Amy L. Van Horne

Ms. Van Horne is the first female mediator in Nebraska to be accepted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.  She has successfully mediated a wide variety of disputes, including disability discrimination claims, personal injury claims, gender discrimination claims, disability discrimination claims, wrongful death claims, invasion of privacy claims, defamation claims, medical malpractice claims, estate claims, landlord/tenant disputes, employment disputes, and contract disputes, among others.

A second-career lawyer, her experience as a public school teacher, combined with extensive experience litigating personal injury, products liability and insurance coverage disputes, give her the unique ability to both educate parties on how a case will progress to verdict and provide valuable support in reaching success in mediation. 

Ms. Van Horne is on the panel of approved mediators for the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.  

Ms. Van Horne has served as an adjunct instructor at Creighton University Law School teaching Alternative Dispute Resolution.

• J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 2002, with Distinction; Articles Editor, Journal of Corporation Law; Iowa State Bar Association Graduating Senior Award
• M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1998 M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1997
• Michigan State University, Certificate in Food Safety, 2014
• B.A., Dana College, 1988, magna cum laude
• Instituto Cervantes, DELE Spanish Diploma Level B2

• Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• American College of Civil Trial Mediators 
• American Academy of ADR Attorneys (current Treasurer; Iowa certified mediator)
• Nebraska State Bar Association (former Chair, ADR Section)
• Iowa State Bar Association
• Nebraska Mediation Association
• Iowa Mediation Association
• Robert M. Spire American Inns of Court (Past President)
• Omaha Bar Association
• Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

MEDIATION FEES:

2025 RATE - $385 PER HOUR - including prep and travel time

*NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, NO HOURLY MINIMUM, NO CANCELLATION FEES, ASSUMES THE BILL IS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF PARTIES PARTICIPATING UNLESS THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BY THE PARTIES TO A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT

ARBITRATION FEES:

2025 RATE - $450 PER HOUR - including prep and travel time

*NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, NO HOURLY MINIMUM

*CANCELLATION FEE of $1,000.00 per day for number of days booked for arbitration should arbitration be cancelled or postponed less than 10 business days in advance of the arbitration start date.