Amanda J. Karr, Lawyer
Phone/Fax: 402-330-3060, ext. 112
General Practice including but not limited to:
Family Law | Estate Planning & Probate
Summary of Experience:
Attorney Amanda J. Karr graduated with distinction in 2004 from the University of Nebraska, College of Law where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, Nebraska Law Review, and the Nebraska Moot Court Board. She graduated cum laude from University of Nebraska, Kearney in 2001, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Criminal Justice. She is admitted to the bar in Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. Ms. Karr was engaged in the private practice of law in Lincoln until 2007, when she relocated to Wichita, Kansas. She has since returned to Nebraska and joined Thompson Law Office after operating her own practice in Wichita.
Education:
How foreclosure procedures work, in both judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure states. Foreclosure happens when you fall behind on your house payments and your lender uses state procedures to sell your house. Foreclosure works differently in different states. In some states, the lender has to file a lawsuit to foreclose (judicial foreclosure), while in others, it…
Continue Reading »Learn what it can mean to be separated instead of divorced. Many people are confused about what is meant by “separated” — and it’s no wonder, given that there are four different kinds of separations. However, how a couple is separated can have important affects on property ownership: Trial separation. When a couple lives apart…
Continue Reading »Challenge a foreclosure by bringing a defense such as unconscionability or lender mistake. // // ]]>Until recently, successful defenses against foreclosure were relatively rare. But that is changing rapidly — more homeowners are successfully challenging foreclosure actions. This sea change is due, in large part, to the unearthing of more and more evidence that the…
Continue Reading »Regularly, we notice that there is no continuity in how landlords and property managers draft or serve a Three-Day Notice to Quit for failure to pay rent on a tenant. Some post the Notice on the tenant’s door. Others post the Notice on the door and mail a copy to the tenant. Then there are…
Continue Reading »Legal and financial matters to consider when caring for an elder. // // ]]> As Americans live increasingly longer lives, many require ongoing, long-term care. This care often falls to grown children — men and women who are in their forties, fifties, and sixties and busy with careers or perhaps children of their own. Getting…
Continue Reading »A client was fired from her job after she complained about sexual harassment by a supervisor. We negotiated a settlement with her employer. Learn more.
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