Katrina L. Smeltzer

Katrina L. Smeltzer is a graduate of the Creighton University School of Law, where she received a J.D. in 2007. Prior to attending the Creighton University School of Law, Katrina attended Creighton University, where she received her undergraduate B.A. degree in Political Science in 2004.

Katrina was admitted to the Nebraska and Iowa Bars in 2007. She is an active member of both the Nebraska and Iowa Bar. Katrina previously worked for the law firm of Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., in Omaha, Nebraska.

Education

• Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
• J.D., magna cum laude, Certificate of Concentration in Litigation, 2007
• Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
• B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science/Legal Studies, 2004

Licensure

• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Iowa
• Illinois

Awards and Honors

• Dean's Merit Scholarship
• Dean's List Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, and Fall 2006
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award
• Torts I & B, Torts II & B
• Legal Interviewing, Negotiation and Counseling

Background

• Associate, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C., (2008 - Present)
• Associate, Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., Omaha, Nebraska, (2007 - 2008)
• Law Clerk, Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., Omaha, Nebraska, (2005 - 2007)
• Law Clerk, Law Offices of Krieger & Krieger, Omaha, Nebraska, (2002 - 2004)

Publications and Seminars

• Adapt of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Housing Authority: The Third Circuit Correctly Determined Prematurely Appealed Discovery Orders Could Not Later Ripen with Subsequent Entry of Final Judgement But Failed to Examine the Validity of the Criticized Cape May Greene Rule, 40 Creighton L. Rev. 807 (2007).