Family Law

• Divorce
  When you hire Goosmann Law Firm for your divorce and family law needs, you have the added benefit of an entire team behind you. Because you hired a full-service law firm, our team will work together to create the best strategy and outcome for your case. Our team includes moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, litigators, business lawyers, divorce attorneys, banking lawyers, HR professionals, cyber lawyers, bilingual attorneys, and more. We have the skills and expertise necessary to help you accomplish your goals. We are real people who get life, business, and the law.
• Child Support
  If you’re experiencing problems with your ex paying child support, our team of divorce attorneys can help resolve your child support issues. Our child support attorneys in Omaha understand the legal process in which child support can be increased and decreased based on the law. In Nebraska there are laws that protect you from bearing sole financial responsibility. Our Omaha child support attorneys will fight for the best possible outcome in your case.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  If you are looking to change your custody and visitation, contact our family law team to help give you more time with your children.
• Adoption
  One of the most joyful and happiest of our legal practices, Goosmann attorneys help unite families through legal adoption. Our family law attorneys work with individuals and families who seek to establish legal rights as parents to adopted children, stepparent adoptions, adult adoptions, and those who are terminating their legal rights. If you’re considering adoption, call our adoption attorneys today to help make your family’s dream a reality while changing a child’s life forever.
• Paternity
  If you're looking for a divorce attorney in Omaha, don't waste time and contact our team for a consultation today. We are professionals and understand how important these issues are to both your life and your family's life. Children need to be protected amidst a custody battle, and paternity disputes can be difficult. Beyond that, the ending of a marriage is emotional and difficult - even in the most civil of circumstances. We appreciate that you're trusting our family lawyers in Omaha, NE with your future and look forward to helping you.
• Premarital Agreement
  If you are planning on getting married and are either bringing significant assets into the marriage or have children from a previous marriage, you may want a prenuptial agreement to govern the disposition of property, should you divorce. Goosmann Law also advises on estate plans to manage the spouse’s elective share rights. Our attorneys can negotiate, review and draft the documents.
• Spousal Support
  Spousal support, commonly called “alimony” is a stipend paid to a spouse in lieu of the other spouse’s legal obligation to provide support. Each state is different, but in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota there is no specific formula to calculate the amount of spousal support appropriate in a particular case. The court will look at several factors to determine whether spousal support is appropriate, and if so, how much and for what duration. If you have questions about alimony or are looking to reevaluate your alimony ruling, contact our Sioux City divorce lawyer, Omaha divorce attorney, or Sioux Falls divorce lawyer today.
• Legal Separation
  Like any legal separation, a business divorce is as complicated and expensive as the conflicting parties make it. With an experienced legal team by your side, you can approach the task with awareness, thoughtfulness, and efficiency so you can be best equipped for what comes next.

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Scollard v. Rocky Mountain Holding Co., No. 4:06CV3196, 2007 WL 119166 (United States District Court, D. Nebraska, Jan. 9, 2007). (Wrongful death defense related to helicopter crash).
• Fraud
• Theft
• Juvenile Crimes
• Identity Theft
  Our team of attorneys are here to help you through various types of innovations in fintech and artificial intelligence. Their business mindset and strategic thinking can help you throughout product implementation or projects that involve digital/mobile wallets and payments, reporting, cybersecurity and privacy such as identity theft protection, blockchain, cloud computing, health technology, and exchanges.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  When running a business, a CEO may need to also account for a board of directors and shareholders. We can simplify this process so you do what needs to be done. Call our corporate legal team today to get your corporate governance on track.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Since 2009, our Sioux City law firm, Sioux Falls law firm, and Omaha law firm have handled mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, from small family businesses to large complex matters. You have a deal in the works, and we can help make it happen.
• Business Formation
  The transportation industry is ever-changing in terms of regulation, fuel prices and environmental concerns that affect your business. Our experience in the transportation field, allows us to represent transportation clients in all business ventures. We can represent transportation clients in trucking, railroad, and aviation on matters related to employment defense claims, wage and hour disputes, accident investigation, environmental claims, insurance coverage disputes, governmental investigations and regulatory issues, business formation, structuring and financing, freight claims and litigation, bankruptcy, and state business requirements.
