Attorneys
Johnson and Mock’s team of defense lawyers are serious attorneys for serious problems. If you have suffered a life-changing injury, are facing a complicated divorce or have been charged with a serious crime, choosing the right lawyer is one of the most important choices you’ll ever make.
CLARENCE E. MOCK, III
Clarence E. Mock, III is the principal shareholder and a founding member of the firm. He has been in practice since 1977. Mr. Mock is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is past president of both the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys and the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. He has also earned the recognition of his peers, attaining an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Mock frequently lectures in the legal community on a wide variety of topics related to personal injury, criminal defense and trial tactics.
As an accomplished trial lawyer, Mr. Mock has handled cases ranging from wrongful death and serious personal injury to complicated divorces. Mr. Mock has also defended in federal and state courts those accused of major crimes including murder, manslaughter, drug possession, sex crimes, fraud and conspiracy. In recognition of his work as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Mock was awarded the prestigious Don Fiedler Award, presented in recognition of “tireless dedication, boundless compassion, and battle-honed wisdom…in preserving the rights of the citizen accused.”
Mr. Mock has been involved in a number of nationally recognized cases. He was appointed special prosecutor in the case of David Kofoed, the former commander of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit. Kofoed was ultimately convicted of planting evidence during a murder investigation. In his book about the Kofoed case, Omaha World-Herald reporter John Ferak described Mr. Mock as “…one of Nebraska’s most respected and brilliant legal strategists.”
MICHAEL TASSET
Michael Tasset has practiced law with Johnson and Mock since 1995. His areas of practice include defending people accused of serious crimes, securing full compensation for those injured at work or by the negligence of others and representing clients in complex family law matters.
Mr. Tasset appears in state courts across Nebraska and has extensive federal court experience, mostly in the arena of criminal defense. His peers recognize him as a trial lawyer. At continuing education seminars for other lawyers, he has presented on topics ranging from drunk driving to federal prosecutorial tactics.
After winning a complete acquittal after a trial in federal court in a complex mail fraud/money laundering case in 2009, he received an award from the federal criminal defense bar. More recently he was recognized with an award for his commitment to advancing a client’s interests in the face of challenging circumstances and great odds.
In addition to criminal defense, personal injury and family law matters, Mr. Tasset’s practice includes general civil litigation, real estate transactions and appellate advocacy.
DENISE FROST
Denise Frost has been an attorney since 1988. She is a member and past president of the Nebraska Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and is a member of the Judicial Nominating Committee for the Nebraska Supreme Court, Second District. She is a former Nebraska Assistant Attorney General, and she was a judicial law clerk at the Nebraska Supreme Court for the Hon. Lindsey Miller-Lerman. She has also earned the recognition of her peers, attaining an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Like her colleague Clarence Mock, Ms. Frost has received the prestigious Don Fiedler Award for excellence in criminal defense. She is also the first female recipient of this award.
Ms. Frost has represented the interests of her clients in federal and state courts in personal injury and civil rights cases. She has extensive experience as a criminal defense lawyer, and has defended clients accused of homicide, sexual assault, drug crimes, money laundering and DUI. She is highly skilled in family law, complex divorce and child support cases.
She has been lead counsel on more than 75 cases in state and federal appeals courts. In state and federal courts throughout Nebraska, Ms. Frost applies cutting edge law to protect and enforce her clients’ rights.
MATTHEW MUNDERLOH
Matthew Munderloh began his practice in 2003. Matthew MunderlohHe is a member of the American Bar Association and Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. He is a criminal defense attorney, aggressively defending those accused of fraud and other white collar crimes, sex crimes, conspiracy and other offenses in state and federal courts.
Mr. Munderloh represents persons whose civil rights have been violated by the police due to illegal arrests, illegal searches and infringements of other constitutional rights.
His trial practice also includes divorce and other family law matters and the representation of individuals and businesses in employment and commercial disputes.
In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Munderloh also routinely assists clients with wills, trusts and other estate planning, real estate and business transactions.
CAITLIN LOVELL
Ms. Lovell began her practice of law in 2018 after graduating from Creighton University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2015.
She is a member of the Nebraska Association of Criminal Defense attorneys. She has been admitted to the Nebraska State Bar Association and to the American Bar Association.
Ms. Lovell clerked for the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in the summer 2016, researching and writing about issues such as habeas corpus and Social Security disability.
During her time as a clerk for the firm, she worked closely with the Johnson & Mock team, defending the rights of a client charged with six felonies. That case was settled before trial. She also worked as part of the legal team winning a custody case and defeating the parental preference doctrine. The firm’s client, an aunt, was awarded custody of a child over the biological father.
Ms. Lovell protects the right of her clients in cases of criminal law, such as sexual assault cases, vehicular manslaughter, DUI and Second Amendment issues. She aggressively protects the rights of her clients in cases of child custody and divorce.