Elizabeth Govaerts

Provides legal counsel and representation for seriously injured persons due to the carelessness of others.

Elizabeth Govaerts has been with Powers Law representing plaintiffs for nearly 30 years. As a skilled Lincoln personal injury attorney, Elizabeth will devote all of her expertise and experience to bring you personalized legal representation and counsel.

Elizabeth is the Nebraska state delegate to the American Association of Justice.

Read on for a full list of her extensive credentials.

Education:

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Juris Doctorate, 1991
• University of Oklahoma – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, 1986

Admitted To Practice:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
• State of Nebraska

Concentrates In:

• Civil Trial Practice
  
• Professional Negligence
  
• Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  
• Wrongful Death

Memberships/Organizations:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
  • State Delegate
  • Pac Development Committee
  • Judiciary Committee
  • Public Relations Committee
  • Executive Committee 2022-2023
  • Chair State Delegates 2022-2023
  • Board of Govenors 2022-2023
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
  • AAJ State Delegate
  • Executive Committee (Current Secretary)
• National Trial Lawyers (Top 100)

Community Involvement:

• Angels Theatre Company: Board of Directors

Professional Recognition

• The National Law Journal Top 100 Verdicts of 2016 (Rank: #2; Estate of Thomas v. State of Nebraska)

• Roxanne barton Conlin Certificate of Recognition – AAJ 2023
• Nebraska State Bar Association Foundation Fellow

Cases of Interest:

• Doe v. Gunny’s 256 Neb. 653, Verdict for rape victim against building owner upheld

• Shlien v. Board of Regents, University of Nebraska 263 Neb. 465, 640 N.W.2d 643 (Neb. 2002) (Case of first impression, internet privacy)
• Koch v. Norris Public Power District 10 Neb. App. 453, 632 N.W.2d 391 (Neb. pp. 2001) (Res Ipsa Loquitur)
• Logsdon v ISCO, 260 Neb. 624, 618 N.W.2d 667 (Neb. 2000) (Unexplained fall, Workers’ Compensation)
• Evans v. Freedon Healthcare, 311 Neb. 336 (2022) (Medical Malpractice, Pleading, Res Ipsa Loquitur)

Speaking Engagements:

Obtaining the Necessary Medical Evidence Inexpensively and Effectively; NATA Annual Meeting and Fall Seminar “Practice Pointers,” October 18, 2002

General Subrogation Law in Tort Cases, Subrogation, Reimbursement and Other Insurance Law Issues, NATA CLE, May 3, 2002

Performance Techniques for Trial, NATA Annual Meeting and Fall Seminar “Practice Pointers,” October 22, 2004

Comparative Negligence: General Case Law and Form Jury Instructions, 2005 Nebraska Law Update: Comparative Negligence, UM/UIM and Subrogation, February 25, 2005

Opening Statement, NATA Trial Demonstration: Trial of a Soft Tissue Personal Injury Case, April 20, 2012

Forms and Procedures for Efficient Communications and Compliance with Medicare, Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, October 24, 2012

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation, 2013 NATA Workers’ Compensation Seminar, February 22, 2013

Enhancing Your Client’s Bottom Line by Limiting the Subrogation Paid, 2014 NATA Seminar “Tools for the Trade: The Essentials of Litigation,” December 5, 2014

Subrogation Essentials: Dealing with the VA, Health Insurance, and Workers Compensation Carriers, “2015 The Best of NATA CLE,” Nebraska State Bar Meeting, October 7, 2015

Effective Exclusion of Harmful Evidence, Trial Techniques Resulting in Successful Verdicts, NATA CLE, December 11, 2015

Theatre Techniques for the Trial Lawyer, 2016 NATA Seminar “Tools for the Trade: The Essentials of Litigation,” October 7, 2016

Ready, Set, Go: Trial Preparation Made Simple, 2017 NATA Fall Seminar, “Practical Tips for Managing Your Practice and Preparing for Trial”, September 29, 2017

Defeating the Motion for a Defense Medical Exam of the Plaintiff in Personal Injury Cases, 2019 NATA Seminar, “Practice Pointers,” December 6, 2019

Res Ipsa Loquitur When The Thing Really Does Speak for Itself, NATA Seminar, December 1, 2023