Sidney Attorney New State Bar President

OMAHA – At the conclusion of the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) Annual Meeting October 9-11, 2019, Steve Mattoon will accept the gavel from outgoing NSBA President J. Scott Paul.

Steve Mattoon, of Sidney, will succeed J. Scott Paul as President-Elect and will serve as NSBA President from October 2019 to October 2020.

Mattoon is a partner with Matzke, Mattoon, Martens & Strommen, L.L.C. His representation in the oil and gas industry includes Title Opinion examinations in more than 20 counties in western and southwestern Nebraska, both for drilling purposes and for division order purposes, and extensive practice before the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  His representation before the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission includes Applications for pooling, unitization and secondary recovery operations. He is a frequent speaker regarding oil and gas law. Furthermore, he has practiced extensively in the areas of real estate, estate planning, probate, corporate and commercial development.

Mattoon has been actively involved in the Nebraska State Bar Association serving as Chairman of the House of Delegates in 2013.  He has served two terms on the Executive Council from 2002 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015, and was a member of the House of Delegates for over 20 years. Mattoon also previously served as Trustee to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and served as Secretary of the Natural Resources Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association.

Mattoon is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and also a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska School of Law.  In law school he was selected to the Order of the Barristers and was the Junior Round Moot Court Supervisor. Steve and his wife Cathy have two daughters: Kendra Rignenberg, who is a partner with Dvorak Law Group, LLC, and Stephanie Mattoon, who is a partner with Baird Holm, LLP.