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Anne Winner was born in Omaha and brought up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.  She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1981.  Meanwhile, Ms. Winner enlisted in and served over ten years with the Nebraska Air National Guard, being honorably discharged in 1985 with the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-5).

She is a 1981 graduate in English from the University of Nebraska and a 1985 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law, where she served as an executive editor of The Nebraska Law Review. She joined the law firm upon graduation, and since that time, has concentrated on workers’ compensation law and judical ethics. Ms. Winner has lectured extensively on workers’ compensation law at numerous seminars for lawyers, vocational consultants, employers, and claims personnel. She is admitted to practice before the state and federal district courts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. She has been “AV” rated since 1995.

Ms. Winner has a special professional interest in the effect of workers’ compensation decisions on employers and insurance carriers, and in judicial ethics.  She enjoys traveling with her husband, visiting their family, reading anything her youngest brother recommends, and a really challenging crossword puzzle.

Areas of Practice:

• Workers’ Compensation
• Judicial Ethics

Ms. Winner’s legal practice has focused on workers’ compensation and judicial ethics. She has written and lectured on these subjects for judges, lawyers, employers, vocational consultants and claims personnel.

Ms. Winner advises workers’ compensation clients from the beginning to the end of the case – analyzing statutory compliance and reporting; assisting adjusters, nurse case managers, human resources and dispensary personnel with claims management and investigation; coordinating medical and vocational experts; providing strategies for litigation; and handling the lawsuit from initial pleading through trial and appeal.

Ms. Winner has participated in hundreds of cases involving a wide range of occupational injuries and illness, and represents clients across the State of Nebraska:  national companies with a Nebraska presence, local industries, small-town factories and family shops, rural businesses, injured employees.

Admissions:

• Nebraska, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1985
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1999

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1985
  J.D.
  Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Executive Editor, 1985
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1981
  B.A., English

Presentations:

• Nebraska Hospital Association-Farm Bureau Financial Services Workers’ Compensation Seminar: Anticipating the Inevitable: Workers’ Compensation Before and After the Claim – April 27-28, 2011
• Nebraska State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar:   Permanent Disability:  Multiple Injuries in a Single Accident — Scheduled Disability v. Loss of Earning Capacity, Permanent Disability for Injuries to Multiple Members, “Stacking” Scheduled Member and Whole Body Disabilities  – November 6, 2009
• Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Workers’ Compensation Seminar:  Facilitator for Judges’ Panel – November 9, 2007
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys Seminar on Workers’ Compensation: Settle Your Case and Get It Approved – April 20, 2007
• Nebraska Judges Seminar:  Nebraska Commission on Judicial Qualifications Procedure & Process – November 2, 2006
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber-Liberty Mutual Insurance Seminar:  Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Law  – June 29, 2001
• Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Workers’ Compensation Seminar:  Discovery for the Defense in the Workers Compensation Court; and Workers’ Compensation Procedures and Deadlines – November 20, 1998
• Nebraska Bench-Bar Conference, Improving Public Perception:  Access to Justice, Panel Presentation on Outreach Programs for the Lincoln Bar Association, Thursday Night Lawyers Volunteer Program – May 4, 1996
• Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Seminar: Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Review – October 4, 2001
• Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Workers’ Compensation Practice Seminar:  Average Weekly Wage – April 14, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Association of Judicial Discipline Counsel since 1999

• Nebraska State Bar Foundation since 2005, Lifetime Fellow – 2010

• Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission – 1998 to 2004

• Nebraska State Bar Association since 1985:
• Workers’ Compensation Section Board of Directors – 1989 to 1997
• Workers’ Compensation Section Chair – 1995
• Committee on Civil Practice and Procedure – 1996 to 1998
• Civil Practice and Procedure Committee Chair – 1997
• Committee on Legislation – 1998
• Committee on the Centennial – 1994 to 2000

• Lincoln Bar Association since 1985
• Board of Trustees – 1993 to 1995
• Law Day Committee Chair

• Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Court – 1990 to 1995 (Roscoe Pound Inn 1990-94; Oliver Wendell Holmes Inn 1994-95)
• Inns Executive Committee – 1991 to 1995
• Inns Membership Chair – 1993 to 1994
• Inns Program Chair – 1994 to 1995

Representative Reported Cases:

• In re Florom, 280 Neb. 192, 784 N.W.2d 897 (2010)(judicial discipline)
• Barrett v. Rhodia, 606 F.3d 975 (8^th Cir. 2010)(affirmed summary judgment for defense in products liability toxic exposure claim – participated on briefs)
• In re Marcuzzo, 278 Neb. 331, 770 N.W.2d 591 (2009)(judicial discipline)
• Kruid v. Farm Bureau, 17 Neb. App. 687, 770 N.W.2d 652 (2009)(reversed summary judgment against coverage, statutory employer discussed)
• In re Lindner, 271 Neb. 323, 710 N.W.2d 866 (2006)(judicial discipline)
• Davis v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 269 Neb. 683, 770 N.W.2d 652 (2005)(upheld low earning power rating, worker’s job properly considered)
• Smith v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10 Neb. App. 666, 636 N.W.2d 884 (2004)(found work accident injury during physical therapy for unrelated claim)
• In re White, 264 Neb. 740, 651 N.W.2d (2002)(judicial discipline)
• In re Krepela, 262 Neb. 85, 628 N.W.2d 262 (2001)(judicial discipline)
• Harmon v. Irby Construction Co., 258 Neb. 420, 603 N.W.2d 813 (1999)(refusal to relocate not considered failure to cooperate in vocational rehab, attorney fees limited)
• McBee v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 255 Neb. 903, 587 N.W.2d 687 (1999)(held no duty of employer to investigate compensability, upheld withholding benefits until proof of causation)
• Jorn v. Pigs Unlimited, Inc. 587, 255 Neb. 876, N.W.2d 558 (1998)(earning power loss from occupational disease deferred pending vocational rehabilitation)
• Crouch v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 255 Neb. 188, 582 N.W.2d 356 (1998)(affirmed Second Injury Fund contribution to repetitive trauma disabilities)
• Svehla v. Beverly Enterprises, 5 Neb. App. 765, 567 N.W.2d 582 (1997)(upheld dismissal of fall resulting in death, discussed idiopathic cause and positional risk)
• Struve Enterprises v. Travelers Inc. Co., 243 Neb. 516, 500 N.W2d 580 (1993)(affirmed employer policy lapsed for failure to pay premium)
• Alley v. Titterington, 233 Neb.71, 443 N.W.2d 615 (1989)(upheld dismissal of back injury disputed by witness)
• O’Toole v. Brown, 228 Neb. 321, 422 N.W.2d 350 (1988)(held insurance restrictive endorsement unambiguous)

Community Involvement:

• Matt Talbot Kitchen Outreach
• Salvation Army Angel Tree Project (Air Force Sergeants Ass’n)
• Nebraska Legal Services Campaign for Legal Aid  Co-chair – 2001 to 2002
• Nebraska State Bar Association Barristers Ball Committee – 1994 to 2000

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Sigma Nu Phi