Guardianship Attorneys in Nebraska

31 guardianship firms in Nebraska, by city, county and firm type.

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County

City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning30 Tax Planning8 Special Needs Planning5 Asset Protection2 Medicaid Planning10

Settling an estate

Trust Administration20 Probate31 Probate Litigation11 Trust Litigation8

Capacity and care

Elder Law9 Conservatorship26 Guardianship31

Firm Type

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31 firms

Ball, Loudon, Ebert & Brostrom, LLC

3701 Union Drive, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68516

Lincoln trusts-and-estates and business firm in Lancaster County, with satellite offices in Omaha and Grand Island. Its attorneys guide fiduciaries through probate and estate administration, and handle guardianships, conservatorships, and Nebraska inheritance tax and federal estate tax planning.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-402-420-6091

Crites & Shaffer Law Office

201 E. 3rd Street, Chadron, NE 69337

Chadron firm in Dawes County, operating publicly as Chadron Law, founded in 1887 and described on its site as the oldest business in Chadron. Attorneys Amy Patras, Matthew Watson, and Andrew Pope handle estate and trust administration and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and wills and trusts.

Since 1887Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-308-432-3339

Dorwart Estate Planning (LifePlan Nebraska)

7305 Main Street, Ralston, NE 68127

Ralston estate planning firm in Douglas County, operating as LifePlan Nebraska; Charles E. Dorwart has practiced in the Omaha metro for over 36 years. Represents executors and trustees through probate and trust administration, including plans other attorneys drafted, and handles guardianship applications. Offers a free 30-minute consultation at home or in the office.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipMedicaid PlanningBusiness Law

1-402-558-1404

Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, Snyder, Ossian and Vogl, P.C.

105 E. 16th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Scottsbluff firm in Scotts Bluff County, established in 1977, with a second office in Chadron, serving Western Nebraska and the Panhandle. Its attorneys handle probate and estate administration, wills, guardianships, Medicaid planning, and tax planning alongside family law, bankruptcy, and personal injury work. All consultations are free.

Since 1977Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningGuardianshipMedicaid Planning+5

1-308-632-7191

Galyen, Boettcher & Baier PC, LLO

1102 E. Douglas Street, O'Neill, NE 68763

O'Neill firm in Holt County with further offices in Norfolk (Madison County) and Laurel (Cedar County). Assists families with probate and trust administration after a death, including complex estates and Nebraska inheritance tax and federal estate tax matters, and handles guardianships and conservatorships within its family law practice.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-402-336-2141

Bracht Law

128 N. Main St., West Point, NE 68788

West Point firm that has served Cuming County since 1991. Handles probates and estates for families settling an estate, alongside wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. Attorneys Daniel P. Bracht and Wendy J. Ridder also practice business, agricultural, family, and real estate law.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipBusiness Law+2

1-402-372-5500

Fankhauser, Nelsen, Werts, Ziskey & Merwin, P.C., L.L.O.

602 Central Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Southeast Nebraska firm formed in 1997, with offices in Nebraska City, Auburn, and Humboldt covering Otoe, Nemaha, and Richardson Counties. Offers probate representation alongside wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. Attorney Kelly J. Werts practices in wills, estate planning, and tax planning.

Since 1997Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-402-873-3715

Bromm, Lindahl, Freeman-Caddy & Lausterer

551 North Linden Street, Wahoo, NE 68066

Wahoo firm in Saunders County, opened in 1893, with additional offices in David City and Eagle and clients across Eastern Nebraska and the state. Guides personal representatives through probate, from the required notices to distribution of assets, and handles guardianships and conservatorships. Also prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, and plans for Medicaid and nursing home care.

Since 1893Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship+3

1-402-443-3225

Burnett Legal Group

17525 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE 68130

Omaha firm founded in 2008 by estate planning attorney Anne Burnett, working before the Douglas and Sarpy County courts from its Arbor Street office and a Gretna office. Handles probate and trust administration, inheritance tax determinations, and estate disputes, with partner DeAna K. Shaffer focused on estate and trust administration. Serves Nebraska and western Iowa.

Since 2008Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+5

1-402-810-8611

Copple, Rockey, Schlecht & Mason, P.C., L.L.O.

2425 Taylor Avenue, Norfolk, NE 68701

Norfolk litigation firm in Madison County with a second office in Omaha, serving clients throughout Nebraska. Handles estate administration and probate alongside wills, revocable, irrevocable, and charitable trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships. Carries cases from inception through appeal, including in the Nebraska Court of Appeals and Nebraska Supreme Court.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipBusiness Law+2

1-402-371-4300

Ellison & Turman Law Firm

1715 11th Street, Gering, NE 69341

Gering firm founded in 1946, directly across the street from the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse, with a second office in Kimball near the Kimball County Courthouse. Handles probate, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, guardianships, and conservatorships, with Matthew Turman carrying the estate planning work. Offers a free consultation on estate matters.

Since 1946Serves 15 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipReal Estate

1-308-436-5297

Fraser Stryker PC LLO

1501 Mike Fahey Street, Suite 400, Omaha, NE 68102

Omaha firm founded in 1898, with a second office in Hastings, representing personal representatives in probate court. Handles probate and trust administration, from inventory and appraisal through death tax returns and distribution, and trust and estate litigation for executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries. Eleven attorneys are listed on its estate planning and probate practice.

