Richard F. Hitz

Richard F. Hitz is a personal injury lawyer with Nebraska Justice Law Firm in Papillion, Nebraska. He has more than 25 years of experience representing and trying cases for seriously injured people and families. His work includes nursing home negligence, assisted living and memory care cases, wrongful death, interstate trucking accidents, automobile accidents, and other serious injury matters. He uses a background in caregiving and public service to understand the practical consequences clients face after injury or loss.

Hitz earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1999 and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska in 1996. In law school, he received a CALI Award for Excellence in American Legal History, chaired the Client Counseling Board, and completed Litigation Skills Track certification. Before law school, he worked as a certified nursing assistant and a corrections officer, experiences that informed his later focus on vulnerable and injured clients.

Hitz has handled nursing home negligence, wrongful death, assisted living and memory care, trucking, and life-changing car accident cases in courts across Nebraska. He is admitted in Nebraska, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, and the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. He also regularly writes and presents continuing legal education programs, including programs addressing nursing home neglect, wrongful death settlements, evidentiary issues, medical experts, and damages.

Richard F. Hitz brings trial experience and firsthand familiarity with caregiving environments to serious injury litigation. His prior Navy service as a corpsman and work as a nursing assistant contribute to his understanding of medical vulnerability and the needs of families facing difficult circumstances. Through litigation, client counseling, writing, and professional education, he focuses on investigating harm, developing evidence, and pursuing accountability for clients affected by negligence, injury, or wrongful death.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Nebraska Justice Law Firm
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Lifetime Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Licensed State

• Nebraska

Education

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

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