Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Nebraska
A. Senior Legal Hotline: None Listed
B. Legal Services Developer
Randy Musselman, Legal Services Developer
Elder Rights Specialist
Division of Aging Services
NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-2307; fax (402) 471-4619
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Cindy Kadavy, Long-term Care Ombudsman
Health and Human Services
Division of Aging Services
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-2307; fax (402) 471-4619
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to http://www.lsc.gov
Aging Office of Western Nebraska (AOWN)
(308) 635-0851; (800) 682-5140
Serves Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Sioux
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging (BRAAA)
(402) 223-13521-800-659-3978
Serves Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson and Thayer
Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA)
4223 Center Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68105
(402) 444-6444; (402) 721-7770
Web: www.enoa.org
Serves Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington
Lincoln Area Agency on Aging (LAAA)
(402) 441-7022; (800) 247-0938
Web: www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/mayor/aging
Serves Butler, Fillmore, Lancaster, Polk, Saline, Saunders, Seward and York
Midland Area Agency on Aging (MAAA)
(402) 463-4565; (800) 955-9714
Serves Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nuckolls and Webster
Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging (NENAAA)
119 Norfolk Avenue
PO Box 1447
Norfolk, NE 68702
(402) 370-3454; (800) 672-8368
Web: www.nenaaa.com
Serves Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar, Cherry, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Madison, Nance, Pierce, Platte, Rock, Stanton, Thurston and Wayne
South Central Nebraska Area Agency on Aging (SCNAAA)
(308) 234-1851; (800) 658-4320
Serves Blaine, Buffalo, Custer, Franklin, Furnas, Garfield, Greeley, Harlan, Kearney, Loup, Phelps, Sherman, Valley and Wheeler
West Central Nebraska Area Agency on Aging (WCNAAA)
(308) 535-8195; (800) 662-2961
Serves Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Gosper, Grant, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow and Thomas
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Nebraska Bar Association
Elder Law Section
Mike Lyons, Chair
9910 N. 48th St., #106
P.O. Box 12445
Omaha, NE 68112-0445
(402) 451-1616 fax (402) 457-6916
Web: http://www.nebar.com/
The section sponsors annual senior legal fairs around the state and continuing legal education sessions for Nebraska attorneys at bar meetings.
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Nebraska Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
Reduced Fee Lawyer Referral and Information Services for the Elderly
Nebraska Bar Association
635 S. 14th St.
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 475-7091
The Nebraska Bar Lawyer Referral Service includes a reduced fee panel. Although it is not specifically for the elderly, the coordinator often refers older clients to selected attorneys with experience and interest in elderly law.
Special Panels for the Elderly (Pro Bono/Reduced Fee)
Conservatorship
Volunteers Intervening in Equity (V.I.E)
1401 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 444-6617
and at
1435 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 471-7048
Volunteer senior citizens counsel and educate other senior citizens without charge, concerning their legal rights and benefits. Legal Aid attorneys supervise and accept legal cases referred by the volunteers.
H. Law Schools and Legal Clinics
Creighton University School of Law
25 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
(402) 280-2872
University of Nebraska College of Law
Ross McCollum Hall
P.O. Box 830902
Lincoln, NE 68583-0902
(402) 472-2161; (402) 472-5185
I. Attorney General's Office
Jon Bruning, Attorney General
State Capitol
P.O. Box 98920
Lincoln, NE 68509-8920
(402) 471-2682
Web: http://www.ago.state.ne.us
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
Client Assistance Program
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall, S.
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3656; (800) 742-7594; fax (402) 471-0117
Web: www.cap.state.ne.us
Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.
522 Lincoln Ctr. Bldg.
215 Centennial Mall, S.
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-3183; fax (402) 474-3274
Web: www.nebraskaadvocacyservices.org
K. Dispute Resolution
Office of Dispute Resolution
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509-8910
(402) 471-3730
L. Other Projects
None listed
