David O’Neill

David O’Neill is an attorney with Hauptman, O’Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, LLC in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm’s personal injury practice handles matters involving car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents, workplace injuries, defective products, serious injuries, and wrongful death. O’Neill brings a background in both private practice and public defense, along with a communication style focused on explaining complicated legal issues in a way clients can understand.

O’Neill earned a B.S. in business administration, with a marketing major, from the University of Nebraska in 1998. He received his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 2005. He began his legal career as a law clerk with the firm in 2002. His business education and legal training support his ability to evaluate damages, legal issues, and the practical decisions that arise during an injury claim.

After law school, O’Neill served as an attorney in the Sarpy County Public Defender’s Office and then worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender. He rejoined Hauptman O’Brien in 2007. That background provided substantial experience with courtroom procedure, case preparation, and client counseling before he continued his work at a firm focused on representing injured people. He is admitted in Nebraska, the District of Nebraska, and the Eighth Circuit.

David O’Neill combines litigation experience with a long connection to the Omaha legal community. He helps clients understand their options, organize the facts surrounding an injury, and move through the legal process with clear guidance. His prior public-defense work and years in private practice support a measured approach to advocacy, negotiation, and case preparation when clients face serious injuries and the financial consequences that follow.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hauptman, O’Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, LLC
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, Omaha Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Past Board Member, North High School Foundation
• Past Board Member, Partnership 4 Kids
• President, Neighborhood Association (10 years)
• President, North High School Booster Club
• Member, Offutt Advisory Council

Licensed State

• Nebraska

Education

• Creighton University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nebraska
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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