$ 200-300 per hour
also known as Mike Kuzma, Michael Kuzma
An experienced business attorney, Michael has experience in the following areas: Trust, Estate and Probate Law, General Business Law, US-Japan Insurance Law, US-Japan Comparative Law, International Economic Development, Japanese Litigation Support Services, and Health Care Law.
Drawing on this experience, Michael teaches upper-class and MBA students Business Law and International Business Transactions at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
In his business practice, Michael assists clients in a broad array of business matters involving numerous industries and various substantive legal issues, including:
•Counseling on form of business and tax ramifications of each selection; drafting organizational documents; corporate, tax and other federal, state and local filings and compliance measures; and business qualification in other states;
•Representing government entities in cross boarder regulatory matters, with special emphasis on the insurance industry;
• Japanese language litigation discovery and due diligence;
•Structuring and negotiating domestic and international business and asset acquisitions;
•Establishing overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures, affiliates and business partnerships;
•General estate planning matters including wills, trusts and probate proceedings.
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16 years | 99 cases
16 years | 50 cases
13 years | 4 cases
16 years | 5 cases
$ 200-300 per hour
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1227 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, NE, 68508-2847
22 Client Reviews
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Posted by Grant | September 02, 2015 | Real Estate
Housing Support
When the sale of my house became increasingly complicated by last-minute changes, Mr. Kuzma walked me through my options and was with me each step of the way until the house was finally sold. Through the process it was his support that allowed me to have the confidence during the negotiations that l...
Posted by Nate | August 05, 2015 | Wills & Living Wills
Excellent, Professional, Honest
I have used Mike a number of occasions, all of which I have been overly pleased with his expertise and professionalism. A man of character and integrity, Mike certainly has a passion for what he does. He has done a great job handling the wills and trusts, and I believe Mike is a rising star in his a...
Posted by Jeff | August 03, 2015 | Estate Planning
estate planning
"We contacted Mr. Kuzma about estate planning. He helped us determine attainable goals for our retirement funds and provided recommendations for our investments. These have proven to be profitable. He is both personable and knowledgeable, and we enjoyed working with him. We highly recommend t...
Thanks, Jeff. I am glad I was able to help you match your estate plan to your investment strategy.
Posted by Jeff | August 02, 2015 | Estate Planning
estate planning
We contacted Mr. Kuzma about estate planning. He helped us develop an estate plan consistent with our retirement investing goals. His counsel proved to be a valuable to our overall estate and retirement goals. He is both personable and knowledgeable, and we enjoyed working with him. We highly rec...
Posted by Joe | May 14, 2015 | Mergers & Acquisitions
Will not use anybody else.
Mr. Kuzma helped me with the transaction of selling my business. Obviously, selling a business is not something I do on a constant basis so Mr. Kuzma's knowledge of the things that I needed to be aware of was invaluable. Because of this knowledge that Mr. Kuzma has shown, I will not need to look fo...
"Mike Kuzma is highly diligent, competent and focused on client service. He possesses a unique set of skills because he speaks fluent Japanese, has experience working on economic development matters for multiple American states and has a network of contacts all across Asia and, in particular, Japan. In addition to this unique skill set, he is a skilled estate and business planner for both domestic and international clients. My firm uses Mike on a variety of business and estate law issues."
"Very professional and skilled in trusts, tax law, and business transactions. I highly recommend this attorney."
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2009
David L. Boren Fellowship, National Security Exchange Program
2009
Visiting Scholar, Temple University - Law College Tokyo Campus
2001
President's Scholar, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2014 - Present
Associate Attorney, Johnson Flodman Guenzel & Widger Law Offices
2013 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law, Nebraska Wesleyan University
2011 - 2014
International Development Assistant Manager, State of Nebraska
2010 - 2011
Associate, KPMG, LLP
2008 - 2010
Law Clerk, Keating O'Gara Nedved & Peter, PC, LLO
2014 - Present
BNIMember
2010 - Present
Nebraska Bar AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Lincoln Bar AssociationMember
Litigation Ongoing
2010
JD
2007
MA
2005
BA
2016
M&A for Small Business
2016
Challenging the Validity of a Will or Trust
2015
Advanced Business Law
2015
Expanding Overseas for SMEs
2015
Do you have trust issues?
2014
International Business Transactions
2014
Advanced Business Law
2014
5 Plans 5 Results
Japanese
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