Charles Benish

  • Title:Associate Professor of Law & Strategic Management
  • College: College of Business
  • Email Address: [email protected]
  • Office Phone: 1.402.557.7564
  • Office Location: #145B Durham Center
  • Subject(s):
    • Business Law
    • Advanced Law
    • Global Business Law
    • Strategic Management
    • Business Policy & Strategy
    • Business Law & International Governance
    • Regulation and Ethics for International Business
    • Critical Thinking
    • Sports Law
  • Degrees Awarded:
    • Juris Doctorate, Creighton University, 2000
    • Master of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, 2000
    • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska, 1997
  • Associate Professor, Bellevue University, 2006 to present
  • Bellevue University Student Advisor to Law School Admission Council, 2006 to present
  • Vice-President Faculty Senate, Bellevue University 2007-2010
  • Bellevue University Faculty Athletic Representative to the NAIA, 2006-2010
  • Of Counsel, Gross & Welch, P.C., 2006 to 2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Bellevue University, 2004 to 2006
  • Associate Attorney, Gross & Welch, P.C., 2005 to 2006
  • Associate Attorney, Koley Jessen, P.C., L.L.O., 2000 to 2005
  • Completed Basic and Family Mediation Training through Nebraska Mediation Association, 2018
  • Nebraska State Bar Foundation High School Mock Trial Coach, 2002
  • Law Clerk, Koley Jessen, P.C., L.L.O., 1998 to 2000
  • High School Street Law Instructor, Central High School, and Benson High School, 1998 & 1999
  • Associate Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1998 to 2000
  • Law Clerk, McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O., 1997 to 1998
  • Guardsman, Nebraska Army National Guard, 1997 – 2000
  • Seaman, United States Naval Reserves, 1992 to 1997
  • Law – Business, General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts, Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights, Property, Litigation
  • Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship
  • Nebraska BAR License – 2000
  • Certificate to Practice Law – Nebraska Supreme Court, 2000
  • Certificate to Practice Law – United States Federal District Court, 2000
  • Certificate to Practice Law – Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003
  • Certification of Completion – Nebraska Basic Mediation Training, July 2018
  • Certification of Completion – Nebraska Family Mediation Training, August 2018
  • Member of the American, Nebraska, & Omaha Bar Associations, and the Nebraska Mediation Association
  • Nomination, Midland’s Business Journal Top 40 Under 40, 2008 – Provost Mary Hawkins, Bellevue University
  • Dean’s List, Creighton University Law School
  • Recipient of Corpus Juris Secundum & CALI Awards (Highest Grade Property Class at Creighton University)
  • Accepted Editorial Staff, Creighton Law Review, 1998-2000; Quarterfinalist – International Moot Court Competition, Creighton Law School, 1998
  • Nominated & Awarded USAA Academic All American, Awarded National Golden Key Honor Society (1996)
  • Elected Scholarship Chair, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (1995)
  • Awarded Blue Jacket of the Quarter (Most Outstanding Soldier), United States Naval Reserves (1995)