Jeana Goosmann, CEO & Managing Partner of the Goosmann Law Firm, is pleased to announce that Attorney Joseph V. Messineo has joined the firm at their Omaha, Nebraska location. His areas of practice include litigation and tribal law.
Messineo is a litigation attorney who works with clients in a wide range of industries to protect their assets and business models from breaches of contracts, claims in litigation and undue regulatory burdens.
Messineo was Co-counsel for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in the internationally reported on Dakota Access Pipeline case. In this matter he worked closely with counsel for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to challenge the United States Army Corps of Engineer’s decision to grant permits allowing the construction of the pipeline over land and waters sacred to Native American tribes. This included the assertion of rights protected by the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. He was also an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona in enforcement of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement which settled forty-six states’ claims against Big Tobacco for injuries caused to millions of persons due to smoking.
Messineo received his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University. He is licensed to practice in Nebraska, Iowa, Arizona, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Federal Court of Claims.
About Goosmann Law Firm
Goosmann Law Firm is the largest woman-owned law firm in the Midwest for trailblazers leading the way. They are one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States with locations in Omaha, Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa, Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their clients range from local businesses to multinational Fortune 100 companies. Their areas of practice include Business, Estates, Employment, Disputes and Trials. Goosmann Law Firm is a proud member of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms. To learn more about the Goosmann Law Firm, visit their website at www.GoosmannLaw.com or call (855) 843-4531.
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