Warren E. Benning is with the firm of Wendler & Zinzilieta in the Edwardsville, Illinois. Mr. Benning has been practicing law in Illinois for almost 30 years. He focuses his practice on estate planning and elder law, assisting clients with legal matters such as probate, wills, trust, powers of attorneys, guardianship and estate litigation. Mr. Benning graduated with his B.A. degree from Central Missouri State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. He earned his J.D. degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois.
Roger A. McEowen is the Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. Through 2015, he was the Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural Law at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he was also the Director of the ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation (CALT), which he founded. Before joining Iowa State in 2004, he was an associate professor of agricultural law and extension specialist in agricultural law and policy at Kansas State. Prof. McEowen also teaches an undergraduate course in agricultural law at Kansas State University, and has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, teaching in both the J.D. and L.L.M. programs. He has also previously taught at Washburn Law School and the Drake University School of Law Summer Institute in Agricultural Law. He has published scholarly articles in the
Journal of Agricultural Taxation and Law,
Indiana Law Review,
Drake Journal of Agricultural Law,
North Dakota Law Review,
Nebraska Law Review,
Monthly Digest of Tax Articles,
Tax Notes, West's Social Security Reporting System,
Toledo Law Review,
Washburn Law Journal,
Creighton Law Review,
Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law,
Agricultural Law Update, the
Agricultural Law Digest and
Estate Planning magazine. He is the author of
Principles of Agricultural Law, an 850-page textbook/casebook that is updated twice annually, and a second 300-page book on agricultural law. His
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog, part of the Law Professor Blogs Network, contains approximately 130 detailed and fully annotated articles annually and is the most widely read agricultural law and taxation blog online. In mid-2017, Prof. McEowen's new book,
Agricultural Law in a Nutshell, was published by West Academic Publishing Co. McEowen also authors the monthly publication, "Kansas Farm and Estate Law." In addition, he co-authors Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Tax Management Portfolios on the federal estate tax family-owned business deduction and the reporting of farm income and is the lead author of a BNA portfolio concerning the income taxation of cooperatives. He is also the Editor of the Iowa Bar Tax Manual, and
Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers and
Family Business Organizations, both Thomson/West publications. Prof. McEowen conducts approximately 80-100 seminars annually across the United States for farmers, agricultural business professionals, lawyers, and other tax professionals. He also conducts two radio programs each airing twice monthly heard across the Midwest and on the worldwide web. In addition, his two-minute radio program, "
The Agricultural Law and Tax Report," is heard each weekday by over 2 million listeners on farm radio stations from NY to CA as well as SiriusXM 147. He also can be seen as a weekly guest on RFD-TV where he discusses various agricultural law and tax topics with the RFD-TV hosts. Prof. McEowen received a B.S. with distinction from Purdue University, an M.S. from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the Drake University School of Law. He is a member of the Iowa and Kansas Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in Nebraska. He is also a past member of the AALA Board of Directors.
Nathan G. Osborn is an equity shareholder with Montgomery Little & Soran, PC, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. His practice is focused on real estate litigation, real estate transactions, and commercial litigation. He also helps numerous real estate and medical businesses by acting as their full-service corporate attorney. In addition to his work for clients, Mr. Osborn can be hired as an expert witness in cases involving real estate issues. He is licensed to practice in Colorado and Nebraska. Mr. Osborn represents a broad mix of clients but primarily handles matters relating to real estate title and access disputes, title insurance, boundary disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, leases, foreclosures, title agent negligence, liens, easements, real estate purchases and sales, real estate development, condominium conversions, real covenants, spurious liens, partitions, business formation, and real estate broker license complaint cases. He earned his B.A. degree from Texas Christian University and his J.D. degree, with distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Elizabeth Rich has practiced, business, agricultural, environmental and estate planning law for more than 30 years. She served as litigation counsel for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund from 2009-2016, as lead counsel and Executive Director of the organization until October of 2018. In that capacity, and in her private law practice, she advocates for small farmers and artisan food producers. Ms. Rich advises clients on business law matters and farm succession planning; regulatory compliance for food production, processing and labeling; and represents agriculture clients in licensing disputes, administrative orders, recalls, and enforcement actions. She has been successful in obtaining acquittals for clients charged criminally for alleged violations of food production and handling laws; in negotiating removal of unfair conditions from food licenses; and in jurisdictional challenges at the state and federal level. Ms. Rich earned her B.A. degree from Millikin University and her J.D. degree from the University of Illinois.
Brianna J. Schroeder is a partner at Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law, LLC. Ms. Schroeder focuses her legal practice working for farmers and agribusinesses. She has litigated complex environmental and agricultural matters, including insurance coverage, regulatory compliance, tort claims, land use/zoning questions, and employment claims. Ms. Schroeder negotiates and drafts contracts for agricultural companies and farms, including solar leases, employment agreements, and other contracts. She is licensed in Indiana and Illinois. Ms. Schroder has authored numerous articles and given presentations on a variety of topics, including solar power, livestock operations, the Clean Water Act, employment issues in agricultural businesses, environmental claims, agri-tourism, food law, and insurance coverage. She earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from Carthage College, her M.S. degree from Valparaiso University and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Valparaiso University School of Law.
