David A. Domina  Domina Law Group pc llo 2425 S. 144th St. Omaha, NE 68144   Phone: 402-493-4100 Fax: 402-493-9782 Domina Law Group pc 5000 Town Center Ste. 901 Southfield, MI 48075   Phone: 248-723-9818 Email David A. Domina  vCard

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Mr. Domina's extensive trial experience involves complex litigation in national, regional and local proceedings.  He has tried complex civil and criminal cases, including class actions, homicide, product liability, wrongful death and serious injury, and a wide variety of complex commercial cases.  Mr. Domina's appearances have taken him to courts across America.  He has appeared in court in 43 states in the nation, and has tried nearly three hundred and fifty cases to verdict.  His total trial experience includes more than a thousand suits.

Mr. Domina has successfully

• Won a jury verdict of more than $1.26 billion on behalf of cattlemen against the nation's largest slaughter house for market manipulation.
• Won a multi-million dollar class action for shareholders of a publicly traded insurance company.
• Won 9 out of 9 homicide trials.
• Argued to declare invalid an entire estate property tax regime.
• Argued to declare invalid a major public improvement bid letting for violating public meeting laws.
• Argued to establish essential element of the law of implied warranties.
• Argued to establish limits for contractual rights to restrict recourse for consumers.
• Represented attorneys in disciplinary proceedings.
• Published and spoken extensively among his peers in numerous settings.

Areas of Practice:

• Trial Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Complex Appeals
• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Wrongful Death
• Anti-Trust
• Personal Injury & Products Liability for Plaintiffs
• Criminal Defense
• Agriculture Law-Litigation
• Class Action Prosecution

United Kingdom publication cites Domina Taylor Market Concentration Work
University of Tennessee Economist Cites Taylor Domina Work
Farm and Food: Antitrust boss promises protection to poultry grower
Antitrust Scrutiny Can Benefit Public
David A. Domina interviewed on Posner's Conversion to Antitrust
Nebraska Supreme Court Will Hear Douglas County Landfill Case- Review of Court of Appeals Ruling Granted
DOMINA LAW Group pc llo Client, Stormy Dean, sues Infogroup
DOMINA LAW Group pc llo files lawsuit over misleading investment advice
DOMINA LAW Group pc llo Client’s Lawsuit Challenges Nebraska’s Initiative & Referendum Statutory Blocks
Jury’s Verdicts Mean $2+ Million Benefit for DOMINA LAW Group pc llo Client
Domina – Taylor Report on Market Concentration Released to Public Officials, Public at Large
State officials sued over moving BSDC clients to hospital
DOMINA LAW Group pc llo Announces Investigation of Beatrice State Developmental Center Actions
Joint US DOJ & USDA Attention Will Focus on Competition in Ag Markets
"Keynote” speaker at OCM Banquet
Ninth Circuit Federal Court Announces Important Jurisdictional Decision Rules for DLGpc Client
Windstream retirees denied injunction to stop benefit changes
Court says Skyline must be maintained as golf course
Retirees fight Windstream plan to cut benefits
Walton Construction steps into West Edge development project
J.E. Dunn pulls out of West Edge project
Dispute halts work on West Edge project
Family sues city in wrongful death claim

 Beckwith v. Beckwith (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 6/18/10)
Beckwith v. Beckwith (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 6/18/10)
Midwest Health Partners v. Sheriff (8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 6/15/10)
 Moats v. Republican Party of Nebraska (Nebraska Supreme Court, 5/26/10)
Moats v. Republican Party of Nebraska (Nebraska Supreme Court, 5/26/10)
 The Estate of Johnson (Nebraska Supreme Court, 5/26/10)
The Estate of Johnson (Nebraska Supreme Court, 5/26/10)
 Bauermeister v. Waste Management (Nebraska Supreme Court, 4/2/10)
Bauermeister v. Waste Management (Nebraska Supreme Court, 4/2/10)
 Fry v. Fry (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 9/17/09)
Fry v. Fry (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 9/17/09)
 Scott v. Khan (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 9/15/09)
Scott v. Khan (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 9/15/09)
Tolliver v. Visiting Nurse Association of the Midlands (Nebraska Supreme Court, 3/4/09)
Skyline Woods Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Broekemeier Paisley, LLC v. Liberty Building Corporation (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2/6/09)
Dominguez v. Eppley Transportation Services, Inc., (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2/6/09)
Babel v. Schmidt (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 12/17/08) - Read Decision here
Yoder v. Cotton (Nebraska Supreme Court, 11/4/08)
Koch, et al. v. Freeholder Board (Nebraska Supreme Court, 11/4/08)
Evans v. Raymond (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 10/15/08)
The Estate of Johnson (Nebraska Supreme Court, 10/1/08)
Skyline Woods, et al. v. Broekemeier, et al. (Nebraska Supreme Court, 9/4/08)

