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The lawyers of Young & White offer a depth of expertise and experience in a broad range of legal areas. They have represented clients in courtrooms across the country. Their credentials reflect Young & White’s commitment to excellence in providing professional legal services to clients. Young & White attorneys combine their diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to tailor a team which specifically meets each client’s short-term and long-term legal needs, cost-effectively and in a timely manner.
Members of the firm:
- Duncan A. Young, Partner
- Jeff C. Miller, Partner
- David J. Selby, Associate
- Deanna M. Mathews, Associate
Our Partners & Associates
Duncan A. Young
Partner
Duncan A. Young has an extensive and diverse depth of experience providing legal counsel to individual, private and public clients. In addition to Nebraska, Young has litigated cases in state and federal courts across the country, including courts in New York, California, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa. He has also been admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Young received his law degree (J.D.) in 1978 from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1978. He has also been admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. In 1994, he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, and in 1999 to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Born in Richland, Washington, Young was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his B.A. from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, in 1973.
Young is a member of the Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the Nebraska Council of School Attorneys and the West O Chamber.
Jeff C. Miller
Partner
Jeff C. Miller received his law degree (J.D.) in 1984 from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. That same year, he was admitted into the Nebraska Bar and the U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. In 1990, Miller was admitted into the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. In 1994, he was admitted into the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. And, in 1999, Miller was admitted into the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
Miller received his B.S. in 1980 from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He began his legal career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Frank E. Henderson of the South Dakota Supreme Court, and, in 1986, was admitted into the South Dakota Bar and the U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota.
Miller is a member of the Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations as well as the State Bar of South Dakota. He is also a member of the Nebraska Council of School Attorneys and the West O Chamber.
David J. Selby
Associate
David J. Selby received his law degree (J.D.) from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1985.
He was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois in 1986 and, in 1988, to the Nebraska Bar.
Originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, in 1982, Selby received a B.S. from Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Selby is a member of the Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the West O Chamber.
Deanna M. Mathews
Associate
Deanna M. Mathews received her law degree (J.D.) from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in 2021. In that same year, she was admitted to the Nebraska Bar and the U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska.
Although originally from Chicago, Illinois, Mathews received her B.A. from Creighton University in 2018. While attending Creighton University, she was an executive member of the Creighton Law Review from 2019-2021.
Mathews is a member of the Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations.