About Tana M.

Tana M. Fye built her legal basis at the University of South Dakota, the place she finished a Bachelor of Arts in political science and felony justice in 2002. She stayed directly to earn a Master of Public Administration in 2005 and a law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2006. Those years shaped both her interest in public service and her draw close of law and coverage.

Her early legal work included a 2007 internship in the Department of Social Services, Division of Legal Services, and a 2008 summer associate role at Gunderson Palmer Nelson & Ashmore. In 2009 she served as a regulation clerk for the Second Judicial Circuit Court. Those positions exposed her to regulatory law, court procedure, and the daily needs of casework.

In 2010 she opened Fye Law Office. A few years later she accepted a position as a deputy public defender in Buffalo County in 2012. That blend of private practice and public protection has informed how she approaches client representation. She has labored in court settings and in workplaces that control excessive caseloads, and she has experience on both sides of the lawyer-client relationship.

Fye holds licenses in South Dakota and Nebraska and has been active in professional and civic organizations within the area. She has belonged to the Nebraska Criminal Defense Lawyers Association since 2012 and to county bar institutions in Buffalo and Phelps. Her leadership roles consist of serving as president, secretary and treasurer of the Phelps County Bar Association and as president of Holdrege Young Professionals. She has additionally taken board and treasury roles with nearby organizations such as Holdrege Area Friends of the Library and Teammates.

Her network work extends to children’s problems. She has been on the advisory board of the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children since 2015 and formerly served on mother and father’ lawyer and CASA committees. Those positions mirror ongoing involvement in programs that intersect with the household and juvenile systems.

Colleagues and clients see an attorney whose background spans public management, courthouse practice and public service work. She keeps memberships in state and countrywide institutions that align with those pursuits. Fye continues to practice thru Fye Law Office, handling felony protection and matters involving young people and households in her Nebraska and South Dakota jurisdictions.

Education

University of South Dakota School of Law

J.D.

2006

University of South Dakota

Master of Public Administration

2005

University of South Dakota

B.A. | Political Science, Criminal Justice

2002

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Deputy Public Defender

Buffalo County Public Defender s Office
2012

Lawyer

Fye Law Office
2010

Law Clerk

Second Judicial Circuit Court
2009

Summer Associate

Gunderson Palmer Nelson & Ashmore
2008

Legal Intern

Department of Social Services, Division of Legal Services
2007

Accepted Jurisdictions

South Dakota
Nebraska

Professional Associations

Holdrege Area Friends of the Library

Treasurer, has membership 2017 - Current

Holdrege Young Professionals

President, has membership 2017 - Current

Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children

Advisory Board has membership 2015 - Current

Nebraska Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

has membership 2012 - Current

Buffalo County Bar Association

has membership 2012 - Current

Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce

has membership 2011 - Current

Phelps County Bar Association

President, Secretary/Treasurer, has membership 2011 - Current

Teammates

Advisory Board has membership, Treasurer, Mentor 2011 - Current

Pi Alpha Alpha

has membership 2009 - Current

Through the Eyes of the Child

Parents Lawyer Committee has membership 2014 - 2016

National Association of Counsel for Children

has membership 2011 - 2016

American Bar Association

has membership 2007 - 2016

Phelps/Harlan County CASA

Advisory Board Vice-Chair, Resource Committee Chair 2012 - 2014

American Society of Public Administration

has membership 2007 - 2012

Pennington County Bar Association

has membership 2010 - 2011

Student Bar Association

has membership 2006 - 2009

Office Locations

Main Office

 713 Fourth Avenue Holdrege NE 68949