Top-rated personal injury lawyers in Omaha.
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Terry Anderson
AttorneyTerry M. Anderson is an attorney at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also an author and professor. Born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Anderson earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota in 1971, where he was made a member of the Order of the Coif and was Case Editor of the North Dakota Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Dakota in 1968. He also holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1972). He was admitted to the State Bar of North Dakota in 1971 and the Nebraska State Bar Association in 1972. He is also admitted to practice before the Eighth Circuit and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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Adam Bates
AttorneyAdam Bates is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Iowa, with 15+ years of private practice since 2011. His practice covers personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, workers' compensation, construction injuries and disputes, and insurance bad faith litigation. Before transitioning to plaintiff representation, Bates was a partner at an insurance defense firm representing major national insurance companies and employers, bringing unique insight into defense strategies. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Drake University and his Juris Doctor with Distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He is admitted to the Iowa and Nebraska state bars and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Bates is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, and the Iowa Association for Justice. His recognitions include Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent Rated and Best Lawyers in Personal Injury. During law school, he won the Client Counseling competition at both the national and international levels.
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John S. Berry
AttorneyJohn S. Berry Jr. is an attorney at Berry Law in Nebraska, the firm founded by his father in 1965. His practice covers state and federal criminal defense, personal injury, white-collar crime, and veterans disability benefits and appeals. A U.S. Army veteran, Berry was commissioned as an infantry officer and completed Airborne School and Ranger School. In 1999, he deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Forge while assigned to the First Cavalry Division. He served as a Company Commander in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and finished his military career as a Battalion Commander in the National Guard. He earned his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in 1997 and his Juris Doctor cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 2003. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia (2004) and the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College at Thunderhead Ranch (2018). Berry has been recognized in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 for ten consecutive years. He received Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Peer Rated status for Highest Level of Professional Excellence (2025) and Client Champion Platinum (2025).
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John Stevens Berry Sr.
AttorneyJohn Stevens Berry Sr. founded Berry Law in 1965 in Nebraska. With over 60 years of legal practice, his work focuses on criminal defense, white-collar crime, DWI, murder, drug crimes, state and federal felony practice, and veterans appeals. A Vietnam veteran, Berry served his country and was decorated with the Bronze Star, the Vietnamese Medal of Honor (Gold), the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry (with Palm), and the FBI Award for Service in the Public Interest. He earned his B.A. in English from Stanford University in 1960 and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1965. He is admitted to the Nebraska Bar (1965), the U.S. District Court of Nebraska (1965), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1970), the U.S. District Court of South Dakota (1973), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1974), the U.S. Tax Court (1975), the U.S. Supreme Court (1979), and the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals (1996). Berry is a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a member of the Nebraska State and Federal Bar Associations, the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Melvin Belli Society. He holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (2020, 2025) and received the Shilling Award from the Baker Street Irregulars. His notable cases include The Green Beret Affair (a Vietnam military case of national significance) and defending a U.S. Navy sailor in Japan's largest drug bust.
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Mykaylan Burner
AttorneyMykaylan Burner is a personal injury attorney at Berry Law in Nebraska. Before her current role, Burner gained experience working in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, and represented juveniles in the Creighton Juvenile Justice Legal Clinic. She earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from South Dakota State University in May 2021 and her Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in May 2024. While in law school, she participated in the Creighton Scholars' Program (August 2021-May 2024), received the Creighton Pro Bono Service Distinction in May 2024 for completing more than 50 hours of pro bono work, was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Process of Adjudication (Fall 2023), and received a certificate from the Nebraska Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission and Nebraska State Bar Association (May 2024). She was admitted to the Nebraska State Bar in September 2024 and the Nebraska District Court in September 2024.
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Alex Cardenas
AttorneyAlex Cardenas is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC (MSMC Injury Lawyers) in Iowa. His practice focuses on family-based immigration, humanitarian immigration, and removal defense cases. He has been with the firm since 2021. Before joining MSMC, Cardenas worked at Kasaby Schmoke immigration law firm in Omaha during law school, then spent two years at Justice for Our Neighbors nonprofit, where he eventually became managing attorney and assisted over 200 immigration clients. He then spent two years at Barten Law in Ames, Iowa, handling immigration, criminal, and family law matters. He earned his B.A. in Finance with minors in Management Information Systems and Business Law from Villanova University in 2015, a Master's degree in Government Organizations and Leadership, and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2018. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and the Immigration Court. Cardenas is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves as Secretary of the Iowa MMJ Board of Directors.
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Carey Collingham
AttorneyCarey Collingham is a personal injury attorney at Berry Law in Nebraska. Her practice covers personal injury law, catastrophic accidents, and insurance disputes. Collingham earned her B.A. in Music Performance from the University of Nebraska Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts in 2005, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2020. She is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar. She published 'The Damages of Caps in Nebraska,' 99 Nebraska Law Review (2020), and serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Lincoln Civic Orchestra. She received the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum award in 2024 and 2025.
