BEN FENNER – Associate Omaha, Nebraska phone: 402.333.4053 fax: 402.333.4761 email: email me

Mr. Fenner joined the firm as an associate in 2007.

PRACTICE AREAS: Tribal sovereignty & self-determination; federal Indian law; federal acknowledgment; land-into-trust; taxation; gaming law.

ADMISSIONS: United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; State of New York; State of Nebraska; New York State Bar Association; Nebraska State Bar Association; Omaha Bar Association; American Bar Association.

EDUCATION: Albany Law School of Union University (J.D. 2006); University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A. 1997).

POSTS OF HONOR: Associate Editor, Environmental Outlook Journal (2004-2006); Dean’s List (1996).

PRIOR LEGAL EXPERIENCE: Law Clerk, Fredericks & Peebles LLP (2006); Legal Aide, Claims Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General (2005-06); Judicial Clerkship, the late Honorable Vincent G. Bradley, New York State Supreme Court (2004); Legal Intern, Child Protection Unit, Connecticut Attorney General’s Office (2004); Paralegal, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Wallace Law Registry (client: Seeger Weiss LLC, Corporate Department) (1999).

PUBLICATIONS: “Indian country in Cyber Space: Bella Hess and Commerce Clause Constraints on Interstate, Mail-Order Transactions,” 71 Alb. L. Rev. 401-414 (2008).

COMMUNITY, LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Senior Citizens’ Law Day, Government Law Center (2003); Fundraiser, Students for Free Tibet (1994); Habitat for Humanity (1994); Fundraiser, Special Olympics (1992).