• Business Disputes
  The Goosmann Law Firm can work with you to resolve complex business disputes that include bet-the-company and precedent-setting cases. While we’re never afraid to take a case to trial, we never lose sight of a client’s business goals.
• Business Transactions
  At Goosmann Law Firm, our attorneys are experienced in representing buyers, sellers, owners, investors, developers, and renters in providing real estate services to both multifamily and commercial clients. Our background in the multifamily housing and commercial real estate communities provides us with the ability to better understand client goals and needs in their commercial transactions.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Goosmann Law Firm provides legal services to corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships and joint ventures in all stages of their development, whether as start-ups, growth companies, established private companies, or publicly held entities. We make our clients’ goals our own, drawing on legal resources in all dimensions of corporate representation to deliver strategic business analysis as well as real legal approaches. We serve as your eyes and ears in the state, monitoring developments that can impact your company. Plus, we stay on top of the changing business compliance landscape. Our experienced attorneys are ready to deliver Registered Agent services with the quality, value and convenience your business deserves, while simplifying your company’s responsibilities. Call us today to set your business up with our Corporate Annual Maintenance Program!
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  We can help your company with an intellectual property dispute. Learn more about our litigation practice here.
• Unfair Competition
  Goosmann Law’s trial team settled a trade secret dispute which encompassed lawsuits in both Iowa state court as well as a parallel lawsuit in Portugal. Goosmann Law represented a manufacturer of nutraceuticals (food containing health-giving additives and medicinal benefit) with national and international clients. The disputes included claims of trade secret theft and misappropriation, as well as allegations of unfair competition related to the alleged misbranding and adulteration/dilution of manufactured nutraceutical products. Goosmann Law prevailed on two interlocutory appeal in the Iowa case – both argued successfully before the Iowa Supreme Court – before the cases eventually settled. One of the appeals involved a personal jurisdiction issue, and the other appeal involved the issue of whether Goosmann Law’s client could be compelled to produce its Standard Operating Procedures (its “secret sauce”) in “Confidential” format as opposed to “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” format as contemplated by the parties’ Protective Order. The lawsuits were resolved through confidential settlement agreements.
• Antitrust
  Goosmann Law has served as local counsel in various complex lawsuits, including disputes related to telecommunications, intellectual property, construction law, banking, class actions, commercial law, antitrust law and other areas. We work regularly with large businesses and national law firms.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Workers Compensation laws are designed to protect you from financial hardship after an injury occurs during the course of your employment, and benefits are payable regardless of fault.
• Wrongful Termination
  Koch v. Tracy, No. 4:15-CV-04102-KES, 2016 WL 3817214 (United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division, July 12, 2016). (Defense of employer against wrongful termination and defamation claims).
• Employment Discrimination
  Employment discrimination (based on race, sex, sexual harassment, pregnancy, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, age, and genetic information)
• Employment Contract
  Contracts – a legal document that most people hate to read and review. Add on the word employment and you have a recipe for “not so fun”. We love writing and reviewing contracts and can help you with your employment contracts to ensure both yourself and your company are protected.
• Employment Litigation
  We are HR’s first call when an employment defense claim tries to slow your business down. We are on the employment defense panel of insurers. We also represent private companies in their HR disputes including staffing agencies. Our employment litigation attorneys know witnesses, business operations, and facts of cases matter. We anticipate litigation, and conduct investigations, and attended Board meetings.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Our team of business attorneys understands how intimidating HR and employment law can be. We will get your business’s employee handbook and employment policies all set and ready to go along with HR advising, creating an employee training program, hiring and firing, non-compete agreements, defense claims, diversity strategies, benefits and compensation, social media in the workplace, employee retention, trade secrets and proprietary information handling.
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment
  Anderson v. Northland Restaurant Group, LLC, No. CIV 14-5005, 2016 WL 1258748 (United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division, Mar. 28, 2016). (Defense of employer against sexual harassment claims).

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  When Jeana Goosmann founded Goosmann Law Firm, she knew she was taking a big risk. “Like a lot of entrepreneurs, it was a difficult decision because my current situation was a good one and a safe one,” she said. “I just knew I wanted more.” She focused her Sioux City law firm around business law and positioned herself as The CEO’s attorney, providing full-service legal and business advice to local and regional business owners. Her growing Sioux City, Omaha, and Sioux Falls law firms now practice in an array of practice areas including but not limited to agricultural law, banking law and finance, bankruptcy law, business law, construction law, cyber law, employment law, divorce and family law, gestational surrogacy law, health law, mergers & acquisitions, real estate law, telecom law, litigation, arbitration & mediation, and estate planning.
