Brad Kistler has over a quarter century of experience in the practice of transportation law. He has represented numerous motor carriers before federal, state, and Canadian provincial administrative agencies as well as in federal and state courts. Brad's transportation practice includes carrier licensing, motor carrier safety, employment/personnel matters, loss and damage claims, and litigation of transportation-related disputes. He has also represented shippers in their dealings with transportation companies, particularly in connection with transportation contracts, loss and damage claims, and defense of undercharge claims.

Brad also engages in a general administrative law and business litigation practice. He represents many nonprofit organizations, particularly those engaged in providing low-cost housing for elderly and disabled citizens.

Brad earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1971 and received his juris doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1973. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Nebraska, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Section of Public Utility, Communication, and Transportation Law), the Lincoln Bar Association, and the Transportation Lawyer's Association.

Brad is a member and past president of the ARC (formerly Association for Retarded Lincoln Citizens) of Lincoln/Lancaster County, where he currently serves on the board of directors. He is also a past president of the ARC of Nebraska. Brad is a member of the board of directors of the Nebraska Trucking Association. He is a member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Executive Club, and a former director of the Lincoln Jaycees and the Lincoln Transportation Club.

Brad and his wife, Linda, have four children. He enjoys Nebraska football and gardening.