Amy Sonnenfeld

Amy Sonnenfeld is an attorney with Legacy Design Strategies in Omaha who focuses on estate planning and related wealth and business planning matters. Her practice includes farm and ranch succession, business planning and succession, probate and trust administration, asset protection, and Medicaid planning. She works with individuals, families, and business owners to organize long-term plans, address transfer and administration issues, and coordinate legal strategies designed around personal and business objectives.

Sonnenfeld earned a J.D. with Distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2021, with a Solo and Small Firm concentration and a focus on land and natural resources. She also earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hastings College, graduating cum laude. Her legal education included recognition through a CALI award for Civil Clinical Law, providing practical experience alongside her academic work and supporting her client-centered approach to planning matters.

Sonnenfeld assists clients with both planning and administration. Her work includes preparing estate plans, helping families navigate probate and trust administration, developing business succession strategies, and considering asset protection and Medicaid planning needs. She also works with farm and ranch families whose planning may involve closely held assets and multigenerational transitions. These matters often require coordination among estate, business, and property considerations so that the legal structure reflects the client’s broader goals.

Amy Sonnenfeld has participated in the Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy and has been recognized with the Nebraska Lawyers Foundation RISE Award. Her professional and community activities include advisory board service for Mosaic and volunteer work connected with tenant assistance. She brings a practical planning perspective to estate, succession, and administration matters, helping clients identify priorities, document decisions, and create legal structures that support family, business, and long-term wealth planning needs.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Legacy Design Strategies
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Advisory Board Member, Mosaic
• Volunteer, Lancaster County Tenants Assistants Project

Licensed State

• Nebraska
• Colorado

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) in Solo and Small Firm Concentration with a Focus on Land and Natural Resources
• Hastings College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology

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