Lori J. Fortina
Lori J. Fortina is a paralegal at Baird Holm supporting the firm’s real estate and financial transactions section. She has more than 25 years of experience in the title insurance industry, managing complex commercial and agricultural land acquisitions, loan transactions and land development.
Karen Smith is the Executive Director of the firm and a member of the Executive Committee (ex-officio). Karen began her career as a CPA and has extensive administrative experience in the professional services industry. She is experienced in the management of functions such as operations, administrative functions, recruitment, marketing, human resources and personnel.
Heather L. Shire is an Advanced Certified Paralegal at Baird Holm with more than 20 years’ experience as a Paralegal. She supports the Corporate, Estate Planning, and Intellectual Property sections of the firm. She assists attorneys with the creation of business entities, including nonprofit organizations, and maintains their existence. She […]
Kristine P. Krupka serves as an Advanced Certified Paralegal at Baird Holm in the firm’s Labor & Employment section. She has been with Baird Holm working on litigation matters since 2000. She primarily focuses on employment defense work involving employment litigation, tort and personal injury, and workers’ compensation. She has […]
John S. Zeilinger primarily represents banks and bank holding companies in a multistate area in purchase, sale and merger transactions, state and federal regulatory approvals and compliance, charter approvals and conversions, negotiating enforcement orders, capital raising and securities law compliance.
John is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, which he has served as a member of the House of Delegates, and as Chairman of its Committees on Specialization, Nebraska Securities Law, and Ways, Means and Planning. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and its Corporate Counsel Section and the Omaha Bar Association. He has served on the Lawyers Council of The Bankers Roundtable, Washington, D.C., and its predecessor, the Association of Bank Holding Companies. John has been listed in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business(© 2013). He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1993 and Great Plains Super Lawyers (© 2013). In 2011, He was designated by Best Lawyers in America as the Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year in Omaha.
John has presented at or chaired programs held by BankDirector, Baird Holm LLP, the University of Nebraska College of Law, the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, NCLE, Inc., and the Community Banking Institute.
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