• Premises Liability
  Churchill v. Columbus Community Hosp., Inc., No. S–12–452, 285 Neb. 759 (Supreme Court of Nebraska, Apr. 25, 2013). (Premises Liability vs. Professional Negligence in a “slip and fall” case at an aquatic therapy provider).
• Construction Litigation
  Because construction disputes frequently arise before a construction project is completed, our construction lawyers strive to implement effective and innovative solutions to problems that keep projects moving forward. If disputes remain, we are equipped and prepared to negotiate, mediate and, when necessary, litigate or arbitrate. Goosmann Law combines first-hand knowledge of construction law with negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and formal dispute resolution (e.g., trials and arbitrations).
• Real Estate Transactions
  Goosmann Law Firm represents clients in a wide variety of multifamily housing transactions, including complex commercial real estate transactions and a variety of multifamily housing litigation cases. We represent property management companies, business owners, developers, real estate agents, engineers, corporations, limited partnership companies, individuals, and new apartment community owners.
• Eminent Domain
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Construction projects start long before ground is broken and footings are poured. Goosmann Law’s attorneys have extensive experience with land use, planning and zoning/ordinance issues, as well as issues related to declarations, easements and land covenants, and can represent your interests before government agencies and departments so you can get to work.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Property Damage
  Your rights include hiring a professional attorney who will fight for you. At Goosmann Law Firm we seek the highest recovery possible for your pain and suffering, property damage, lost wages and more.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Remember that personal injury cases often have strict deadlines for filing a claim, so it's important to act quickly to protect your rights. Contact our personal injury lawyers at Goosmann Law Firm today. Call 855-909-4442
• Medical Malpractice
  Thompson v. Avera Queen of Peace Hosp., No. 26296, 827 N.W.2d 570 (Supreme Court of South Dakota, Jan 16, 2013). (Defense of jury verdict for doctor and hospital in case alleging medical malpractice).
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  If you have suffered an injury due to someone else's fault, you may be entitled to compensation for your damages. Personal injury cases include car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall incidents, dog bites, and more. Our personal injury attorneys can help you navigate the complex legal system and maximize your chance of receiving the maximum compensation.
• Disability Discrimination
  Fahey v. Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd., No. Civ. 11–4171–KES, 994 F.Supp.2d 1064 (United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division, Jan. 13, 2014). (Defense of employer against disability discrimination claim).

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Provide the peace of mind that you have hired an estate planning attorney and firm who listens to you and personalizes your plan.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Trust administration generally describes the running and managing of a Trust from day-to-day and is handled by the Trustee of the Trust. Some of the Trustee’s duties involve managing the assets, making investments, and watching out for the best interests of the beneficiaries of the Trust. With all of these responsibilities, the Trustee will occasionally need to consult an attorney to ensure he or she complies with the laws and the terms of the Trust. This is especially true upon the death of the creator of the Trust. During this transition, the Trust will need to make several different accountings, all of which are made easier when a skilled attorney is at hand. Properly done, Trust administration is significantly quicker, easier, and less expensive than probate administration.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Goosmann Sioux City, Omaha, Spirit Lake, and Sioux Falls lawyers also advise corporate clients with insolvency and debt restructuring during business bankruptcies under Chapters 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12 reorganization, out-of-court workouts, and bankruptcy litigation. Our commercial bankruptcy attorneys perform these services both within and outside formal insolvency proceedings.
• Foreclosure
  Goosmann Law Firm can assist clients in all aspects of distressed real estate, from providing sound solutions to restructuring issues, to identifying creative opportunities to take advantage of distressed property and foreclosures. We are a law firm with a real estate and insolvency practice – an ideal combination for restructuring distressed real estate.
• Tax Law
  Our team LISTENS. We let you tell us what is important and then we design a plan that meets your wishes. While we certainly engage in sophisticated tax planning, we are sensitive to your values and wishes and will not let that planning overshadow or impede your goals.
• Debt Collection