Kurt R. Erskine

Background

Erskine, Kurt R. was born on November 19, 1968 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

Education

College of William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts, 1992). University of Kansas (Juris Doctor, 1996). Spoken languages: French.

Career

Worked at Baird, Holm, McEachen, Pedersen, Hamann & Strasheim (Omaha, North-East) specializing in General Civil Practice, Banking, Corporation, Securities, Municipal, Insurance, Real Estate, Probate, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Antitrust, Natural Resources, Health Care, Taxation Law, Litigation, Environmental, Franchising, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Intellectual Property and School Law. Admitted to the bar, 1996, Nebraska and United States. District Court, District of Nebraska.

Member, 1994-1996 and Member, Board of Editors, 1995-1996, Kansas Law Review.

Editor-in-Chief, Criminal Procedure Review, 1995-1996. Recipient: Payne and Jones Award for Appellate Advocacy.

Author: "Square Pegs and Round Holes: Antitrust Law and the Privileging Decision," 44 Kansas L. Review 399, February, 1996. In its long, stable history, Baird Holm has developed a broad civil practice by continuously seeking to provide the highest quality of legal services.

We represent several of the region"s largest banks and financial institutions, as well as other entities, in securities, regulatory, lending, corporate and tax matters, and municipal bond underwriters and public entities in bond financings.

Our bankruptcy practice concentrates in complex cases. The firm represents local and regional hospitals, other health care providers, and school districts.

We represent employers in all aspects of personnel relations, including union contracts. Our litigation practice includes corporate acquisitions, securities, commercial, environmental and workers" compensation claims, foreclosures, taxpayer disputes, and defending health insurers nationally in coverage disputes.

We represent clients in new technologies, intellectual property and computer law, franchising, estate and tax planning, real estate, probate, and employee benefit programs.

Achievements

• Kurt R. Erskine has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, 1994-1996 and Member, Board of Editors, 1995-1996, Kansas Law Review. Editor-in-Chief, Criminal Procedure Review, 1995-1996.