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Brynne Holsten Puhl
Judge · Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Brynne Holsten Puhl — Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Biography
Professional career
- Nebraska judge appointed in April 2024 to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, where she resolves workplace injury and disease disputes across the state
- Atwood Law in 2015–2024, following work at Engles, Ketcham, Olson and Keith and earlier clerk or support work at Atwood, Holsten, Brown, Deaver and Spier
- Before joining the judiciary, Puhl was an attorney with Atwood Law from 2015 to 2024
- Judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, a statewide body that determines whether workplace injuries or occupational diseases were caused by work-related accidents or exposures, and if so, what benefits injured workers should receive
Education
- ’s expanded overview gives a University of Nebraska–Lincoln English BA with Spanish minor (2005) and Nebraska JD (2008).
Additional information
- Appointed by Governor Jim Pillen on April 25, 2024, succeeding Judge James R. Coe, who retired
- Appointed to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court by Governor Jim Pillen on April 25, 2024, succeeding James R. Coe.
- Appointed 2024-04-25 by Gov.
- focusing on litigation and appeals of workers’ compensation cases in Nebraska and Iowa.
- Prior to that, she was an associate attorney at Engles, Ketcham, Olson and Keith Law, where she managed cases brought to the Workers’ Compensation Court
- Her practice focused on workers’ compensation litigation and appeals in Nebraska and Iowa.
- The overview reports Nebraska, Iowa, and federal Nebraska bar admissions.
- Office Lincoln.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Nebraska Workers Compensation Court — hearing reporting
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Workers Compensation Court only. Official amendment packet approved February 2026; excerpt retains employer/insurance-carrier qualification, not a general public-recording authorization. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
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