Employment Discrimination-Race, Sex, Age - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/22/2004
  Craig v. Budke Motors (Workers Comp Injury Dispute - NE Worker's Comp Court) - Full Agreement02/24/2004
  Pepples v. Pham (Employment Discrimination-Nat'l Origin, Sex - US Postal Service) - Full Agreement03/10/2004
  Bailey v. Liddy (Personal Injury - State Court) - Full Agreement03/11/2004
  Penn v. Love (Employment Discrimination-Race - State Court) - Full Agreement03/23/2004
  Romero v. Hilgenkamp (Employment Discrimination-Race - State Court) - No Agreement03/31/2004
  Smith v. Burmeister (Americans With Disabilities Act - State Court) - Full Agreement05/14/2004
  Lewis v. McLaughlin (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement08/19/2004
  James v. Hargis & Fischman (Wrongful Termination - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement08/24/2004
  Benak v. Circo (Americans w/Disabilities Act - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement11/30/2004
  Sorich v. Bruns (Wrongful Termination - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement01/26/2005
  Smoak v. Pham (Employment Discrimination-Harassment - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement01/31/2005
  Prokop v. Barnes (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement05/20/2005
  Ellsworth v. Leahy (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement05/26/2005
  Diener v. Jorgensen (Employment Discrimination-Harassment - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement08/15/2005
  Shirey v. Prince (Employment Discrimination-Race - U.S. Postal Service) - No Agreement08/18/2005
  Smith v. Howard (ADA-Reasonable Accommodation - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement11/29/2005
  Gude v. Martinez (Employment Discrimination-Age - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement12/15/2005
  Seitz v. Allen (ADA-Reasonable Accommodation - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement12/20/2005
  Walker v. Coleman (Wrongful Termination - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/03/2006
  Crawford v. Becker (Wrongful Termination - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/26/2006
  Crawford v. VanSant (Wrongful Termination - U.S. Postal Service) - Full Agreement01/26/2006
 
Primary Areas of Mediation Practice:
 Securities/Commodities/Exchange
 Banks and Banking
 Antitrust
 IRS - Third Party 26 USC 7609
 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant)
 Trademark
 Patents
 Copyrights
 Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act
 Other Labor Litigation
 Railway/Labor Act
 Labor/Mgmt. Reporting and Disclosure Act
 Labor/Mgmt. Relations
 Fair Labor Standards Act
 Housing/Accomodations
 Employment
 Personal Injury - Product Liability
 Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice
 Other Personal Injury
 Motor Vehicle
 Federal Employers' Liability
 Tort Product Liability
 Land Condemnation
 Other Contract
 Stockholders' Suits
 Negotiable Instrument
 Miller Act
 Insurance
 
Miscellaneous Info:
 Additional Fee Information: reimbursement for actual costs of lodging and transportation (airfare, taxi, etc.) and mileage at the rate of 44.5 cents per mile.
 Contact Mr. Kirby directly by phone or by e-mail.