Allen Fankhauser

Allen Fankhauser is a founding member of Fankhauser, Nelsen, Werts, Ziskey & Merwin, P.C., L.L.O., serving clients across Southeast Nebraska. His practice focuses on estate, business, and tax planning, real estate law, and litigation. He assists individuals, families, property owners, and businesses with planning needs, transactions, disputes, and courtroom matters. His work is designed to help clients protect assets, address legal risks, and move forward with practical solutions.

Fankhauser earned his Juris Doctor with distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1975. He previously graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration in 1972. His combined legal and business education provides a strong foundation for evaluating tax considerations, structuring business matters, advising on property issues, and developing estate plans that reflect each client’s financial and personal objectives.

His experience includes wills, trusts, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, business formations, contracts, tax planning, return preparation, and disputes involving the IRS. In real estate matters, Fankhauser handles deeds, purchases and sales, mortgages, foreclosures, easements, zoning concerns, property lines, tax assessments, and landlord-tenant issues. He also represents clients in civil litigation involving collections, contracts, property, business disputes, personal injury, and workers’ compensation claims.

As a founding lawyer with decades of practice, Allen Fankhauser brings long-term perspective to legal and business decisions that may affect clients for years. He approaches planning, transactions, and disputes with careful judgment and a practical understanding of local needs. By helping clients organize their affairs, protect property, resolve conflicts, and respond to legal challenges, he provides steady guidance to individuals, families, and businesses throughout Southeast Nebraska.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Member, Fankhauser, Nelsen, Werts, Ziskey & Merwin, P.C., L.L.O
• Member, Nebraska Bar Association

Licensed State

• Nebraska

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nebraska College
  Graduate