Our Story

Founding members Justin Cook and Brad Thies are native Nebraskans, raised in small farming/ranching communities, that naturally ingrained Midwest values and work ethic into their DNA. Founding member Jimmy Rohde grew up in a military family that instilled the same core values and a never quit attitude into his approach to life.

After building a friendship while attending the University of Nebraska Law School, Justin and Brad embarked on successful separate legal paths while staying in contact. Justin remained in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he opened and managed a firm providing transactional and litigation services to a broad array of clients. Brad relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where his career centered around a diverse civil litigation practice representing businesses and individuals in a variety of legal matters before opening his own firm. Following a successful career in telecommunication management, Jimmy relocated from Oregon to attend Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law at Arizona State University, so he could realize his dream of representing clients in matters involving contested probate, trust litigation and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.

During a consultation on a possible client referral, discussing their experience and desire to expand and improve their respective firms, Brad and Justin determined they were presented with the unique opportunity to unite their respective practices to offer expanded quality legal services to clients in Nebraska and Arizona. Shortly thereafter, fate further aligned when Brad and Jimmy reconnected after previously working together and it was immediately evident Jimmy shared the same vision. Together, Brad, Justin and Jimmy are united to assist and counsel clients through the planning, administration and litigation processes to ensure clients are protected and can provide a legacy for generations to come.

As a result, Thies Cook and Rohde was founded with the mission of bringing Midwest values and work ethic to clients in Arizona, while expanding the legal services and options available to Nebraskans. With their distinctive legal experience, Brad, Justin and Jimmy were compelled to focus the mission of Thies Cook and Rohde on protecting individuals, families, and vulnerable adults by fulfilling the estate planning, probate administration, probate litigation, trust administration, trust litigation needs of clients. In addition, Thies Cook and Rohde have a passion for helping those who cannot protect themselves from exploitation, abuse, and/or neglect. In the pursuit of realizing the mission, Thies Cook and Rohde take a “clients first” approach to providing each client with a personally tailored analysis of their situation before taking the steps necessary to provide resolutions to their unique estate planning, probate and trust needs. Thies Cook and Rohde would be honored to represent you and our core values, mission, and desire to make this world a better place through counsel and advocacy are our guiding principles in doing so. Please contact us if you need assistance and receive the benefit of our free 30-minute consultation.