Kenny Jacobs - Omaha, NE
Attorney at Hug and Jacobs LLC
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Omaha, NE
209 S 19th St Ste 340 Omaha, NE 68102
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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17
Years
Experience
Omaha Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Kenny moved to Omaha from South Dakota in September 2015 after spending 6 years as a public defender. He currently specializes in cases involving criminal defense, DWI/DUI, drug possession and distribution, assaults and firearm possession, as well as traffic violations/citations.
Kenny has worked on a variety of cases involving Traffic/Driving Offenses, DWI/DUI, Assault, Drug Possession, and Distribution. He has also had jury trials involving Murder 1st Degree, Aggravated Assault, and multiple DWI cases.
Kenny is currently President of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association as well as a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National College for DUI Defense.
In 2020 he successfully completed a 24-hour Practitioner Course focused on DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, a course recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
At USD he was active in the R.D. Hurd Family Law Clinic. He also interned at the Federal Public Defenders office in Omaha, Nebraska in 2008. During the 2008 & 2009 school years, he interned at the Minnehaha County Public Defenders Office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. For volunteer work throughout law school, Kenny was awarded the first annual R.D. Hurd Pro Bono Student of the Year Award in 2009.
Upon graduation from USD in May of 2009, he accepted a position at the Minnehaha County Public Defenders Office where he remained for 6 years.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Kenny Jacobs
Included on the 2025 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of South Dakota School of Law,
Vermillion,
South Dakota, 2009
J.D.
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University of South Dakota School of Law,
Vermillion,
South Dakota, 2009
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Non Legal Education
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Truman State University, 2006
B.S.
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Truman State University, 2006
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney at Law
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 2009
- Nebraska, 2011
- Missouri, 2015
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