Our Attorneys

Our collaborative, team approach ensures clients extract exceptional value from our centuries of collective expertise and thought leadership.

Our Expertise

As the largest law firm fully located in Lincoln, Nebraska, our attorneys provide unparalleled depth and breadth of expertise with a high touch, personal approach to client service.

Exceptional Service Since 1896

At Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP, our focus is you. Our attorneys provide expert advice and exceptional client service to many of the most distinguished businesses, corporate entities and individuals across the Midwest region in a variety of complex and transactional legal issues. We’ve earned an unrivaled depth and breadth of experience that ensures we have the strategy and insights to help our clients achieve their goals from day one. Trusted and respected for over 125 years, our shared core values mean we keep our clients at the center of everything we do: honesty, integrity, excellence, experience. Our focus is your success. Our focus is you.

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation

From our dedication to training our clients,  to our involvement in the state legislative process, to our collaboration with our Employment Law practice group, how we comprehensively protect the interests of employers and insurers is unmatched.

Labor & Employment

Our Labor & Employment group delivers proven results working with clients to creatively anticipate and comprehensively address the changing needs of employers across a variety of complex issues.

Real Estate

We have strategically developed a full-service real estate practice, representing clients across a variety of issues including the sales and purchases of farms, ranches, commercial and residential properties, as well as leases and easements.

Professional Liability

Trusted and respected, our attorneys are widely regarded as some of the most well-known, experienced and effective litigators and practitioners in Professional Liability.

Insurance Defense & Insurance Coverage

We provide an exceptionally broad and experienced team of seasoned attorneys, delivering legal services across a variety of issues including trucking accidents,  motor vehicle collisions, construction defects, product liability, premises liability and personal injury.

Transaction & Business Law

Our clients trust our decades of superior experience and accrued knowledge, compassion and competitive drive for the best results across the nexus of issues related to the buying & selling of businesses and succession planning. 

Transportation

Our attorneys deliver comprehensive care from the first call of an accident with rapid response, through to the engagement of experts, coordination of witnesses, collection of evidence, and deliver the right experience in complicated litigation to provide the best defense.

Estate Planning & Probate

Our decades of experience and collaborative approach to Estate Planning & Probate needs ensures our clients make informed decisions optimized for their unique circumstances. 

In The News

 

A SPECIAL RECOGNITION: MELANIE WHITTAMORE-MANTZIOS INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS

We are proud to announce that our Partner, Melanie Whittamore-Mantzios, has been selected and inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Her induction took place in Hawaii on March 8, 2025.

 

NAVIGATING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: BAYLOR EVNEN HOSTS SEMINAR AT THE OMAHA ZOO!

We’re excited to partner with OrthoNebraska to bring you the latest legal and medical updates, and best practices in workers’ compensation. This seminar offers not only valuable knowledge but also an inspiring venue to spark creativity and networking. 

 

MEET OUR 2025 LAW CLERKS

At Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP, we take immense pride in nurturing the next generation of legal professionals. Our Summer Law Clerk Program offers aspiring attorneys a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful, attorney-supervised projects across diverse practice areas, including Workers’ Compensation, Labor & Employment, Insurance Defense, and more.