Full Name:
Lester 'Les' R. Seiler
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Joann; 3 Children: Stephanie, Gregory, Bradley
Birth Date:
03/10/1941
Birth Place:
Red Cloud, NE
Home City:
Hastings, NE
Religion:
Presbyterian
JD, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1966
BA, Business, Wayne State, 1960
Former Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, District 33, 2012-2016
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Nebraska State Legislature
Former Member, Transportation and Telecommunications Committee, Nebraska State Legislature
Partner, Seiler & Parker, Professional Corporation, Limited Liabilities Company, 1970-present
Captain, Judge Advocate general Nebraska National Guard, 1967-1977
Former Assistant General Counsel, Metropolitan Utilities District, 1968-1969
Assistant Attorney General, State of Nebraska, 1966-1967
Served, United States Army Reserve, 1966-1967
Former Member, board of trustees, First Presbyterian Church, Hastings (president, board of deacons)
Former Member, Disciplinary Review Board, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1999-2011
Former President, Disciplinary Review Board, Nebraska Supreme Court, 2011
Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Nebraska, 2003-2004
Former Member, Plattsmouth Masonic Home, 1997-2001
Former Member, Nebraska Demolay Foundation, 1984-2000
Former Member, Disciplinary Review Board, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1993-1998
Former Member, Mid-West Lodge #317, 1963-1997
Former Member, Shrine-Tehema Temple, 1974-1996
Former Member, Board of Directors, Scottish Rite- Valley of Hastings, 1963-1995
Former Member, Board of Directors, Nebraska Childrens Home Society, 1990
Former Potentate, Tehama Shrine, 1982
Former President, Central Nebraska Comprehensive Health Planning Commission, 1971-1976
Awards:
Volunteer award, American Legion Baseball, 1990; Order of Arrow, Boy Scouts of America, 1984; volunteer of the year, Adams County YWCA, 1983; Outstanding Young Men of America, 1972; Accommodation Medal, Nebraska National Guard, 1969.