Attorney Profiles

W. Craig Howell received a B.A. from Southwest Texas State University and an M.S. in Communication Studies from University of Southwestern Louisiana. Before his legal career, he served as Publications Supervisor of the Texas Administrative Code and Texas Register for the Texas Secretary of State. He marshaled the first printing of the Texas Administrative Code and as early as 1986 implemented in-house desktop publishing for state publications.

Mr. Howell received his J.D. from Creighton University, where he wrote and edited for the Creighton Law Review. Before entering private practice, he served as a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the 8^th Circuit in St. Louis and clerked for two Nebraska State Supreme Court Justices.

Mr. Howell represents individuals and small businesses and entrepreneurships in the areas of employment rights, contract litigation, home construction, contracts, and personal injury. His work has resulted in frequently cited judicial opinions on the breadth of uninsured motorist coverage, calculation of damages in employment discrimination, and admissibility of scientific expert testimony.

Mr. Howell is licensed in the states of Nebraska and Missouri and various federal jurisdictions including the Supreme Court of the United States. He is an active member of the American Association of Justice, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and American Civil Liberties Union.

Mr. Howell is also active with or a member of Literacy Center for the Midlands, University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletics, Nebraska Shakespeare Foundation, Joslyn Arts Museum, and Durham Western Heritage Museum.

Areas of Practice

• 70% Employment Law
• 10% Personal Injury
• 10% Civil Rights
• 5% Professional Malpractice
• 5% Business Law

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska, 1993
• Missouri, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2000
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1998
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2001

Education

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1993
  J.D.
  Law Review: Creighton University School of Law Review, Editorial Staff, 1992
  
  
• University of Louisiana - Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1984
  M.S.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Communications Studies
  
  
• Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 1982
  B.A.
  Honors: Debate Team
  Major: Communications Studies
  
  

Representative Cases

• Snowden v. Helget Gas Products, 721 N.W. 2d 362 (Neb. App. 2006)
• Foster v. Roberts Dairy Company, 272 F. Supp. 2d 1165 (D. Neb. 2005)
• Mondelli v. Kendel Homes Corp., 641 N.W. 2d 624 (Neb. 2001)
• Gutz v. U.S., 45 Fed. Cl. 291 (Fed. Cl. 1999)
• Kramer v. Logan County School District, 157 F.3d 620 (8th Cir. 1998)
• Danner v. State Farm, 578 N.W.2d 902 (Neb. App. 1998)

Honors and Awards

• Texas State University Association Alumni Award, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• America Association for Justice, 1996 - Present
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• America & Nebraska Civil Liberties Union, 2000 - Present
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• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1998 - Present
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Past Employment Positions

• Howell Wilson Derr, PC, LLO, President/Attorney, 2005 - 2006
• Howell & Wilson, PC, LLO, President/Attorney, 2002 - 2005
• Domina Law, PC, Shareholder/Attorney, 2000 - 2002
• Domina Law, PC, Associate Attorney, 1996 - 2000
• Nebraska Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1994 - 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, Staff Attorney, 1993 - 1994
• University of Nebraska, Omaha, Instructor, 1989 - 1990
• Texas Secretary of State, Supervisor Editor, Texas Administrative Code, 1984 - 1989

Birth Information

• May 7, 1960, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America