Walter E. Zink, II
Mr. Zink handles individual and group workers' compensation claims, including those resulting from toxic or asbestos exposure. He draws on his extensive medical knowledge acquired from medical-legal work in evaluating and defending medical malpractice claims on behalf of physicians, hospitals, and their insurers.
Mr. Zink coordinates and supervises the firm's Workers' Compensation section, including attorneys, legal assistants, and other support staff. Under Mr. Zink's direction, this practice group has built the firm's personnel and computer resources into an efficient mechanism for processing workers' compensation and employment cases of varying complexities.
In addition to workers' compensation claims, Mr. Zink also handles employment matters involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. Mr. Zink also served as an adjunct professor in legal writing at the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska College of Law, with distinction, 1974
Bachelor of Arts in Education, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1970
Admitted to practice in: State of Nebraska; United States District Court, District of Nebraska; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Invited speaker on workers' compensation and employment-related topics throughout Nebraska and the Midwest.
Professional Affiliations
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American Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Lincoln Bar Association
- Order of the Barristers (National Oral Advocacy Honorary)
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Workers' Compensation Committee, Past Chair
- Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel - Workers' Compensation Section, Past Chair
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Legal Medicine
- Defense Research Institute
- American Law Firm Association - Workers' Compensation Practice Group, Past Chair
Special Distinctions
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Brigadier General, JAGC, NEARNG (Assistant Adjutant General)
- Nebraska Safety Council, Past President
- Attorney member of special committee on relative value study, appointed by Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, 1988
- International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, invited faculty member, 1999
- Governor's Workers' Compensation Task Force, 1992-1993
- Co-author, "Evaluating the Interplay Among FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation Statutes Isn't Child's Play," 66 Defense Counsel Journal 79-100 (January 1999).
- Co-author, "The Bumpy Road to Workers' Compensation Reform and L.B. 757," 28 Creighton Law Review 1 (1994).
- Author, the Physician and Workers' Compensation: A Primer," 74 Nebraska Medical Journal 136 (1989).
Community Service
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Lincoln Community Playhouse, Board of Directors
- Hillcrest Country Club, Past President
- Reserve Officers Association
- National Guard Officers Association
- Camp Kitaki Board of Directors
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