Jaclyn M. Duffy

Jaclyn M. Duffy is an attorney with Johnson & Pekny, L.L.C. whose practice focuses on bankruptcy, probate, family law, juvenile law, and criminal defense. She joined the firm in 2024 after earlier work in nonprofit immigration practice and private practice in southwest Iowa. Her background includes family and juvenile appeals, criminal jury trials, and civil bench trials, giving her experience with both day-to-day client counseling and contested courtroom matters.

Duffy earned her J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 2012, where she focused on trial practice and public interest law. She received a B.B.A. in Management from The University of Texas at Austin in 2009. She was admitted in Iowa in 2013 and Nebraska in 2025, and she was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 2026. Her education and admissions support a multijurisdictional litigation practice.

Before joining Johnson & Pekny, Duffy practiced immigration law for a nonprofit in Omaha and later maintained a private practice serving six counties in southwest Iowa. That practice included criminal defense, family law, juvenile law, and immigration. She has successfully litigated family and juvenile appeals before the Iowa Court of Appeals and has extensive courtroom experience that includes criminal jury trials and civil bench trials. She now applies that experience to bankruptcy, probate, family, juvenile, and criminal matters.

Jaclyn M. Duffy brings clients a varied practice history that crosses public interest, trial work, appeals, and private client representation. She helps clients understand how procedural choices affect the broader problem they are trying to solve, whether the matter involves debt relief, a family dispute, probate administration, juvenile proceedings, or criminal charges. Her courtroom and appellate experience supports careful case preparation and practical advice throughout each stage of a legal matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Johnson & Pekny, L.L.C.
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Nebraska
• Iowa

Education

• Creighton University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Texas at Austin
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management

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