TERRANCE O.
WAITE, born Longmont, Colorado,
June 25, 1952; admitted to Bar, 1977, Nebraska. Admitted to practice: All Nebraska state courts; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: University of Nebraska (B.B.A., 1974), University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honorary); Phi Alpha Delta. Member, National Trial Competition Team. County Attorney, Sheridan County, 1982-1986. Member, U.S. District Court Federal Practice Committee, 1988-1992. Member: Lincoln County Bar Association, Western Nebraska Bar Association (President, 1993-1994) and Nebraska State Bar Association; (Member: Workers’ Compensation Section; Committee on Judicial Procedure, 1991-1993; Civil Justice Task Force; Committee on Judiciary, (1997-2000); Appointed, Supreme Court - Minority and Justice Implementation Committee (2003- ); Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation; Approved, Federal Court Mediator; Affiliated, United States Arbitration & Mediation (1999-2004); currently affiliated with National Arbitration Forum; Member, National Association of Trial Attorneys;
Member, Drug Information Association; Member,
Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Member, Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association.
twaite@northplattelaw.com

TODD R.
MCWHA, born Gothenburg, Nebraska, September 28, 1960; admitted to Bar, 1989, Nebraska.
Admitted to practice: All Nebraska state courts; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: University of Nebraska
(B.S., 1983) University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D. 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lincoln County Bar Association (President 2003), Western Nebraska Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and American Bar Association (Sections on: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers'
Compensation; Banking); Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation; Member, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; Member, Nebraska Defense Counsel Association; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, 2001-2005, U.S. District Court Federal Practice Committee, Chairman 2004. Practice areas: Corporate, Agriculture, Real Estate, Wills and Trusts, Work Place Injuries, Insurance Defense, Trials and Appeals.
tmcwha@northplattelaw.com

S. DAVID
SCHREIBER, born Los Angeles, California, July 18, 1966, admitted to Bar, 1999 (California) and 2004 (Nebraska). Admitted to practice: All Nebraska state courts; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; All California State and Federal Courts, and Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S. 1988); University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D., with distinction, 1999). Member Lincoln County, Nebraska State and California State Bar Associations. Practice Areas included Civil Litigation and Appeals; Insurance Defense; Employment Law, Real Estate, Complex Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law, General Practice.
sschreiber@northplattelaw.com

LUKE T. DEAVER, born North Platte, Nebraska, March 28, 1980, admitted to Bar, 2006 (Nebraska) and 2006 (Colorado) Education: Doane College (B.A. in 2003 cum laude): University of Nebraska (J.D. in 2006). Agriculture and Environmental Law Program of Concentrated Study. St. Thomas More Society (Founder and President of UNL Chapter). Law Clerk for Solicitor General and Criminal Appeals for Department of the Nebraska Attorney General (2004-2005). Law Clerk for Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment for Department of the Nebraska Attorney General (2005-2006). Member: Nebraska Bar Association and Colorado Bar Association.
ldeaver@northplattelaw.com
Attorneys from Waite, McWha and Schreiber have represented various clients before the Nebraska Court of Appeals, the Nebraska Supreme Court, California Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Terry Waite has been appointed to the Eighth Circuit’s Court of Appeals C.J.A. Panel of Apellate Counsel. The following is a sample of some of the published opinions obtained by Waite, McWha &
Schreiber attorneys:
Krajewski v. Enderes Tool Co., Inc. and Northern Tool & Equipment, 469 F.3d 705 (Eighth Circuit, 2006)
USA v. McKoy, 431 F.3d 1085 (Eighth Circuit, 2005)
USA v. Quintana, 340 F.3d 700 (Eighth Circuit, 2003)
Adams Bank & Trust v. Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 244 Neb.262, 506 N.W. 2d 52
Agri Affiliates, Inc. v. Bones, 265 Neb.798, 660 N.W.2d 168
Big Crow v. City of Rushville, 11 Neb.App.498,654 N.W.2d 383
City/Scottsbluff v. Employers Mutual Ins. Co., 265 Neb.707, 658 N.W.2d 704
Curlile v. Lindner, 227 Neb.510, 418 N.W.2d 256
Linch v. Northport Irr. Dist., 14 Neb.App. 842, 717 N.W.2d 522
Herzog v. Board of Educ. of Hitchcock County School Dist. No. 011 in State of Neb., 1 Neb.C.A.
Hinde v. City of North Platte, 1998 WL 902573 (Neb. App.)
In re Empson, 252 Neb.433, 562 N.W.2d 817
Kast v. American Amicable Life, 251 Neb.698, 559 N.W.2d 460
Nebraska Nutrients, Inc. v. Shepherd, 261 Neb. 723, 626 N.W. 2d 472
Norman v. Ogallala Public School District, 259 Neb. 184, 609 N.W. 2d 338
Paro v. Farm and Ranch Fertilizer, Inc., 243 Neb. 390, 449 N.W. 2d 535
Pettit v. Paxton, 255 Neb.279, 583 N.W.2d 604
Simon v. Wilkinson Agency, 2 Neb.App.877, 518 N.W.2d 154
Skinner v. Ogallala Public School Dist. No. 1, 262 Neb. 387, 631 N.W.2d 510
Struempler v. Estate of Kloepping, et al, 261 Neb. 832, 621 N.W. 2d 564
Underwood v. Eilers Machine & Welding, Inc., 6 Neb. App.631, 575 N.W. 2d 878
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