7-101. Unauthorized practice of law; penalty. 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 […]
7-101.01. Practice of law; students; Supreme Court; rule or order. 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 […]
7-102. Admission to bar; requirements; examinations; bar commission. (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 a bar examination testing the applicant’s knowledge of such […]
7-103. Practice by nonresident attorneys; requirements; reciprocity. 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 […]
7-104. Admission to bar; oath; form. 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 this state, and […]
7-105. Duties of attorneys and counselors. 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 […]
7-106. Deceit or collusion; penalty. 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. Source R.S.1866, c. 3, § 6, p. 15; R.S.1913, § 270; C.S.1922, § 265; C.S.1929, […]
7-107. Powers of attorneys. 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 […]
7-108. Attorney’s liens. 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 […]
7-109. Admission of attorneys from other states without examination. 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, […]
7-110. Parties acting in their own behalf. Plaintiffs shall have the liberty of prosecuting, and defendants shall have the liberty of defending, in their proper persons. Source R.S.1866, c. 3, § 10, p. 16; R.S.1913, § 274; C.S.1922, § 269; C.S.1929, § 7-110; R.S.1943, § 7-110. Annotations An individual assignee of a corporation’s or other […]
7-111. Practice of law by judge and certain officials; prohibited; exceptions; penalty. 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 […]
7-112. Endorsement of original papers. Upon filing original papers in any case, it shall be the duty of an attorney to endorse thereon his name. Source R.S.1866, c. 3, § 13, p. 16; R.S.1913, § 276; C.S.1922, § 271; C.S.1929, § 7-112; R.S.1943, § 7-112.
7-113. Attorneys as guardians; duties. 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 […]
7-114. Disbarment and contempt cases; costs. 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. Source Laws 1911, c. 170, § 1, p. 547; R.S.1913, §§ 278, 279; C.S.1922, § 273; C.S.1929, § […]
7-115. Disbarment and contempt cases; court costs, defined. 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 […]
7-116. Disbarment and contempt cases; judgment for costs; transcript to district court; lien; effect. 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. Source Laws […]
7-201. Act, how cited. 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. Source Laws 2008, LB1014, § 19; Laws 2014, LB907, § 1.
7-202. Legislative findings. 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 to hire competent attorneys. The public is better served by […]
7-203. Terms, defined. 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 located within any county in Nebraska having a population of […]