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Rachel Collins
AttorneyRachel Collins is a personal injury attorney at Berry Law in Nebraska, with over a decade of legal practice in civil matters. Before her current role, Collins served as a briefing attorney for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, researching civil and criminal matters and assisting with judicial opinions. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003 and her Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2007. While in law school, she edited the Texas Tech Journal of Texas Administrative Law, was a member of the Order of the Barrister (2007), and served as director of coaching for the Board of Barristers. She was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2007 and the Nebraska Bar in 2020. Collins is a member of the Military Spouse JD Network Foundation. She received the Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum (2025) and Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed (2025) awards.
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Nick Cooling
AttorneyNick Cooling is a partner at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Iowa. His practice covers insurance bad faith, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases. Before joining the firm, Cooling spent nearly 8 years in private practice at a previous firm doing defense work. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Cooling is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (Board Member), the Polk County Juvenile Drug Court Collaborative Board, and the SFM Foundation Kids' Chance Board. He is a Trial Lawyer College graduate. He has received the Super Lawyers Rising Stars designation and Avvo Client's Choice Award.
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David Cripe
AttorneyDavid J. Cripe is an attorney at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska, where he has practiced since 2008. A native Nebraskan born in Beatrice in 1970, Cripe began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender for Douglas County for two years. He then moved to private practice with Sodoro, Daly & Sodoro, where he specialized in insurance defense litigation and medical malpractice defense law for over eight years. He practices car accident injuries, truck accident injuries, motorcycle accidents, boat accident injuries, pedestrian accident injuries, and catastrophic injuries cases. Cripe earned his Juris Doctor from Creighton University in 1998 and his Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1993. He is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar Association.
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Myles Dean
AttorneyMyles Dean is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Des Moines, Iowa. His practice concentrates on workers' compensation and personal injury law. A West Palm Beach, Florida native, Dean earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science cum laude from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2022. He earned his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School, where he received the Justice Daryl Hecht Award for his exemplary academic performance. Before his current role, Dean spent two years as a law clerk at the firm. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in September 2025.
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Jeremiah Elliott
AttorneyJeremiah D. Elliott is an attorney at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska. He focuses on personal injury law. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and raised in Sarpy County, Elliott attended Bellevue West High School and Creighton University. He earned his Juris Doctor with honors from Creighton University School of Law in 2012 and his undergraduate degree from Creighton University. He is admitted to the Nebraska Bar, U.S. District Court of Nebraska, Iowa Bar, and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. He is an active member of the Omaha Bar Association and Nebraska State Bar Association, and currently serves in a leadership role within the Young Lawyers Division of the Omaha Bar Association.
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Kathryn Hartnett
AttorneyKathryn Hartnett is an attorney at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska. She specializes in workers' compensation and personal injury claims. She has practiced law since 2010 across Iowa and Nebraska at state and federal levels. Her background includes handling personal injury, premises liability, title, and catastrophic construction defect claims. Hartnett earned her Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2010, where she received CALI Awards for Trial Practice and Bioethics and the Law. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Iowa in 2007. She is admitted to the Nebraska Bar, Iowa Bar, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. She is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers.
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Daniel Hartnett
AttorneyDaniel Hartnett is the Managing Attorney at the Sioux City office of Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. A northeast Nebraska native born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1956, Hartnett grew up on his family's farm near Hubbard, Nebraska. Prior to joining his current firm, Hartnett spent 42 years practicing law at Crary, Huff, Ringenberg, Hartnett & Storm, PC in Sioux City, where he served as partner, managing partner, and chair of the Civil Litigation Department. His practice focused exclusively on civil litigation. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1981 and his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1978. He is admitted to the Nebraska Bar (1981), Iowa Bar (1981), South Dakota Bar, and all state and federal courts in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. He is a member of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, Nebraska State Bar Association (House of Delegates), Iowa State Bar Association (Board of Governors), and Iowa Academy of Trial Attorneys.
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Gordy Hauptman
FounderGordy Hauptman (1947-2008) founded Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop in Omaha, Nebraska in 1987. Hauptman was known for his advocacy work in personal injury law and his dedication to clients injured through negligence. His most notable contribution was establishing the Safe Ride Home Program in 1990, the first of its kind in the country, which provides complimentary cab rides to holiday celebrants who have consumed too much alcohol to drive safely. The program expanded to include Christmas/New Year's and St. Patrick's Day seasons, plus partnerships with the YWCA to transport abuse victims to shelters. The firm funds approximately 1,800 annual rides. Hauptman earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1974. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar. He passed away on August 12, 2008, after a five-year battle with prostate cancer.
