Mark A Fahleson

Practice Areas

Agriculture

Employment, Labor, and Benefits

Government Relations and Lobbying

Litigation

Internal Investigations

Public Entities and Government

Career

Mark serves as an attorney and advisor to businesses, organizations, insurers, governmental bodies/officials, and individuals, providing strategic advice and practical counsel on the issues they face. When litigation becomes unavoidable, His zealous yet cost-effective representation has resulted in numerous successful verdicts from federal and state court judges and juries. Whether it involves employment law, agriculture or government relations, Mark's expertise and skill has earned him recognition, including being named as the Employment Law (Management-Side) Attorney 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Lincoln, Nebraska by The Best Lawyers in America©.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2023-present)

Defense Research Institute

- Law Institute (2015-2018, 2021-present)

- Chair, Employment & Labor Law Committee (2010-2012)

- Davis Carr Outstanding Committee Chair Award (2012)

- Annual Meeting Steering Committee (2015)

National Foundation for Judicial Excellence

- Symposium Planning Committee Chair (2022-2023)

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (2021-present)

Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (2022-present)

International Association of Defense Counsel

- Employment Law Committee, Chair (2014-2016)

Nebraska Defense Counsel Association

- Board of Directors (2011-2016)

Association of Workplace Investigators (2023-present)

Nebraska State Bar Association, Labor Relations & Employment Law Section

- Executive Committee, (2001-2008)

- Chair (2007-2009)

- Vice Chair (2005-2007)

- Program Chair, Employment Law Seminar (2003)

Federal Practice Committee, U.S. District Court (District of Nebraska) (2022-present)

- Chairperson (2024-present)

- Vice-Chair (2022-2023)

Merit Select Panel--United States Magistrate Judge (2023)

Robert Van Pelt Inns of Court (2015 to present)

American Agricultural Law Association (2016 to present)

Lincoln Bar Association (2010-2013)

- Board of Trustees

Nebraska FFA Foundation (2019 to present)

Nebraska State Fair Board

- Board Member (2014-2017)

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

- Board of Directors (2014 to 2023)

- Executive Committee (2016 to 2022)

- Chairman (2017-2021)

- Secretary (2016-2017)

Midland University

- Chair (2021-2023)

- Secretary (2019-2021)

Lutheran Education Foundation

Board of Directors (2000-2022)

- Executive Committee (2010-2020)

- President (2011-2013)

Lincoln Rotary Club 14

- Secretary (2000-2001)

- Board of Directors (2000-2003)

Nebraska Republican Party

- Chairman (2009-2013)

Republican National Committee (2009-2013)

Adjunct Professor – Employment Law and Employment Discrimination, University of

Nebraska College of Law

Leading Individual – Employment & Labor Lawyers in Nebraska, Chambers USA

- Leading Lawyers for Business (2006-present)

- Labor & Employment: ERISA – Nebraska – Band 1 (2017)

The Best Lawyers in America®

- “Lawyer of the Year,” Lincoln, Nebraska, Employment Law – Management (2014,

2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)

- “Lawyer of the Year,” Lincoln, Nebraska, Labor Law – Management (2007)

Great Plains Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor/General Litigation (2007-present)

Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Employment & Labor (2007-present)

- Top 10 Nebraska Super Lawyers List (2012)

Languages Spoken

English

Publications

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI in the Workplace, For the Defense (Oct. 2023)

Make it Worth the Paper It's Written On: Key Considerations in Drafting and Reviewing Employment Agreements in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer (Nov./Dec. 2020)

‍Obesity. A Big Problem for Employers?, For the Defense (January 2016)

The Playground, the Classroom and Beyond: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Educational and Religious Institutions, In-House Defense Quarterly (Spring 2014)

Workplace Privacy: The Emerging Frontier, For the Defense (Oct. 2006)

Workplace Privacy: Balancing Employer-Employee Rights and Obligations in the New Millenium (Part I), The Nebraska Lawyer (Mar. 2002)

Workplace Privacy: Balancing Employer-Employee Rights and Obligations in the New Millenium (Part II), The Nebraska Lawyer (Apr. 2002)

‍Attention Practitioners: Employment Noncompetition Provisions are Enforceable in Nebraska–Sort Of, The Nebraska Lawyer, 2-14. (Oct. 2000)

The Public Policy Exception to Employment at Will—When Should Courts Defer to the Legislature?, 72 Nebraska Law Review 956 (1993)

Education