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David M. ThompsonEstate Planning Attorney in Omaha, NE
Carlson & Burnett
Estate PlanningPersonal Injury
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Contact
Email
Phone
(402) 330-7949
Address
17525 Arbor St., Omaha, NE, 68130, US
Professional
About
David M. Thompson is an attorney with the Omaha law firm of Carlson & Burnett, where his practice focuses on Elder Law, Medicaid planning, veterans benefits, and guardianships/conservatorships. David also directs the firm’s marketing and business development efforts and has presented and published articles on a wide range of topics. He currently serves as Vice President of the Elder Law Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association. He received his B.A. with high distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, his master’s degree from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, David attended law school at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern University Law Review and was the recipient of the Raoul Berger Prize for Senior Research. David returned to Omaha in 2013 to care for his aging parents, and he currently serves as guardian for numerous low-income, unrepresented seniors.
About Estate Planning Law
Estate planning attorneys help individuals plan for the distribution of their assets and care during incapacity. They create wills, trusts, and other documents to protect families and minimize taxes. Common matters include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives.
Credentials
Education
2000 Northwestern University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1997 University of Chicago PhD – Comparative Literature 1987 Oxford University Master of Philosophy – English Studies 1985 University of Nebraska BA with High Distinction
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Publications
2016 The Nebraska Lawyer "A Form of Conversation: POLST and the Communications Approach to End-of-Life Decision Making" 2006 Triquarterly 124 "The Transcendent Dimensions of Private Places: Personhood and the Law in Lawrence v. Texas and Angels in America," 2002 World E-Commerce and IP Report "Point of Reference or Destination Kelly v. Arriba and the Future of Hyperlinking on the Internet" 2001 T.S. Eliot and Our Turning? World, ed. Jewel Spears Brooker "T.S. Eliot, Anti-Semitism and the Weight of Apologia" 2001 World E-Commerce & IP Report "Seeking Registration and Staking a Claim in ICANN' s New Top-Level Domains"
Associations
Nebraska State Bar Association Member Illinois Bar Foundation Member Sarpy County Bar Association Member Second Judicial District Bar Association Member
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