Michelle N. Dreesen

Michelle N. Dreesen is an attorney at Ausman Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. in Omaha, Nebraska. Dreesen focuses on personal injury matters for injured people in Nebraska and Iowa. Her work includes claims arising from automobile accidents, workplace injuries, construction-site accidents, and other injury matters. She uses prior insurance-defense experience to assess how insurers value claims, identify coverage issues, and prepare cases for negotiation, mediation, or trial.

Dreesen earned a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2000. She also earned two B.S. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1996, one in Political Science and one in Psychology. After law school, she served as a law clerk to Judge Edward E. Hannon of the Nebraska Court of Appeals, strengthening her legal research, writing, and appellate analysis.

Dreesen began private practice in 2001 at a civil litigation firm representing insurance companies and insureds in lawsuits filed by injured people. She also advised insurers on coverage under automobile, business, and workers’ compensation policies. She joined Ausman Law Firm in 2012 and now represents injured clients in Nebraska and Iowa, drawing on both sides of her experience in insurance claims, mediation, jury trials, and litigation strategy.

Dreesen is admitted in Nebraska and Iowa and in the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and the Southern District of Iowa. Her professional memberships include the Nebraska Bar Association, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, and American Association for Justice. Michelle N. Dreesen combines insurance-industry knowledge with plaintiff-side advocacy to help injured clients understand their options and pursue compensation through careful case preparation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Ausman Law Firm P.C., L.L.O. 
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Member, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
• Member, American Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Nebraska
• Iowa

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology

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