Patty Pansing Brooks

PATRICIA PANSING BROOKS
Year Admitted to Bar
1985
Areas of Practice
Estate Planning
Real Estate Law
Corporate Law
Education
University of Nebraska College of Law, Juris Doctorate, May 1984
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1980
Honors and Special Distinctions
Nebraska State Bar Association Foundation Fellow 1998
Nebraska Law Review 1983-1984
Corpus Juris Secundum Scholarship Award in Legal Research and Writing
Oral Finalist and Best Divisional Brief: Allen Moot Court
Publications
Note: An Equal Protection Analysis of the Classifications in Initiative 300: The Family Farm Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, 62 Neb. L. Rev. 770 (1983)
Professional Experience
Brooks, Pansing Brooks, PC, LLO, Lincoln, Nebraska
Vice President, 1986-present
Spence Title Insurance Company
General Counsel, 1984-1985
Nebraska Association of School Boards
Law Clerk, 1983-1984
Professional Affiliations
Nebraska Bar Association
Lincoln Bar Association
Professional and Civic Activities
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Education Foundation Advisory Council
Member, 2003-present
Lancaster County Board Convention & Visitors Bureau Proposal Review Committee
Member, 2002
Irving Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization
Vice President, 2002-2003
President, 2003-present
Merle Beattie Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization
President, 1999-2000
Vice President, 1999
Kappa Alpha Theta House Corporation
President, 1999-2002
Board of Directors, 1996-2002
Family Service
Board of Directors, 1995-1999
Community Blood Bank of the Lancaster County Medical Society
Board Member, 1993-1994
United Way of Lancaster County
Board Member, 1993-1995
Strategic Planning Committee, 1993-1995
Linda Steinman for County Board Steering Committee
Member, 1994
Kim Robak for Lieutenant Governor
Finance Council Member, 1994
Junior League of Lincoln
Member, 1993-1997
Lobbyist/Advocate re: Teen Pregnancy Issues, 1993-1994
Assistant Chair, Public Affairs/State Public Affairs Committee, 1993-1994
Assistant Chair, Cross-Functional Team (Strategic Planning Committee), 1994-1997
Lincoln Inns of Court
Committee Member and Program Presenter, 1992-1999
Lincoln-Lancaster County Commission on the Status of Women, 1986-1992
President, 1989-1990
Chair and Founder, Gender Bias Task Force of LLCSW, 1987-1991
Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee of LLCSW, 1986-1988
Executive Committee of LLCSW, 1987-1992
Moderator, Spring & Fall Political Forums, 1987-1991
Planned Parenthood of Lincoln
Board Member, Fundraiser and Event Planner, 1990-1992
First Plymouth Church Board of Women’s Ministries
Board Member and Chair, Legislative Task Force, 1987-1988
Lancaster County Republican Party
Co-Chair, 1987-1989
Leadership Lincoln III Fellow, 1987-1988
Active Alum, 1988-present
YWCA Tribute to Women
Chair, Individual Nominations, 1988
Recipient, Tribute to Women Award, 1994