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ELIZABETH A.Z. JORGENSONMs. Jorgenson advises employers on employment-related issues including employment discrimination claims, employee discipline and termination, employment polices and practices, employee handbooks, and supervisor training. Ms. Jorgenson also assists clients with estate planning, step-parent adoptions, and landlord/tenant issues. |
Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Adoption
Trusts & Estates
Landlord/Tenant
Admitted to Practice
Kansas, 2001
Nebraska, 2004
Education
Washington and Lee University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1995
Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2001; Woolsack Honor Society, Articles Editor - Dickinson Law Review
Professional Memberships, Affiliations & Honors
Nebraska Bar Association; Member of the Young Lawyers, Women and the Law, Labor & Employment, and Real Estate Sections
Dawson County Bar Association, President 2008-2010
Graduate of the 2009-2010 Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy
Selected Presentations & Publications
Forcing the Heir to Share: The Effect of Cash Inheritance on Child Support Obligations, 105 Dick L Rev 289 (Winter 2000).
"Should you have a noncompete agreement with employees?," Kansas Employment Law Letter, Vol. 8, No. 10, 2002.
"FMLA - the year in review," Kansas Employment Law Letter, Vol. 9, No. 9, 2002.
"FMLA Update," Equal Opportunity Law Update Seminar, 2003.
"Estate Planning for Young Families," MOPS, 2007
"Hiring and Firing Employees," EDGE Entrepreneur Class, 2008
Community Involvement
First United Methodist Church, Chair of Mission Outreach and Evangelism Committee, Sunday School Teacher
Gothenburg Improvement Committee, Member
Pony Express Foundation, Member
Gothenburg Swim Team, Manager
Mothers of Preschoolers, Member