Mark L. Brasee

Mark joined Fraser Stryker in 1994 and has been a partner of the firm since 2001. As both an experienced accountant and accomplished transaction attorney, Mark brings a unique background and skill set to counsel clients in business and corporate law. Mark represents a broad range of clients, from national companies to entrepreneurial startups across the state of Nebraska, in all aspects of business law. These include taxation, real estate, commercial agreements, finance, business-succession and estate planning and many other areas. Large or small, his goal is the same: to solve problems with bottom-line efficiency and protect the interests of the client. Born and raised in Grand Island, Mark earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Trinity University in 1989 and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Nebraska at Lincoln School of Law in 1994. Mark and his wife Mary Lou are also very active in the Omaha community. He has served on the Board of Directors and in leadership roles for Child Saving Institute, CSI Foundation, Goodwill Industries, Brownell Talbot and Habitat for Humanity, among others. Mark Brasee's direct number at Fraser Stryker is 402-978-5306 and his long-time assistant, Doreen Shapiro, can be reached at 402-978-5279. Legal Experience Appointed by Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, with input from Nebraska's Governor as counsel in four cases to represent Nebraska's Governor and other State officials in education funding litigation Douglas County School District 0001 A/K/A Omaha Public Schools (OPS), The Nebraska Schools Trust, et al., v. Michael O.Johanns, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Nebraska, et al., Doc. 1028, No. 017 (Douglas County, Nebraska). Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss all claims after five years of discovery with trial approaching. Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General and attorney for the State of Nebraska to defend then Nebraska Governor Michael Johanns and all other Defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Omaha Public Schools and others challenging the constitutionality of Nebraska's system of funding public elementary and secondary schools. Plaintiffs' experts allege that at least an additional $750 million per year must be spent on K-12 public education in Nebraska. District Court dismissed Plaintiffs' adequacy claims. In 2008, with trial approaching, Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their case. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Mark L. Brasee included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Awarded Recipient, "40 Under 40" by Midlands Business Journal, 2007 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law (peer nominations) Certified Public Accountant's Exam, Successful Candidate, 1991 Special Assistant Attorney General, 2003 - 2008 Other Sources of Feedback About Mark L. Brasee Included on the 2025Great Plains Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, Staff Accountant, 1989 - 1991

• Seminar Speaker, "Nonprofit Law", Nebraska Continuing Legal Education

• Brownell-Talbot School - Member of Board of Trustees and Finance Committee, 2007 - Present
• Goodwill Industries, Inc. - Chairman Operations Committee, 2007 - 2009
• Goodwill Industries, Inc. - Member Board of Directors, 2007 - Present
• Goodwill Industries, Inc. - Treasurer and Executive Committee, 2010 - Present
• Goodwill Industries, Inc. - Chairman Board of Trustees, 2014 - Present
• Child Saving Institute, Inc. - Chairman, 2005 - 2006
• Child Saving Institute, Inc. - Vice Chairman, 2003 - 2004
• Child Saving Institute, Inc. - Secretary, 2002 - 2003
• Child Saving Institute, Inc. - Member Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007
• Child Saving Institute Foundation, Inc. - Chairman, 2005 - 2006
• Child Saving Institute Foundation, Inc. - Member Board of Directors, 2004 - Present
• Downtown Omaha Inc. - Treasurer, Member Board of Directors, 2000 - 2003
• Downtown Omaha, Inc. Foundation - Treasurer, Member Board of Directors, 2001 - 2003
• United Way of the Midlands - Planning and Allocations Committee - Member, 1997 - 2001

• Nebraska, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1994

• American Bar Association, - 1994 (Member)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, - 1994 (Member)
• Omaha Bar Association, - 1994 (Member)
• American Bar Association - Property and Probate Section (Member)
• Nebraska State Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section and Property and Probate Section)
• Omaha Estate Planning Council (Associate Member)