United States v. Kalymon (United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 8/1/08)

Liberty Capital v. MUD (Nebraska Supreme Court, 4/1/08)

Kacin v. Bel Fury (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 3/20/08)

Hitchcock Foundation, et al. v. Kountze, et al (Nebraska Supreme Court, 3/7/08

McGuire v. U.S. (United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2/15/08)

Pennfield Oil Company v. Winstrom (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2/8/08)

In Re: Application Scott (Nebraska Supreme Court, 1/10/08)

Eicher v. Mid America Financial (Nebraska Supreme Court, 1/8/08)

• Bellino v. McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO,  274 Neb. 130, 738 N.W.2d 434  (2007).
• Neiman v. Tri R. Angus, Inc.,  274 Neb. 252, 739 N.W.2d 182  (2007).
• Nebraska Legislature ex rel. State v. Hergert,  271 Neb. 976, 720 N.W.2d 372 (2006).
• Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation v. Kountze,  272 Neb. 251, 720 N.W.2d 31 (2006).
• Pennfield Oil Co. v. Winstrom,  272 Neb. 219, 720 N.W.2d 886 (2006).
• Roth v. Wiese,  271 Neb. 750, 716 N.W.2d 419 (2006).
• Ranchers Cattleman Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 415 F.3d 1078, 27 ITRD 1570, 35 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,152 (9th cir 2005).
• Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.,  420 F.3d 1272, 2005-2 Trade Cases P 74,897 (11th Cir 2005).
• Kraft v. St. John Lutheran Church of Seward, Neb.,  414 F.3d 943, 67 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 940 (8th Cir. 2005).
• Racicky v. Farmland Industries, Inc.,  328 F.3d 389, 33 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,190, 61 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 318 (8th   Cir. 2003).
• National American Ins. Co. v. CenTra, Inc.,  151 F.3d 780 (8th Cir. 1998).
• Acme Investment, Inc. v. Southwest Tracor, Inc., 105 F.3d 412 (8th Cir. 1997).
• McIlheran v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co.,  31 F.3d 709 (8th Cir. 1994).
• Jaksha v. State, 486 N.W.2d 858 (Neb. 1992).
• Becker v. U.S., 968 F.2d 691 (C.A.8 (Neb.) 1992).
• Crowley v. McCoy, 449 N.W.2d 221 (Neb. 1989).
• PWA Farms, Inc. v. North Platte State Bank, 371 N.W.2d 102 (Neb. 1985).
• Nixon v. Harkins, 369 N.W.2d 625 (Neb. 1985).
• Nixon v. Madison County Agr. Soc., 348 N.W.2d 119 (Neb. 1984).
• Peterson v. North American Plant Breeders, 354 N.W.2d 625 (Neb. 1984).
• State v. Douglas, 349 N.W.2d 870 (Neb. 1984).

• The Debilitating Effects of Concentration on Markets Affecting Agricultural Products, 2009
• Sell Your Product, Not Next Guy's, Nebraska Farmer Magazine, April, 2009
• How to Protect Your Forward Price, Nebraska Farmer Magazine, March, 2009
• WHAT IS THE BAILOUT BILL?, The Nebraska Lawyer, November/December 2008
• Domina, Proving Anti-Competitive Conduct in the U.S Courtroom The Plaintiff's Argument in Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meat, Inc., Journal of Agriculture and Food Industrial Organizations, No.8, 2004
• Slowiaczek & Domina, The Equitable Distribution of Farms, Journal American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, No. 2, 2004
• Julia is a Federal Juror, Voir Dire Magazine, Autumn, 2004
• Domina, Discovery in Complex Dissolution Cases, Nebraska State Bar Association, October, 2003
• Domina, It Is Time for Antitrust to Come to the Prairie, The Nebraska Lawyer, December, 2002
• Trial of Large Livestock Nuisance Cases; Preventive Practice and Practicalities, Midwest Pork Producers, September, 2001
• Voir Dire in an Urban Setting, NATA, October, 2001
• Schafersman v. Agland Coop, A Summary, NATA, October, 2001
• Objection! A Powerful Word!, Prairie Barrister, December, 2000
• Closing Argument - Law & Presentation, NATA, October, 2000
• Medical Examinations - Limitations, Prairie Barrister, July, 2000 Medical Examinations and Rule 35, Prairie Barrister, September, 1999
• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Voir Dire Magazine, Fall, 1999
• Opening Statements - Law & Presentation, NATA, October, 1998
• Medical Examinations - Techniques for Combating Abuses, NATA, July, 1998
• Ethical Dilemmas in Daily Practice (Guest), University of Nebraska College of Law, Summer, 1997
• Orientation to the Legal Profession (Guest), University of Nebraska College of Law, Autumn, 1997
• Trial; A Primer, National Institute of Legal Education, 1996
• Commercial Transactions & Litigation Risks, Voice Magazine, 1996
• Closing Argument - Technique & Sincerity, Nebraska State Bar, 1995
• Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995
• Preventing and Trying Nuisance Claims, Nutrena, 1994
• Nuisance Law and Livestock Producer's Risks, Nebraska Cattlemen's Association, 1994
• Expert Witness Direct & Cross Examination, NATA, October, 1993
• UCC Issues for Grocers, Voice Magazine, 1993
• Jones v. Clinton, Appellate Advocacy, National Institute of Legal Education, 1993
• Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1991
• Interviews, Beauty Contests, and Client Counsel Selection, American Bar Association Convention, 1989
• Comparative Negligence, A Plaintiff's Perspective, Rural Nebraska Bar Convention, 1988
• Disappearance & Defense, CBS, 60 Minutes (2 Segments), 1988
• Leadership and the Law, Nebraska Youth Leadership Counsel, 1987
• Products Liability Trial and Practice, Nebraska State Bar, 1985
• Trial Demonstration & Techniques, NATA, October, 1984
• Report to the Citizens of Nebraska on Public Officials & Their Conduct - Failure of Commonwealth Savings, December, 1983
• Appellate Review of Workers Compensation Cases, Nebraska Law Review, 1972

