Top Rated Douglas County, NE Probate Lawyers

In Douglas County, Nebraska, there are 95 probate lawyers available with 128+ reviews, ratings and specialties. Best‑reviewed attorneys appear first. Cities within the county are listed below for a more focused search.

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Douglas County Has 95 Probate Attorneys with 128 Reviews

Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate and more

Bio: Scott Rogers is a partner of Peters Law Firm, P.C. and practices primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate, and Real Estate, and Business Law. Scott grew up in Neola and graduated from Creighton University Law School in ...

Rating: 7.5

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, General Practice and more

Bio: Kale grew up in the Council Bluffs area and attended Treynor Community Schools where his mom has taught for the past 25+ years. He grew up watching his dad, Scott, a partner at Peters Law Firm, help clients. This combination of close personal ties...

Rating: 6.2

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Family and more

Review: "Jill was referred to us by a professional colleague. We hired Jill to handle a very complicated estate after the passing of our Mother. She has been our saving grace throughout this difficult and long process. I truly do not know what our family w..."

Rating: 6.7

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: Julia K. Palzer was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in September of 2001 upon graduating, Cum Laude, from Creighton University School of Law and is a fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Association's Leadership Academy. After serving as Dean of Admissio...

Rating: 7.4

Call for a FREE consultation(402) 896-7745

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Real Estate, Trusts and more

Bio: I am a 1995 graduate of Creghton Law School, with honors. I have been in private practice for twenty years, with a concentration on real estate, probate, estate planning and debt collection matters. mmediately prior to my legal career I spent nine...

Rating: 7.5

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Bio: We advise, educate, devlop, and implement legal and financial strategies that aid clients in achieving their short, medium, and long-term objectives. We achieve this while exercising empathy towards their needs and striving to create value in thei...

Rating: 7.5

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Social Security, Estate Planning

Bio: I have successfully representing clients before the Social Security Administration since 1988. I get the benefits that you have earned, and you deserve.

Rating: 7.7

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 6 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning

Bio: Ashley is a Nebraska native who studied law at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. There, she advocated zealously for animal welfare, founding the St. Mary’s Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter and publishing an analysis of Texas animal cru...

Rating: 8.5

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Business, Tax and more

Bio: Practicing primarily in Tax, Business and Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Real Estate. Licensed in the States of Iowa and Nebraska. Admitted before the Supreme Court of the United States of America, U.S. T...

Rating: 7.3

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Bio: Monte Schatz offers clients a wealth of experience in practice areas vital to business and finance. His expertise includes trust administration, probate, estate planning, tax, securities, corporate and employer-employee relations law. Schatz’s cli...

Rating: 6.9

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 50 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: I am the first and currently only Estate Planning Law Specialist certified in Nebraska by the American Bar Association accredited Estate Planning Law Specialist Board. Creating an effective estate plan is a process that begins with respect for you...

Rating: 10

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Family, Guardianship and more

Bio: As a family law attorney, I leverage my courtroom experience and training in alternative dispute resolution methods to provide holistic solutions to my clients. My goal is to empower the unheard and oppressed and give them a voice.

Rating: 6.8

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and more

Bio: ROXANNE M. ALHEJAJ earned her B.A. degree with honors (magna cum laude) from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in 2002. She earned her Law Degree (J.D.) with honors (cum laude) from Creighton University School of Law in 2005. She practices ext...

Rating: 8.9

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Business and more

Bio: Jeffrey T. Palzer is an attorney with the Omaha law firm of Kellogg & Palzer, P.C., where he practices in the areas of estate planning, elder law, probate, trust administration, small business planning and business law. He has worked in the areas ...

Rating: 7.3

Call for a consultation(402) 378-9484

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Litigation, Elder Law and more

Review: "Mark, On behalf of my sisters and myself, I wanted to take a moment and thank you personally for all you’ve done for our family. We’ve been working with you off and on since 2008 and it’s been a great relationship all along the way. I especially a..."

Rating: 6.5

Call for a consultation(402) 578-0477

Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning and more

Bio: John N. Massih is an Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Real Estate Attorney with a multi-state practice that serves clients in Nebraska, Connecticut, Iowa, and New York. Attorney Massih is the owner of Massih Law, LLC, and he lectures locally and na...

Rating: 9.5

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 2 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation and more

Review: "layf has been my attorney in my felony criminal case and has been very professional and responds quickly. He has been very diligent and straight to the point acting promptly on things I've requested and also giving me very sound legal advice on sa..."

Rating: 5.6

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Trusts and more

Bio: Creating an effective estate plan is a process that begins with respect for you and listening carefully to you, and learning your objectives, concerns and aspirations. Then, we bring to bear a broad range of practical and professional legal knowle...

Rating: 8.8

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 3 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Family, Juvenile

Bio: Taylor has lived in Lincoln since 2015. She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with the highest distinction in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in History-Social Science Education. Taylor has always been interested in educating and advocat...

Rating: 6.2

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Douglas County Probate Attorney

Probate Lawyer Licensed for 56 years

Practice Areas: Probate, Business, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Tom Whitmore was educated at Creighton University where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration as well as his degree in law. He has over 50 years experience as a business and commercial attorney, having begun his career in 1969...

Rating: 6.7

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