Elder Law and Estate Planning of Nebraska

10/17/2025

In re Estate of Walker, 320 Neb. 139 (October 17, 2025). Affirmed. DDB wins!

09/10/2024

A great property for sale. DDB is the attorney for one of the heirs and, after filing a lawsuit, I was able to compel this sale and have the net proceeds divided per the revocable trust of the heir's father. It turned out to be a difficult case, but very rewarding in the end.

Trenchard Ranch

04/15/2024

As part of marketing for his Omaha law firm, a lawyer wrote, "I dislike most attorneys because many are condescending, business-naive jerks who don't proactively work for their clients."

That has not been my experience. And even if it was, I'd never write that in a public forum in order to attract clients.

07/12/2023

A will would have saved all sorts of time, expense and grief.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death — and for their families. A Michigan jury determined on Tuesday that a handwritten document b...

03/31/2023

Below is an email from a person who I will not accept as a client. I think it is a trap.

"Dear Counsel,

We have a transactional matter and a litigation matter including
Intellectual Property in your state.
Please let me know the one you can handle for us to enable me forward
you further details regarding the legal matter.

Regards
Joko Siswanto, President & CEO
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Tel: 02155732966
Fax: 02155735587

02/14/2023

Be prudent!

Check your life insurance policies to make sure you have the correct people designated as your beneficiaries. In divorce cases, the decree typically requires that a spouse who has a child support obligation to carry a life insurance policy until the children reach majority age. But after that time,....

02/01/2023

I was elected as an attorney alternate to the Judicial Nominating Committee, Supreme Court, Fourth District. I just completed a term as a regular attorney member on another Supreme Court Nominating Committee. Attorneys apply for judgeships. The committee then interviews and passes onto the Governor....

01/10/2023

Net zero carbon will cause electricity prices to go up. That hurts seniors the most.

David D. Begley writes that wind and solar energy is not in Nebraskans' best interests.

12/16/2022

I need to explain exactly what happened. I had in my file an original signed and notarized Verified Petition. It was signed and notarized before it was filed. There is a Nebraska Supreme Court rule that says all pleadings must be filed electronically and as a PDF. So, instead of scanning the signed in blue ink and notarized version, I filed a PDF with conformed signatures. I also filed on JUSTICE my certificate under Nebr. Ct. Rule 2-207 that I had the signed original in my file the entire time and that I mailed it to the Clerk of the District Court. At the hearing, I also argued that the Nebraska Uniform Electronic Transactions Act made the signatures good. These facts didn't make it into the Judge's decision. That's okay as he did deal with the merits of the case under my declaratory judgment act cause of action.

The Judge disagreed with our view of Nebraska election law regarding recounts. It was a complicated question of statutory interpretation. His word is final and I fully respect that. He did act promptly, and I appreciate that.

/s/

David D. Begley, #16795

A judge on Thursday dismissed a challenge by a Lincoln legislative candidate seeking to force the state to hand-recount his 223-vote loss.

12/15/2022

"Begley cited a section of state law concerning legislative recounts. The section does not specify the method to be used for those recounts, which he argued meant they are to be done as they were in ancient Greece or in Nebraska up until 1975."

A Lincoln legislative candidate lost his bid to have a hand recount of ballots in his race after a judge tossed his lawsuit for technical and legal reasons.

12/15/2022

I thank the judge for promptly ruling on this case. It was a complicated question of law.

A judge on Thursday dismissed a challenge by a Lincoln legislative candidate seeking to force the state to hand recount his 223-vote loss.