Since 1898Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-402-341-6000

Hightower Reff Law

10110 Nicholas Street, Suite 102, Omaha, NE 68114

Omaha firm representing clients throughout Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Dodge, and Cass Counties in estate planning, probate, and family law. Represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration and inheritance tax proceedings, and handles guardianships and conservatorships. Partner Tosha Rae Heavican leads the estate team.

Serves 5 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship+2

1-402-932-9550

LLB Law Group, LLC

100 N 34th Street, Suite E, Norfolk, NE 68701

Norfolk firm in Madison County, formerly Lammli, Locke & Beaudette Law Office, with offices in Stanton, Pierce, and Elgin and appointment offices in Albion, Columbus, Dodge, and Valentine. Handles probate and trust administration, including disputes and distribution among beneficiaries, along with wills, trusts, elder law, guardianships, and conservatorships.

Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+4

1-402-371-2278

Lepant Law Office, PC, LLO

119 North 5th Street, Beatrice, NE 68310

Beatrice firm in Gage County with a Fairbury office, successor to the Law Offices of Merrell Andersen, serving Jefferson, Saline, Gage, Johnson, and Lancaster Counties. Handles probate and trust administration, including the inheritance tax determination, on a flat fee schedule based on estate value. Offers a free initial consultation, remote meetings, and English and Spanish service.

Serves 5 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningConservatorship+3

1-402-969-6199

LeRoy Peterson Law

11819 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 104, Omaha, NE 68154

Omaha estate planning, elder law, and probate practice in Douglas County. Guides families through probate, from opening the case and notifying creditors and heirs to inventorying and distributing assets, paying Nebraska inheritance tax, and closing the estate. Also prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, plans for Medicaid long-term care, and establishes guardianships.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipMedicaid Planning

1-402-718-8888

Lindemeier Law Offices

422 N. Dewey Street, North Platte, NE 69101

North Platte firm in Lincoln County whose attorneys guide heirs and executors through Nebraska probate proceedings, including the shortcuts that avoid or speed up probate. Also handles guardianships and conservatorships, and takes probate matters on an hourly, percentage, or flat-fee basis. Offers a free initial case evaluation in person or over the phone.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationVirtual consultationsProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipFamily LawPersonal Injury

1-308-946-7843

Johnson & Pekny, L.L.C.

1640 Washington Street, Blair, NE 68008

Firm with offices in Blair (Washington County), Plattsmouth (Cass County), and Omaha. Helps personal representatives get appointed and administer testate and intestate estates, and handles probate and trust litigation, including will contests, capacity challenges, and suits by trust beneficiaries over a trustee's conduct. Initial consultations are free and held in person or by phone.

Serves 3 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationConservatorship+4

1-402-426-4424

Parker, Grossart & Bahensky, L.L.P. (PGBB Law)

1516 1st Avenue, Kearney, NE 68847

Kearney firm in Buffalo County, established in 1932, with a second office in Ravenna. Guides families through probate and the management of a loved one's estate, and attorney Luke Zinnell handles probate and trust administration and guardianships and conservatorships. Zinnell is certified to serve as guardian ad litem in probate cases and is regularly appointed in Buffalo County.

Since 1932Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship+4

1-308-237-2114

Reagan Melton & Delaney

4530 Maass Road, Suite 101, Bellevue, NE 68133

Bellevue firm in Sarpy County serving Bellevue, Omaha, Lincoln, and eastern Nebraska. Administers estates and trusts after a death and litigates disputes over existing estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. The trial team includes a retired district court judge and a former prosecutor.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-402-226-1899

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Estate planning attorneys in Nebraska average $308 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $924 to $1,848 for a simple individual will and $3,190 to $4,785 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Nebraska will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Nebraska, estates with personal property of $100,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 30 days after death. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Nebraska probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Nebraska, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; meaningful sums left to a beneficiary who is not a spouse or child (Nebraska taxes those inheritances); substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Nebraska estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Guardianship Attorneys in Nebraska

Nebraska attorneys average $308 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $924–$1,848; online services cost $30–$300.

Nebraska imposes an inheritance tax — paid by the beneficiary, not the estate, and the rate depends on who inherits. Families leaving money to non-traditional beneficiaries (close friends, unmarried partners, more distant relatives) often want planning help to structure around the rates.

Worth knowing: estates under $100,000 can use Nebraska's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

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(4)·Updated October 15, 2026

SimplyTrust Editorial

Data sourced from Nebraska statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Nebraska

Free Nebraska forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Nebraska.

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Last Will and Testament

In Nebraska, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Nebraska allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Nebraska treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before a notary.

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$12/month

Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Nebraska

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Nebraska: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Nebraska.

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Nebraska, four years at a public university cost about $80,728 and the cost of living is 10% below the U.S. average; an inheritance tax falls on beneficiaries by relationship.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Nebraska runs $3,190 to $4,785 and a simple will $924 to $1,848, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Nebraska, a surviving spouse takes the first $150,000 plus half of the rest when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation.

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Guardianship Attorneys in Nebraska

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Nebraska

Last Will and Testament

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Revocable Living Trust

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Nebraska

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

Who Inherits Without a Will?

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