Christensen & Madara-Campbell, P.C., L.L.O.
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Managing Partner Attorney Jackie Madara-Campbell has been an attorney for 10 years. She has experience in all areas of family law including custody and divorce. She also has extensive experience in juvenile law.
Jackie has achieved a high peer review rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating process, which means that she has been evaluated by lawyers and other members of the bar and judiciary as having high ethical standards and professional ability.
Before she partnered with Christensen, Jackie Madara-Campbell built her solo practice -- Madara-Campbell Law Office -- into a respected family and juvenile law firm.
Jackie is a former television news anchor and reporter, and mother of two.
Bar and Court Admissions
Nebraska Bar and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Legal Education
J.D., Creighton University School of Law, 2001 (cum laude)
Publications
A Legal Practitioner's Call for a Unified Family Court System in Nebraska. Nebraska Lawyer Magazine. January/February 2012.
Recognizing the New Reality of Diverse Parentage: A Call for Reason in the Juvenile Dependency Justice System. Through The Eyes of The Child website, April 2010.
Interveniarmous! A Muggle Lawyer's Guide to Intervening in Juvenile Court. Nebraska Lawyer Magazine. June 2009.
Continuing Legal Education Presentations Given
Lexington Ethics Seminar (with The Honorable Teresa Luther). Nebraska State Bar Association Seminar,
March, 2012.
Handling Divorce Cases from Start to Finish. National Business Institute Seminar, 2011.
Family Law Update. Nebraska Bar Association teleseminar, recorded December, 2011.
Juvenile Law Update (with Christine Costantakos). Nebraska Bar Association teleseminar, recorded December, 2011.
Limited Scope Representation Panel, Judge's meeting. Nebraska Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2011.
The nexus between District Court and Juvenile Court Jurisdiction. Nebraska State Bar Association 2011, Annual Family Law Update Seminar, 2011.
"Murky Waters - We Can Provide You a Lifeboat!" District Court vs. Juvenile Court Jurisdiction. Nebraska State Bar Association 2010, Annual Meeting Family Law Section Seminar:
Application of The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). Nebraska Bar Association Family Law Section Seminar, 2009.
The ABC's of the UCCJEA in Juvenile Court Practice. "Complex Issues In Juvenile Court Practice II" Seminar, 2009.
Intervention in Juvenile Court. "Complex Issues in Juvenile Court Practice I" Seminar, 2008.
Offices and Affiliations
Executive Committee Member, Nebraska Bar Association Family Law Section.
Committee Member, Nebraska Supreme Court Pro-se Litigant Committee.
Chair, Nebraska Supreme Court Limited Scope Representation/Unbundled Legal Services Sub-committee.
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow; 2011 Class of Foundation Fellows.
Member, Nebraska Bar Association Legislative Committee.
Past President and Board Member of the Nebraska Women's Bar Association.
