Profile
Hannes D. Zetzsche counsels clients on agricultural, energy, environmental, and natural-resources legal matters. He represents clients in large-scale transactions to develop, finance, acquire, lease, and sell land and natural resources. He has experience dealing with general real-estate matters, environmental liability, and an array of natural resources, including carbon sequestration, mineral rights, renewable energy, water rights, and wetlands. He also assists clients with hemp and liquor regulatory issues.
After attending college at the University of Portland, Hannes managed a 1,500-acre hay farm in central Oregon. He then moved to Nebraska to attend law school. At the University of Nebraska College of Law, Hannes earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in five subjects (administrative law, civil clinic, environmental law, Native American law, and water law) and was named the Civil Clinic Student of the Year. He helped to lead the law school’s environmental and equal-justice societies, served as a junior staff editor on the University of Denver Water Law Review, and was recognized by the Nebraska State Bar Association as an outstanding advocate.
Before joining the firm, Hannes worked as a judicial clerk to the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Hon. Michael G. Heavican.
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with high distinction, concentrations in real estate and water law, 2020
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, visiting student with emphasis in natural resources law, 2019
- University of Portland, B.A., cum laude, rhetoric and German, 2016
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Cannabis Law and Policy Committee of the ABA
- Elks Lodge Number 80
- The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
- Lincoln Bar Association
- Lincoln Young Professionals Group
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division of the ABA
Bar & Court Admissions
- Oregon, 2022
- Colorado, 2022
- Iowa, 2022
- Nebraska, 2020
- US District Court, District of Nebraska, 2020
Selected Recent Publications
- Severance: Ownership of Land and the Right to Withdraw Groundwater in Nebraska, 23 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. (2020)
- 50-State Survey: Landowner Liability for Pesticide Drift, National Agricultural Law Center (2019) (coauthored with Tiffany Dowell Lashmet)
- Engineering a Water Case and Ethical Considerations, 22 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 847 (2019)
- Not All Agua is Caliente: Proposing the Winters Groundwater Test, 98 Neb. L. Rev. 220 (2019)
In the News
Dirt Alert
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Lack of “Mental Disorder” Stymies Delinquent Taxpayer’s Extended Redemption Claim
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Landowners Can Reduce Tax Burden by Showing Systematic Under-Valuation of Comparable Property
- 107th Nebraska Legislature Second Session
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Wind Opponents’ Failure to Properly Appeal Prevents Review of Conditional Use Permit
- 108th NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION – END OF SESSION LEGISLATIVE CHART
- Congress Approves $369 Billion in Climate Spending, Commits to Expedite Environmental Permitting
- Nebraska Supreme Court: State Traffic Laws Preempt Contrary Municipal Ordinances
- Summaries from Days 1-5 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Chart From Days 1-5 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Summaries from Days 6-10 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Chart From Days 1-10 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Litigating May Cause Waiver of Right to Arbitrate Even Absent Prejudice
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Lis Pendens Protects Buyer’s Right to Acquire Real Estate by Court Order
- Update After Nebraska Legislative Day 30
- Bill Tracking Chart After Nebraska Legislative Day 30
Environmental Pulse
- U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER WETLANDS
- Nebraska Legislature to Debate Dozens of Bills Impacting Environmental Permitting, Cannabis, Water Projects and Drainage
- Biden Halts New Tariffs on Solar Panels
- Nebraska Shapes its Legal Framework for Carbon Capture and Underground Storage
- Voluntary Carbon Markets Take Root in the Midwest
- Nebraska Supreme Court Holds State Immune after Spencer Dam’s Collapse
- 107th Nebraska Legislature, Second Session – Legislative Chart
- Baird Holm Lobby Efforts Lead to Legislative Victory for Nebraska Alcohol Producers
- Biden Administration Finalizes New Rule Defining Waters of the U.S. Under the Clean Water Act
- U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Will Affect Imported Solar Modules
- Update: Nebraska Legislators Push Forward with Key Bills
- Supreme Court Considers EPA’s Authority to Regulate the Electric Industry’s Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
- Supreme Court to Consider Overruling Chevron Deference
- Mississippi v. Tennessee: States fight over rights to groundwater
- Biden administration will more often require permits for indirect discharges via groundwater
- Whiplash: A key definition under the Clean Water Act is again changing
- EPA PROPOSES NEW RULE TO MAKE PFAS A CERCLA “HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE”
- Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Rule for State Certifications Under the Clean Water Act
- Public-Water Suppliers Must Evaluate Potential PFAS Claims Against 3M and Dupont
- Nebraska Legislature Tries to Jump Start a Local Clean-Hydrogen Industry
- Biden Administration Proposes to Redefine “Waters of the United States”
- Supreme Court Holds That Interstate Groundwater Can Be Subject To Equitable Apportionment
- Nebraska Craft Brewers and Distilleries Score Victories before the Legislature
- Sine Die: Nebraska Legislature Concludes a Busy 2022 Session
- Supreme Court Again Considers Scope of Clean Water Act
- Senators Introduce 58 Bills Impacting Agriculture, the Environment, Cannabis, Liquor and Water Resources
- Chart from 2023 Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Supreme Court to Determine if States May Regulate Extraterritorial Business Operations
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with high distinction, concentrations in real estate and water law, 2020
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, visiting student with emphasis in natural resources law, 2019
- University of Portland, B.A., cum laude, rhetoric and German, 2016
Bar & Court Admissions
- Oregon, 2022
- Colorado, 2022
- Iowa, 2022
- Nebraska, 2020
- US District Court, District of Nebraska, 2020
Profile
Hannes D. Zetzsche counsels clients on agricultural, energy, environmental, and natural-resources legal matters. He represents clients in large-scale transactions to develop, finance, acquire, lease, and sell land and natural resources. He has experience dealing with general real-estate matters, environmental liability, and an array of natural resources, including carbon sequestration, mineral rights, renewable energy, water rights, and wetlands. He also assists clients with hemp and liquor regulatory issues.
