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With our extensive expertise, collaboration among our attorneys enables us to provide the requisite knowledge and skill to effectively serve our clients.
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Cline Williams represents a diverse range of individuals and institutions with widely varying legal needs, which is reflected by our practice areas.
Since 1857
Our professional excellence runs deep.
For over 160 years, we have represented leading citizens, businesses, and institutions in communities, large and small, throughout the Midwest. We take pride in providing clients the highest level of expertise, advocacy, and guidance in helping them achieve their goals, and in building the places we call home.
Company Culture
Community focused.
We live, work and thrive best when we do it together. Cline Williams has made our home in the Great Plains, and we believe in building strong communities through service. We support our communities through board service, volunteering, and contributing financial and other resources. Your community is our community and we are proud to support many charitable organizations throughout the Great Plains.
On November 5, 2024, Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436, also known as, the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (the “Act”). On May 28, 2025, the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 415, which clarifies and amends the Act. Employers should be aware of the changes made by LB 415 and begin preparing to comply with the Act as amended.
Cline Williams is honored to be ranked by the Chambers and Partners 2025 USA Guide. Nine attorneys in six Nebraska practice areas are being recognized. In addition, three of the firm’s practice groups are ranked.
On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a notable ruling in Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233, 2025 WL 839178 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 18, 2025), affirming the U.S. Copyright Office’s denial of copyright registration for an image generated by artificial intelligence. Thaler reinforces a foundational element of copyright law: Copyright protection extends only to human authors. For those attempting to navigate the evolving intersection of intellectual property and artificial intelligence, this case offers a certain degree of clarity but leaves several important questions unanswered.
