Profile
Mike Franken practices within the Finance and Creditor’s Rights section. He represents lenders, borrowers, and investors in a variety of matters including judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures, replevin actions, lien priority disputes, and associated litigation.
Prior to joining Baird Holm, Mike spent two years working as a Research Attorney for the Douglas County District Court where he assisted all 18 district court judges in a wide range of civil and criminal cases. He then served two years as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael W. Pirtle of the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
Mike earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. While there, he served as a Managing Editor for the Minnesota Journal of International Law. Prior to law school, Mike graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Communications
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Minnesota School of Law, J.D.
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A., Global Studies and Communications
Bar & Court Admissions
- Nebraska, 2021
- United States District Court, District of Nebraska, 2025
- Iowa, 2025
Recent Speaking Engagements
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“Domestic Law Update,” Nebraska District Court Judges 2023 Summer Conference, July 2023
