Jeremy T. Christensen practices in the area of employee benefits, ERISA, tax laws and public employer retirement systems. He represents clients with respect to all aspects of ERISA compliance and employee benefit programs, including retirement and 401(k) plans, deferred compensation, and health and welfare benefits.

In 2011, Jeremy received his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law, where he worked on the Creighton Law Review. He received his Masters of Business Administration from the Creighton University College of Business in 2012. In 2008, he graduated from the University of South Carolina, magna cum laude, with a Bachelors Degree in Finance and Real Estate. Jeremy has been recognized by Super Lawyers who has named him a “Rising Star” in 2019.

Prior to joining the firm, Jeremy worked in the Retirement Planning and Compliance industries where he gained valuable experience working with legal matters as they pertain to insurance, ERISA, and tax law.

Michael W. Chase assists clients with issues including compliance with Federal health care program fraud and abuse laws, reimbursement, clinical research and institutional review board compliance, and governance. His practice also focuses on electronic health records (EHR) technology and issues under HIPAA, HITECH, Meaningful Use and other Federal and State laws regarding privacy of data.

Michael received his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law, with certificates in Health Law Studies and International and Comparative Law. During law school, he served as a lead editor for the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law and Policy. In addition, he received a Masters in Health Administration, with distinction, from Saint Louis University School of Public Health.

Michael graduated from Creighton University, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at the Institute for Latin American Concern in Santiago, Dominican Republic and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Allison D. Balus primarily represents management clients in federal and state court employment litigation and arbitration. She has substantial experience defending and counseling clients in class/collective actions, involving claims under the FLSA and other wage and hour laws, the ADA, GINA, and the TCPA. Her successes in these class actions have been at the presuit, class certification, trial, and appellate levels. 

Allison’s litigation experience also includes federal and state court jury and bench trials   in FLSA, Title VII, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, whistleblower, and breach of contract cases. She has represented employers in the transportation, retail, food processing, health care, manufacturing, marketing, professional staffing, and fast-food industries, among others. In addition, Allison defends employers against charges of discrimination before state and federal agencies, and counsels and advocates for employers on a range of employment issues, including drafting and enforcing non-compete agreements, compliance with state and federal employment laws, and responding to civil subpoenas.

Allison’s practice also includes Fair Housing counseling and litigation.  She represents property managers, developers, builders, design professionals, and non-profit organizations in all aspects of fair housing and public accommodation law.  Since 2005, she has participated in Federal fair housing litigation in a number of different states and has represented property managers and owners in defending HUD discrimination charges.  In addition, she provides Fair Housing training, as well as training on Affordable Rural Multi-Family Housing and the Section 3560 regulations, to property owners and managers across the country.

In 2002, Allison was conferred her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.  She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree, with distinction, in English and French from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1999.

Allison serves on the Executive Committee for the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Labor Relations and Employment Law Section and has been an Contributing Editor for The Fair Labor Standards Act (BNA). She appeared on Benchmark Litigation’s nationwide “Under 40 Hot List” in 2016 and 2017. She is a Preferred Legal Services Provider for Tyson Foods, Inc.

Thomas O. Ashby practices in the areas of bankruptcy, creditor rights (including rights in electronic commerce and intellectual property), commercial litigation and loan documents. He regularly advances clients’ interests in debt-credit matters through litigation, establishing credit/collection forms and procedures, documenting credit transactions, negotiating credit defaults and/or mediation. Tom also has represented numerous banks and health care providers in insurance disputes.