Keating O'Gara

Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter, PC has served Lincoln, Nebraska since 1948, offering personal injury, family, labor, and business law with a collaborative team approach. The firm combines deep institutional knowledge with creative problem-solving, earning recognition for attorney integrity and client-focused advocacy across intersecting legal disciplines.

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Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter, PC, LLO has served Lincoln, Nebraska, and the surrounding area since its founding in 1948. Over more than seven decades, the firm has built a reputation grounded in integrity, professional excellence, and genuine commitment to its clients' outcomes.

The firm's practice spans personal injury law, family law, labor law, and business law with estate planning. This breadth allows the firm to handle matters that often intersect multiple legal disciplines. When a client's needs cross practice areas, the attorneys collaborate to provide comprehensive representation and better serve the client's overall interests.

Keating O'Gara's team approach emphasizes both experience and creative problem-solving. The firm combines its deep institutional knowledge with innovative thinking to navigate complex legal challenges. In family matters, the firm assists clients through separation, child custody disputes, and other sensitive issues. On the labor law side, attorneys with public-sector experience help clients negotiate fair contracts and understand their rights. Business clients benefit from counsel that understands their goals and helps them plan for the future while managing legal risk.

The firm's attorneys have a notable history of public service. Several former partners have served as mayor, federal judge, trial judge, chief justice, attorney general, and city attorney—a testament to the caliber of legal professionals who have been part of the practice.

Current attorneys include Gary J. Nedved, Paul J. Peter, Jeff Downing, Gary L. Young, Joel D. Nelson, Joel Bacon, Thomas P. McCarty, Tara L. Gardner Williams, and Brenna M. Grasz. This established team brings specialized expertise to each practice area, ensuring that clients receive focused representation from attorneys with relevant experience.

Client testimonials reflect the firm's reputation. Clients consistently praise the professionalism, attentiveness, and genuine care demonstrated by the attorneys and staff. One client noted that the firm "kept us informed and up to date on our case" and "went beyond what we expected." Another described the value of "having an advocate who cares about you as much as they care about your case and have the skill to turn that into results."

The firm's core values—hard work, polished professionalism, total integrity, and complete commitment to clients—remain central to its operations after 75 years. Keating O'Gara continues to serve individuals and businesses throughout its service area, combining established experience with the willingness to develop innovative solutions tailored to each client's unique circumstances.

Overview compiled from the firm's website