John W Ballew Jr

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Divorce & Family Law

Aggressive Divorce and Family Law Attorneys in Lincoln, Nebraska

Divorce - Property Division - Child Custody - Alimony - Child Support - Visitation

If you are considering filing for divorce, you want a skilled and aggressive lawyer who can pursue your best interests effectively. In Nebraska, contact Link to Contact Us Ballew Covalt, PC, LLO.

Our Divorce Practice

Our principal divorce lawyer is one of the leading divorce attorneys in Nebraska, with a vast amount of experience with complex estates. Our divorce and family law practice includes:
* Adoptions
* Child custody and visitation
* Child support
* Division of marital property
* Juvenile law
* Domestic violence and abuse (orders for protection)
* Prenuptial agreements
* Spousal maintenance, spousal support and alimony
* Tracking down hidden assets
* Valuation of properties
* Complex Divorces

Most divorces involve similar issues - division of property, spousal support, child custody, child support and visitation. However, in high asset divorces, these issues are usually thornier and more complicated. Simply identifying and tracking down all the assets could be a major endeavor.

If you are involved in a complex divorce, you want an attorney who knows how to locate and value all assets. At Ballew Covalt, PC, LLO, our principal divorce lawyer has significant experience representing parties in complex divorces. Our divorce attorneys are skilled at tracking hidden assets and valuating properties, such as closely held stock and corporations.

Juvenile Law

An often-overlooked issue is the impact divorces have on the children of the marriage. Divorces are particularly difficult on teenagers. Sometimes adolescent children of divorcing parents act out in inappropriate ways.

If you have children, you want a lawyer who is familiar with juvenile law issues, who knows the warning signs to watch for and the resources that are available to help children cope with the divorce. We have this knowledge and experience, and can use them to help you.

Contact our Lincoln office to schedule a confidential consultation.

Ballew Covalt PC LLO
1045 Lincoln Mall #200
Lincoln NE 68508
Tel: 402 436-3030
Fax: 402 436-3031

Board Certified Family Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Areas of Practice:
* 90% Family Law - Trial and Appellate Practice
* 10% Personal Injury

John began private practice in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where he became partner in the firm of Simmons, Olsen, Ediger, Selzer & Ballew. P.C. In 1991, John moved back to Lincoln and became associated with Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt. In 1995, John and M.J. Bruckner formed The Bruckner/Ballew Law Firm, P.C. before he and Vic Covalt decided to form this firm in 1999.

Over the past thirty years, John has concentrated his trial practice in the areas of personal injury and complex and high asset divorce cases. He is one of only ten lawyers in Nebraska admitted to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is the only lawyer in Nebraska who is both a Fellow in the American Academy and Board Certified as a Family Law Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers In America since 2001. In 2007, he was recognized by SuperLawyers.com as one of the top lawyers in Nebraska. John coached two championship high school mock trial teams while in Scottsbluff. He also received the first Robert M. Spire Pro Bono Award given by the Nebraska Bar Association in 1986 for his efforts in representing low-income clients. He has chaired both the Family Law and Bankruptcy Sections of the Nebraska Bar Association and has been a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars on bankruptcy and divorce. In recent years he has spoken to the Nebraska County and District Court Judges Associations, the Nebraska Trial Lawyers Association and regularly speaks at the Annual Institute on the Survey of Nebraska law concerning recent legislative and case law developments in family law. On three occasions his work with state senators has resulted in significant changes in Nebraska law concerning divorce and bankruptcy.

John has appeared before the Nebraska Supreme Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals more than 30 times in connection with appeals in the areas of divorce and family law, products liability, property taxation and personal injury.