Emily Newcomb Haggstrom - a Lincoln, US General Litigation Lawyer

Lincoln General Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 03/12/2026

Areas of Practice

General Litigation
Nursing Home Negligence
Personal Injury
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Family Law

Litigation: 95%

Attorney Information

Overview

Emily Newcomb Haggstrom was born and raised right here in the heartland in her hometown of Gretna, Nebraska. She graduated from Gretna High School and attended Creighton University, earning Magna Cum Laude honors as a Biology and History major with minors in Science and Medicine in Society and Environmental Science. Emily attended the University of Nebraska College of Law, graduating with distinction in 2022. During law school, she earned multiple CALI Excellence Awards, served two terms as an Executive Editor of the Nebraska Law Review, and published a comment in Volume 101.

Emily’s current practice focuses on representing individuals and families in Nebraska and Iowa who are navigating some of the most challenging moments of their lives. She advocates for clients injured through negligence—including motor-vehicle collisions, premises liability, nursing home and assisted-living negligence, and Nebraska and Iowa workers’ compensation claims—ensuring they receive the support and compensation they deserve.

In addition to her injury and negligence practice, Emily is deeply committed to family law, guiding parents through divorce, custody disputes, and complex parenting-time issues. She believes in providing steady, compassionate counsel during times of significant transition, always centering the well-being of children and the long-term stability of the family.

Family is Emily’s top priority, and she enjoys spending as much meaningful time with her loved ones as possible. When she's not working, Emily enjoys reading anything and everything, touring coffee shops to uncover those best-kept secret spots, attending concerts, and relaxing at home with her husband Thomas and her two cats, Goober and Posty.

Awards and Honors

Honors

NATA CLE Chair, December 2025
CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Pretrial Litigation, 2022
Outstanding Clinic Student of the Semester - Criminal Clinic, 2021
Nebraska Law Review, Member and Executive Editor, 2020 - 2022
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Criminal Clinic, 2021
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Workers’ Compensation, 2020
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Contracts, 2020
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Property, 2020
NSBA Leadership Academy Full Tuition Scholarship
NSBA Dan Jewell Trial Academy Full Tuition Scholarship

Education

Legal Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2022
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Two Term Executive Editor, 2020 - 2022
Non Legal Education
- Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 2019
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Biology and History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Languages

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Published Works

Articles

Comment: Physician Aid in Dying: Physician-Assisted Suicide as a Constitutionally Protected Liberty Interest under the Nebraska Constitution, 101 NEB. L. REV. 799 (2023)

Bar Admissions

Nebraska, 2022
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2022
Iowa, 2023

Other Affiliations

Nebraska State Bar Association, 2022 - Present (Member)
Iowa State Bar Association, 2023 - Present (Member)
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
NSBA Leadership Academy, 2025 - 2026
Lincoln Bar Association, Board of Trustees Member

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Lincoln, NE

575 Fallbrook Boulevard
Suite 206
Lincoln, NE 68521

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Phone: 402-476-4400

Fax: 402-476-4410

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