• Nebraska, 1973
• Missouri, 1973
• New York, 1995
• Michigan, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1973
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1973
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1997
• U.S. Tax Court, 1974

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1972
• Honors: Order of the Coif
• Honors: Order of Barristers
• Honors: With Distinction
• Honors: Member, National Moot Court Team, 1971-1972
• Honors: Member, National Finalist Debate Team Undergraduate, 1972
• Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Associate Editor, 1972

• Unfair Competition in Highly Concentrated Ag Markets, R Calf Annual Conference, 2002
• Price Manipulation and Vertical Integration, paper and presentation, Invited Attorneys' Conference, 2002
• Lecturer, Trial Practice Matters, Nebraska Bar Association
• Key Note Speech, Organization for Competitive Markets, WY Stock Growers Association, Douglas, WY State Fair, August, 2002
• Texas Cattle Feeders Association & Organization for Competitive Markets, Amarillo, TX, July, 2002
• Livestock Crisis Meeting Speaker, R-CALF & Organization for Competitive Markets, Omaha, NE, May, 2002
• Developments in Nebraska Law - Government, Municipalities Schools, Civil Procedure, Annual Presentations, 1975 - 1982
• Guest Sermon, UUA General Convention, 1995
• Guest Sermon, UUA Midwest Convention, 1996
• Guest Sermons, Numerous Protestant Church Occasions

• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Premier Lawyer's List, Martindale-Hubbell
• "Sermon of the Year" Award, Unitarian Universalist Association of America

• American Board of Trial Advocates
     Diplomat
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
     Board of Directors
• Missouri State Bar
• New York State Bar
• Michigan State Bar
• University of Nebraska College of Law, Alumni Association, 1982 - 1984
• Nebraska State Bar Association
     Ethics Committee
• Nebraska State Bar Association
     Practice & Procedure Committee
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
     Gender Fairness Committee
• American Bar Association
     Small Law Firm Committee
• American Bar Association
     Torts & Insurance Committee
• American Trial Lawyers Association
     Products Liability Committee
• University of Nebraska College of Law
     Centennial Celebration Alumni of Representative, Decade of 1970s

• Candidate for Governor, 1986
• Stanton County, Special Litigation Counsel, 1984
• Thurston County, Special Litigation Counsel, 1984
• Nebraska Board of Education Lands and Funds, 1983 - 1986
• State Economic Development Council, Commissioner
• Commonwealth Savings Insolvency, Acting Attorney General, 1983 - 1984
• Cuming County, Special Litigation Counsel, 1980
• Madison County, Special Litigation Counsel, 1977
• State of Nebraska, Special Acting Attorney General (Impeachment Proceedings, Attorney General of Nebraska), 1984
• Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Army & Army Reserve, Captain, Defense Counsel, 1973 - 1979

• Death Penalty Defense & Habeas Corpus
• Defense of Accused State Legislator
• Defense of Accused Judge
• Defense of Numerous Lawyers in Disciplinary Matters
• Capital and Life Incarceration Defenses

• Expert Witness, Approximately 15 Appearances