Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1885-1913
State representative, Nebraska, 1887
Member, Omaha [Nebraska] School Board, 1889-1894
Chairman, Nebraska State Democratic Committee, 1894-1896
Attorney general, State of Nebraska, 1897-1900
Associate dean and professor, Creighton University College of Law, 1905-1910
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1913-1917