After attending college at the University of Portland, Hannes managed a 1,500-acre hay farm in central Oregon. He then moved to Nebraska to attend law school. At the University of Nebraska College of Law, Hannes earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in five subjects (administrative law, civil clinic, environmental law, Native American law, and water law) and was named the Civil Clinic Student of the Year. He helped to lead the law school’s environmental and equal-justice societies, served as a junior staff editor on the University of Denver Water Law Review, and was recognized by the Nebraska State Bar Association as an outstanding advocate.
Before joining the firm, Hannes worked as a judicial clerk to the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Hon. Michael G. Heavican.
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Cannabis Law and Policy Committee of the ABA
- Elks Lodge Number 80
- The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
- Lincoln Bar Association
- Lincoln Young Professionals Group
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division of the ABA
Selected Recent Publications
- Severance: Ownership of Land and the Right to Withdraw Groundwater in Nebraska, 23 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. (2020)
- 50-State Survey: Landowner Liability for Pesticide Drift, National Agricultural Law Center (2019) (coauthored with Tiffany Dowell Lashmet)
- Engineering a Water Case and Ethical Considerations, 22 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 847 (2019)
- Not All Agua is Caliente: Proposing the Winters Groundwater Test, 98 Neb. L. Rev. 220 (2019)
Dirt Alert
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Lack of “Mental Disorder” Stymies Delinquent Taxpayer’s Extended Redemption Claim
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Landowners Can Reduce Tax Burden by Showing Systematic Under-Valuation of Comparable Property
- 107th Nebraska Legislature Second Session
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Wind Opponents’ Failure to Properly Appeal Prevents Review of Conditional Use Permit
- 108th NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION – END OF SESSION LEGISLATIVE CHART
- Congress Approves $369 Billion in Climate Spending, Commits to Expedite Environmental Permitting
- Nebraska Supreme Court: State Traffic Laws Preempt Contrary Municipal Ordinances
- Summaries from Days 1-5 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Chart From Days 1-5 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Summaries from Days 6-10 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Chart From Days 1-10 of Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Litigating May Cause Waiver of Right to Arbitrate Even Absent Prejudice
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Lis Pendens Protects Buyer’s Right to Acquire Real Estate by Court Order
- Update After Nebraska Legislative Day 30
- Bill Tracking Chart After Nebraska Legislative Day 30
Environmental Pulse
- U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER WETLANDS
- Nebraska Legislature to Debate Dozens of Bills Impacting Environmental Permitting, Cannabis, Water Projects and Drainage
- Biden Halts New Tariffs on Solar Panels
- Nebraska Shapes its Legal Framework for Carbon Capture and Underground Storage
- Voluntary Carbon Markets Take Root in the Midwest
- Nebraska Supreme Court Holds State Immune after Spencer Dam’s Collapse
- 107th Nebraska Legislature, Second Session – Legislative Chart
- Baird Holm Lobby Efforts Lead to Legislative Victory for Nebraska Alcohol Producers
- Biden Administration Finalizes New Rule Defining Waters of the U.S. Under the Clean Water Act
- U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Will Affect Imported Solar Modules
- Update: Nebraska Legislators Push Forward with Key Bills
- Supreme Court Considers EPA’s Authority to Regulate the Electric Industry’s Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
- Supreme Court to Consider Overruling Chevron Deference
- Mississippi v. Tennessee: States fight over rights to groundwater
- Biden administration will more often require permits for indirect discharges via groundwater
- Whiplash: A key definition under the Clean Water Act is again changing
- EPA PROPOSES NEW RULE TO MAKE PFAS A CERCLA “HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE”
- Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Rule for State Certifications Under the Clean Water Act
- Public-Water Suppliers Must Evaluate Potential PFAS Claims Against 3M and Dupont
- Nebraska Legislature Tries to Jump Start a Local Clean-Hydrogen Industry
- Biden Administration Proposes to Redefine “Waters of the United States”
- Supreme Court Holds That Interstate Groundwater Can Be Subject To Equitable Apportionment
- Nebraska Craft Brewers and Distilleries Score Victories before the Legislature
- Sine Die: Nebraska Legislature Concludes a Busy 2022 Session
- Supreme Court Again Considers Scope of Clean Water Act
- Senators Introduce 58 Bills Impacting Agriculture, the Environment, Cannabis, Liquor and Water Resources
- Chart from 2023 Nebraska Bill Introduction
- Supreme Court to Determine if States May Regulate Extraterritorial Business Operations