Lyons, Tommy

Jeanelle Lust is a partner of Knudsen Berkheimer where she has practiced since 1994. Jeanelle is a multi-faceted trial lawyer who specializes in railroad injury, trial practice, personal injury lawsuits, commercial disputes, and school liability matters. She has been the lead trial lawyer in numerous lawsuits brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), and has represented clients in such varied Trial Practice as RICO claims, professional malpractice (claims involving doctors, lawyers, and accountants), automobile accidents, and bankruptcy.

Jeanelle is a native of Madison, South Dakota. She graduated cum laude from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD in 1991. She attended Creighton University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude in 1994. Jeanelle finished number one in her graduating class, receiving the Faculty of Law Highest Triennial Average Award for having the highest grade point average after each year in law school, and was Assistant Editor of the Creighton Law Review.

Jeanelle is presently a member of the Publications Committee of the Nebraska Bar Association that publishes and edits the Nebraska Lawyer Magazine. She is a member of the bar in South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado.

Jeanelle is also actively involved in her community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Folsom Children's Zoo. She and her husband John have two children, Joe and Jack.