Chapter 7 — ATTORNEYS AT LAW
27 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-101 Unauthorized practice of law; penalty.
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Except as provided in section 7-101.01, no person shall practice as an attorney or counselor at law, or commence, conduct or defend any action or proceeding to which he is not a party, either by using or subscribing his own name, or the name of any other person, or by drawing ple…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-101.01 Practice of law; students; Supreme Court; rule or order.
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The Supreme Court may by rule or order authorize students pursuing a course in instruction in a law school in the State of Nebraska and who have successfully completed their junior year of instruction which students when graduated are eligible to take the examination for admissio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-102 Admission to bar; requirements; examinations; bar commission.
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(1) Admission to the Nebraska bar shall be governed by admission standards and procedures established by rules adopted by the Supreme Court. Such standards may include, without limitation, educational requirements, character and fitness standards, and satisfactory performance on …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-103 Practice by nonresident attorneys; requirements; reciprocity.
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Any regularly admitted practicing attorney in the courts of record of another state or territory, having professional business in the courts of record of this state may, on motion, be admitted to practice for the purpose of said business only in any of said courts upon taking the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-104 Admission to bar; oath; form.
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Every attorney upon being admitted to practice in the Supreme Court or district courts of this state, shall take and subscribe an oath substantially in the following form: You do solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-105 Duties of attorneys and counselors.
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It is the duty of an attorney and counselor: (1) To maintain the respect due to the courts of justice and to judicial officers; (2) to counsel or maintain no other actions, proceedings or defenses than those which appear to him legal and just, except the defense of a person charg…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-106 Deceit or collusion; penalty.
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An attorney and counselor who is guilty of deceit or collusion, or consents thereto, with intent to deceive a court, or judge, or a party to an action or proceeding, is liable to be disbarred.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-107 Powers of attorneys.
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An attorney or counselor has power: (1) To execute, in the name of his client, a bond for an appeal, certiorari, writ of error, or any other paper necessary and proper for the prosecution of a suit already commenced; (2) to bind his client by his agreement in respect to any proce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-108 Attorney's liens.
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An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and in the hands of the adverse party in an action or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-109 Admission of attorneys from other states without examination.
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Any person producing a license, or other satisfactory voucher, proving either that he has been regularly admitted an attorney at law in the courts of record of any state where the requirements for admission when he was admitted were equal to those prescribed in this state, or so …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-110 Parties acting in their own behalf.
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Plaintiffs shall have the liberty of prosecuting, and defendants shall have the liberty of defending, in their proper persons.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-111 Practice of law by judge and certain officials; prohibited; exceptions; penalty.
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No person shall be permitted to practice as an attorney in any of the courts of this state while holding the office of judge of the Supreme Court, Clerk of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of the district court, judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation C…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-112 Endorsement of original papers.
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Upon filing original papers in any case, it shall be the duty of an attorney to endorse thereon his name.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-113 Attorneys as guardians; duties.
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It shall be the duty of every attorney to act as the guardian of a minor or incompetent defendant in any suit pending against him when appointed for that purpose by an order of the court. He shall prepare himself to make the proper defense, to guard the rights of such defendant, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-114 Disbarment and contempt cases; costs.
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In all proceedings instituted for the suspension, censure, or disbarment of attorneys at law, and in all contempt proceedings, the court costs shall be taxed as the court shall deem equitable.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-115 Disbarment and contempt cases; court costs, defined.
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As used in sections 7-114 to 7-116, unless the context otherwise requires, court costs shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to: (1) Costs and fees otherwise authorized by statute; (2) all costs and expenses approved by the court which are incurred by reason of reference…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-116 Disbarment and contempt cases; judgment for costs; transcript to district court; lien; effect.
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Judgments for costs herein provided for may be filed in the district court of any county in this state, and shall thereupon become a lien and be enforceable in such county in the same manner as other money judgments.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 7-201 to 7-210 shall be known and may be cited as the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-202 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that many attorneys graduate from law school with substantial educational debt that prohibits many from considering public legal service work or work in less-populated rural areas of Nebraska. A need exists for public legal service entities and rural clients…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-203 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act: (1) Board means the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Board; (2) Designated legal profession shortage area means a rural area loc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-204 Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Board; created; members.
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The Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Board is created. The board shall consist of the director of Legal Aid of Nebraska, the deans of Creighton School of Law and the University of Nebraska College of Law, a student from each law scho…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-205 Board; chairperson; meetings; expenses.
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The board shall select one of its members to be chairperson. The board shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties, but shall meet at least annually. The members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-206 Legal education for public legal service and rural practice loan repayment assistance program; rules and regulations; contents.
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The board shall develop and recommend to the Commission on Public Advocacy rules and regulations that will govern the legal education for public legal service and rural practice loan repayment assistance program. The rules and regulations shall include: (1) Recipients shall be ei…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-207 Commission on Public Advocacy; applications; board; recommendations; certification of recipients; priority of awards.
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(1) The Commission on Public Advocacy shall accept applications for loan repayment assistance on an annual basis from qualified persons and shall present those applications to the board for its consideration. The board shall make recommendations for loans to the commission, and t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-208 Commission on Public Advocacy; solicit and receive donations.
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The Commission on Public Advocacy may solicit and receive donations from law schools, corporations, nonprofit organizations, bar associations, bar foundations, law firms, individuals, or other sources for purposes of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-209 Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Fund; created; investment.
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The Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Fund is created. The fund shall consist of funds appropriated or transferred by the Legislature, funds donated to the legal education for public legal service and rural practice loan repayment ass…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-210 Commission on Public Advocacy; identify designated legal profession shortage areas; considerations.
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The Commission on Public Advocacy shall periodically determine and identify designated legal profession shortage areas within Nebraska. The board shall develop and recommend to the commission legal profession shortage areas. In making such recommendations, the board shall conside…