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Michael Khalili
AttorneyMichael W. Khalili is an attorney at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska, where he joined in 2015. His practice focuses on workers' compensation and personal injury cases, particularly representing working people, including lower-income workers at meatpacking plants. Khalili earned his Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law in 2008, where he attained the highest grade for overall achievement, received the best performance for Housing Law and Policy, and received the CALI award. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Cum Laude from the University of California Los Angeles in 2003. He is admitted to the Nebraska Bar, Iowa Bar, and U.S. District Court of Nebraska. He is an active member of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys and the Nebraska State Bar Association. He is fluent in Spanish.
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Matthew Knowles
AttorneyMatthew J. Knowles is a personal injury attorney at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, with over 15 years of legal experience. He joined his father and uncle at the family firm in 2008 and has focused on personal injury cases. His practice also covers criminal law and DUI, primarily in Douglas County and Sarpy County, Nebraska. Born and raised in Omaha, Knowles attended Creighton Prep High School, graduating in 2000. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Colorado State University and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2007. He passed the Colorado Bar Exam in July 2007 and has been licensed to practice law in Nebraska and Colorado since that time.
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Christina Knowles
AttorneyChristina Marie Knowles is a personal injury attorney at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, the family-owned firm. Her practice covers civil litigation, liability, and car accident cases. She has been licensed to practice for 14 years. A Nebraska native, Knowles was born and raised in Omaha and attended Marian High School, graduating in 2004. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History cum laude from Texas Christian University in 2008. She is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar. Knowles is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.
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Robert Knowles
PartnerRobert M. Knowles is a partner at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, the family-owned and operated firm now in its second generation. He joined his father, Jim Knowles Sr., at the firm in 1986 and has more than 30 years of experience focused on personal injury cases. The majority of Knowles' practice involves motor vehicle accident injury claims. He has also successfully handled premises liability claims, product liability cases (including a wrongful death claim resulting from a defective lift chair), and medical malpractice cases (involving anesthesia error on an infant and failure to diagnose and treat melanoma). Knowles has tried cases in both state and federal courts. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can obtain, and was selected as one of the top 100 litigation lawyers in Nebraska for 2014 by the American Society of Legal Advocates. He is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar. Bob is past president of the Touchdown Club of Nebraska and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
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Benjamin Knowles
AttorneyBenjamin C. Knowles is a personal injury attorney at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, the family-owned and operated firm now in its third generation. He joined the firm in 2011 and represents plaintiffs only. The majority of his cases involve persons injured or killed in auto accidents. Born and raised in Omaha, Knowles earned his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law. He is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar.
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Robert Knowles Jr.
AttorneyRobert M. Knowles Jr. is an attorney at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, the family-owned firm. His practice focuses on plaintiff's personal injury cases, including wrongful death; car, truck, motorcycle, and boating accidents; dog bites; and product liability cases. Knowles earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas University in 2011 and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2014. He was admitted to the Nebraska State Bar in 2015. Knowles is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, and the Omaha Bar Association. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been featured in the Omaha World-Herald, The Reader, and Omaha Magazine. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and advocates for local animal shelters.
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James Knowles Jr.
PartnerJames W. Knowles Jr. is a partner at Knowles Law Firm in Omaha, Nebraska, a family-operated firm specializing in personal injury law. Jim joined his father, James W. Knowles Sr. (the firm's founder), in 1981 and has dedicated his practice to protecting the rights of the injured. Knowles has tried cases in all Nebraska trial courts, including county, district, and workers' compensation courts, and has successfully argued appeals in the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Nebraska Supreme Court. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami in 1978 and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1981. He is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar.
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Steven Lathrop
AttorneySteven M. Lathrop is an attorney and Partner at Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska. He focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and workers' compensation cases. Lathrop was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2006, 2010, and 2018, serving 12 years in all. During his time as a senator, he was elected Chair of the Judiciary Committee as well as Business and Labor Committees and served on the Legislature's Executive Board. Born and raised in Omaha, Lathrop graduated from Roncalli High School. He earned his Juris Doctor from Creighton University in 1981 and his Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. He was admitted to practice law in Nebraska State and Federal Courts in 1981. He holds a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been selected to Super Lawyers from 2017-2023. He served as a board member of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys and was President of that organization in 2000.
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Tymber W. Long
AttorneyTymber W. Long is a personal injury attorney at Berry Law. Her practice covers car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, slip-and-fall incidents, food contamination cases, and falling object injuries. She has extensive experience representing hundreds of plaintiffs. Long earned her Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics with a Concentration in Law and Finance from Bentley University in 2018, her Master of Business Administration with International Business Specialization from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2020, her Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Law from American University Washington College of Law in 2021, and her Juris Doctor with a Certificate in Business and Transactional Law from Washburn University School of Law in 2021. She is admitted to the Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri state bars. Long is a member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, the Junior League of Wichita, and a Phi Sigma Sigma and Phi Alpha Delta alumna. She is a lifetime auxiliary member of Disabled American Veterans and American Legion, volunteers with Veterans of Foreign Wars, and serves as a volunteer judge for high school business competitions. She was recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Trial Attorneys (NTLA) and 2022 Women Who Lead in Legal Services (Wichita Business Journal).