Law Firm Overview

For more than 60 years Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP has been one of Omaha's most respected business law firms. The firm was established in 1944 when Creighton University law school graduates, Milton R. Abrahams and Ben E. Kaslow, combined their legal practices. Harvard law school graduate, Frederick S. Cassman, joined the firm in 1949.

These three original partners and their successors have earned a reputation for providing high-quality legal counsel and serving the Omaha community through their involvement in professional, civic and charitable activities.

As a full service law firm our attorneys draw upon the collective experience and resources of the entire firm to provide clients with the best legal counsel. We take pride in the many longstanding relationships which we have established with our clients and value our reputation for providing prompt and skillful legal services to our clients.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
• Administrative Investigations
• Administrative Officers & Agents
• Administrative Rulemaking
• Licensing
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Agriculture Law
• Agribusiness
• Farms & Ranches
• Livestock
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Antitrust Law
• Deceptive Trade Practices
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• RICO Act
• Trade Regulation
• Unfair Competition
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Banking & Finance Law
• Commercial Banks
• Credit Unions
• Lending & Secured Transactions
• Loan Workouts
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Public Finance
• State & Municipal Bonds & Financing
• Bankruptcy Law
• Creditors' Rights
• Foreclosures
• Garnishment
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Workouts
• Business & Commercial Law
• Commercial Leasing
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Franchising
• International Transactions
• Joint Ventures
• Lemon Law
• Secured Transactions
• Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Warranties
• Business Organizations
• Business Successions
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporate Governance
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Dissolution
• Formation & Business Planning
• Limited Liability Companies
• Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
• Partnerships
• Reorganizations
• Shareholders' Rights
• Trade Associations
• Civil Rights
• Age Discrimination
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Police Misconduct
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Collections
• Communications & Media Law
• Cellular Communications
• Internet
• Wireless Communications
• Constitutional Law
• Affirmative Action
• Discrimination
• Eminent Domain
• Freedom of Information
• Construction Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Government Construction Contracts
• Housing & Construction Defects
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Affirmative Action -- Employer
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer
• Employee Rights -- Employer
• Employment Contracts -- Employer
• Employment Discrimination -- Employer
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer
• Municipal Employment -- Employer
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer
• Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer
• Sexual Harassment -- Employer
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer
• Energy Law
• Alternative Energy
• Cogeneration
• Electric Power
• Hydroelectricity
• Public Utilities
• Environmental Law
• Clean Air Practice
• Cleanup & Superfund
• Hazardous Waste
• Permits
• Regulatory Compliance & Auditing
• Solid Waste
• Water Pollution
• Wetlands & Wild Lands
• Estate Planning
• Elder Law
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• Living Wills
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Trusts
• Wills
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Ethics
• Professional Responsibility
• Gaming Law
• Casinos
• Lotteries
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Food & Drug Administration
• Housing & Urban Development
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Medicare & Medicaid
• Social Security -- Disability
• Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
• State & Local Agencies
• Government Contracts
• Federal Contracts
• Government Procurement
• State & Municipal Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• Disability
• Hospital Law
• Mental Health
• Nursing Home
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Commercial Insurance
• Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety
• Insurance Malpractice
• Insurance Subrogation
• Life & Health
• Motor Vehicle
• Property & Casualty
• Reinsurance
• Title Insurance
• Intellectual Property Law
• Copyrights
• Technology Licensing
• Trademarks
• Foreign Investment
• Computer Law
• Electronic Commerce
• Labor Law
• Collective Bargaining
• Labor Arbitration
• Labor Disputes
• Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
• Unfair Labor Practices
• Unions
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Claims Court
• Federal Trial Practice
• Multidistrict Litigation
• Patent Litigation
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Tax Litigation
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• US Supreme Court
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Animal Bites -- Defense
• Assault & Battery -- Defense
• Aviation Accidents -- Defense
• Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
• Premises Liability -- Defense
• Property Damage -- Defense
• Railroad Accidents -- Defense
• Slip and Fall -- Defense
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
• Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
• Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Estate Administration
• Medical Malpractice
• Real Estate Law
• Commercial Real Estate
• Condemnation
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Conveyancing
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Residential Real Estate
• Securities Law
• Capital Markets
• Commodities
• Private Placements
• Public Offerings
• Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
• Securities Regulation
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Municipal Corporations
• Municipal Employment
• Municipal Liability
• State Government
• Tax Increment Financing
• Taxation Law
• Corporate Taxation
• Estate & Gift Taxation
• Excise Taxes
• Income Taxation
• Payroll Taxes
• Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes
• Sales & Use Taxes
• Transportation Law
• Mass Transit
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Workers' Compensation Appeals
• Workers' Compensation Defense
• Workers' Compensation Fraud
• Workers' Compensation Subrogation
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury

Representative Clients

• American National Bank
• American Red Cross Midwest Blood Region
• Fireman's Fund / Interstate Insurance Group
• Lozier Corporation
• Metro Area Transit Authority for the City of Omaha
• N.P. Dodge Company (real estate)
• Nebraska Furniture Mart
• NEI Global Relocation Co.
• Nextel Partners (wireless communications)
• Omaha Steaks International
• PDM, Inc.
• Restaurants Inc.
• SITEL
• Tenaska, Inc.

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Officers & Agents, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Agriculture Law, Agribusiness, Farms & Ranches, Livestock, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Bad Faith Insurance, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Public Finance, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Cellular Communications, Internet, Wireless Communications, Constitutional Law, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Energy Law, Alternative Energy, Cogeneration, Electric Power, Hydroelectricity, Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Gaming Law, Casinos, Lotteries, Government Agencies & Programs, Food & Drug Administration, Housing & Urban Development, Law Enforcement Agencies, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, State & Local Agencies, Government Contracts, Federal Contracts, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Nursing Home, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Technology Licensing, Trademarks, Foreign Investment, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Securities Law, Capital Markets, Commodities, Private Placements, Public Offerings, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Regulation, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State Government, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Law, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, Transportation Law, Mass Transit, Workers' Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Fraud, Workers' Compensation Subrogation