James Polack

I practice primarily in the areas of real estate law, landlord law, probate and estate planning, in Douglas County, Nebraska and Sarpy County, Nebraska. Our office is conveniently located in mid-town Omaha.

I am a 1995 graduate of Creighton Law School, Cum Laude, and have been primarily in solo practice most of the time since, working in the state courts in Omaha and Sarpy County, and doing appellate work at the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

I previously served in the United States Marine Corps and managed computer facilities for McDonnell Douglas, prior to my legal career.

I am always looking forward to meeting new clients and finding new challenges in the legal profession.

University of San Francisco

B.S. | Information System Management

1986 - 1988

Creighton University

Law

1992 - 1995

Honors: Cum Laude

James Polack, P.C.

Current

Associate

Polack, Woolley &Troia, P.C.

1995 - 2000

Team Leader, Technical Support/User Support, Comp. Facility Mgr.

McDonell Douglas

1983 - 1992

Computer facility manager, team leader, technical support and user support centers, Long Beach, CA and Huntington Beach, CA.

Marine Security Guard, Mainframe Computer Ops

United State Marine Corps

1977 - 1984

Marine Security Guard, Jerusalem, Israel 1982-1983, Diplomatic Security, Security details for Jimmy Carter, George Shultz, etc. Marine Security Guard, Port au Prince, Haiti, 1981-1982, Diplomatic Security

AV Rating

Martindale Hubbell

2019

2 Good Conduct Awards, 2 Meritorious Masts, 1 Meritorious Unit Commendation

USMC

1984

Nebraska State Bar  # 20768

Member

Current

Iowa Bar Association

Admitted

2005 - Current

Eight Circuit Court of Appeals

Admitted

2001 - Current

US District Court

Admitted

1995 - Current

US Bankruptcy Court

Admitted

1995 - Current

Nebraska

8th Circuit

• Contingent Fees
  Fees depends on particular details of the matter or case.

Q. Sued multiple times for time-barred car loan debt in Nebraska; question about responding to interrogatories.

July 17, 2025

A: You may be incorrect regarding the Statute of Limitations. See Nebraska Revised Statute 25-205 (5 years for a written contract). Then double check the last date a payment was made and the date the latest lawsuit was filed.

Regarding whether responding to discovery in a prior lawsuit will suffice in a subsequent lawsuit, the answer is "NO," they definitely will not. You will need to respond to the discovery being served in the new lawsuit.

Be EXTRA CAREFUL to always respond in a timely manner to Requests for Admission. These may be AUTOMATICALLY DEEMED ADMITTED if not answered or properly objected to within 30 days. This is often the basis for the prompt entry of a judgment against an uninformed Defendant in a debt collection case. ... Read More

Q. Benefits of transferring rental property to LLC for tax purposes

February 16, 2025

A: You would be well served by presenting this situation and you growth plans to a Certified Public Accountant. This is the nature of their business, understanding the IRS Regulations and associated Revenue Rulings that actually determine your financial outcome.

Q. Whose responsible for a collapsed sewer line discovered two days after moving in my newly purchased home?

November 11, 2021

A: If the Seller knew of the problem and failed to disclose, they can be found liable in court, pending proof, etc. Nebraska law provides attorney fees in some circumstances, and if the Buyer is sucessfull, and if the case is filed within a year of purchase or possesion, depending which was first. She should be contacting an attorney as soon as possible.