Harry Crossley

Background

WELCH, HARRY was born on May 4, 1904 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Education

Creighton University (Juris Doctor). Gamma Eta Gamma. City Attorney, Ralston, Nebraska, 1933-1943. Regional Vice President, The Defense Research Institute, Inc., 1968 and 1969.

Career

Working as a partner of GROSS & WELCH, P.C. Admitted to the bar, 1927, Nebraska. Major clients of HARRY WELCH: Environmental: Biowaste Services of Nebraska, Inc. Waste Management of Nebraska, Inc.

Waste Management of North America, Inc. Transportation: Alterman Transport Lines. Cornhusker Motor Lines, Inc.

Crouse Cartage Company. Interstate Systems; Rochester Armored Car Company. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

Yellow Freight System. Real Estate: Commercial Realty. Inc.; Essex Corporation.

Gendler Land Investment Company. Marathon Realty Corporation. McGregor Interest, Inc.

Seldin Company; Wiesman Development Company Non-Profit Corporate: Creighton Students Union. Reid Club of Omaha (Country Club). Presbytery of the Missouri River Valley.

Professional Practices: Internal Medicine Associates, P C. Thompson, Dreeson & Domer (Engineers and Surveyors). Corporate: American Gramaphone Records.

Arnold Tool & Die, Inc. Baltzell Agri-Porducts, Inc. C & L Industries, Inc.

Harold Mangelsen & Sons, Inc. (Craft Importers and Wholesalers). Nelson Refrigeration, Inc.

Omaha Rxture Manufacturing, Inc. Omaha Livestock Market, Inc. Village of Bennington, Nebraska.

White's Color Center, Inc. Financial Services: Bank IV Financial Services, Inc. Canal Capital Corporation.

Financial Products Corporation. Nebraska Corporate Central Federal Credit Union. Packers Bank & Trust Company.

Westmark Financial Corporation General Litigation: Allied Group. Alliance Mutual Casualty Company. Amoco Life Ins. Company.

Auto-Owners Insurance. Battle Creek Mutual Ins. Company; Cincinnati Ins.

Company; Citizens Security Mutual Ins. Company; CNA Ins. Cos. Continental Western Ins.

Company; Cornhusker Casualty Ins. Company; Credit General Ins. Company; Employers Mutual Casualty Cos.

Farmer's Alliance Mutual Ins. Company; Farm Bureau Ins Company. Fanners Mutual of Nebraska.

Fireman's Fund Ins. Company. Grain Dealers Mutual Ins. Company; Great Central Ins.

Company; Grinnell Mutual Ins. Company; Gulf Ins. Company. IMT Insurance; Iowa Kemper Mutual Ins.

Company; Jackson National Life Ins. Company; Kemper Insurance Cos. LeMars Mutual Ins. Company of Iowa.

Motor Club of Iowa Ins. Company; National Fire & Marine Ins. Company; National Indemnity Company.

Northwestern National Ins. Company; Ohio Casualty Ins. Company; Pioneer Life Ins Co.

Prudential Property & Casualty Ins. Company; Shelter Insurance Company. Traders Ins. Company.

Transport Ins. Company. United Fire and Casualty Ins. Company; United States.F. & G., Ins.

Company; Universal Underwriters Ins. Company; Utica Mutual Ins. Company; World Insurance Company.

Product Liability Litigation: Ariens Company. B.F. Goodrich Company. Clark Equipment Company.

Dana Corporation; Dow Chemical. Fuqua Industries; Lear Siegler, Inc. P.P.G. Industries, Inc.

Reliance Electric Company.

Achievements

• When Johnson vacated the title, Crossley got another shot later in June against Young Fowler. This time Crossley took a points decision to win the title. He followed this with a win over Gipsy Daniels, and then fought heavyweight Larry Gains in Cologne, losing on points. Over the next few years Crossley beat the likes of the heavyweight Reggie Meen, Gipsy Daniels (twice), earned a draw against Len Johnson (Crossley offered Johnson a shot at his title but it wasn't sanctioned due to Johnson being of mixed race), and was beaten by Meen, Jimmy Tarante, Don McCorkindale and German champion Ernst Pistulla, before defending his light heavyweight title against Jack Petersen in May 1932. Petersen won a points decision to take the title. After Peteresen relinquished the title, Crossley was due to fight the winner of an eliminator between Eddie Phillips and Len Harvey for the vacant title, but he withdrew from the light heavyweight division to focus on fighting at heavyweight.

Membership

4th Judicial District Nominating Committee, 1968-1973. Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1968-1973. Member: Omaha (President, 1967), Nebraska State (President, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations.

American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, since 1982). Federation of Insurance Counsel. International Association of Insurance Counsel.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.