Market data
Personal injury in Nebraska: market data
What public records say about the market for personal injury in Nebraska: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver | 63 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist | 4 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes | 223 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| People killed in crashes | 251 deaths | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck | 55 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes | 29 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian | 19 crashes | 2024 | Nebraska state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:31 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury | 84 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Nebraska state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Workers who commute by car, truck or van | 858,906 ±4,500 workers age 16+ | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ne · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA | 1,053 crashes | 2025 | Nebraska state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes | 54 deaths | 2025 | Nebraska state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury | 333 crashes | 2025 | Nebraska state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 12 inspections | FY2025 | Nebraska state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 370 inspections | FY2025 | Nebraska state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:NE · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 10 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Nebraska federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ne-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 0 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Nebraska federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ne-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 14 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Nebraska federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ne-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 44 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Nebraska federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ne-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 217 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Nebraska federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-ne-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 64 2023 | 63 2024 | falling (-1.6%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 6 2023 | 4 2024 | falling (-33.3%) |
| Fatal crashes Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 206 2023 | 223 2024 | rising (+8.3%) |
| People killed in crashes Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 227 2023 | 251 2024 | rising (+10.6%) |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 50 2023 | 55 2024 | rising (+10%) |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 22 2023 | 29 2024 | rising (+31.8%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian Nebraska · record fatal-crashes:31 | 13 2023 | 19 2024 | rising (+46.2%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury Nebraska · record federal-filings-county:NE | 71 FY2024 | 84 FY2025 | rising (+18.3%) |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA Nebraska · record truck-crashes:NE | 1,053 2024 | 1,053 2025 | no change (0%) |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes Nebraska · record truck-crashes:NE | 55 2024 | 54 2025 | falling (-1.8%) |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury Nebraska · record truck-crashes:NE | 364 2024 | 333 2025 | falling (-8.5%) |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Nebraska · record wage-enforcement:NE | 10 FY2024 | 12 FY2025 | rising (+20%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 311 lawyers a year | 2025 | Nebraska state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ne-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 25 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 24 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.8 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 789 firms | 2022 | Nebraska state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ne-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 1,046,471,000 US dollars | 2022 | Nebraska state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ne-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.69 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 877 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 946 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 3,490 jobs | May 2025 | Nebraska state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NE:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 109,170 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Nebraska state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NE:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Nebraska with the most fatal crashes, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball County, NE | 4 record fatal-crashes:31105 | 1 record law-offices-31105 | 4 |
| Otoe County, NE | 6 record fatal-crashes:31131 | 3 record law-offices-31131 | 2 |
| Seward County, NE | 4 record fatal-crashes:31159 | 2 record law-offices-31159 | 2 |
| Thurston County, NE | 4 record fatal-crashes:31173 | 2 record law-offices-31173 | 2 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | 3 record fatal-crashes:31033 | 2 record law-offices-31033 | 1.5 |
| Knox County, NE | 3 record fatal-crashes:31107 | 2 record law-offices-31107 | 1.5 |
| Merrick County, NE | 4 record fatal-crashes:31121 | 3 record law-offices-31121 | 1.33 |
| Dodge County, NE | 7 record fatal-crashes:31053 | 7 record law-offices-31053 | 1 |
| Hamilton County, NE | 4 record fatal-crashes:31081 | 4 record law-offices-31081 | 1 |
| York County, NE | 5 record fatal-crashes:31185 | 7 record law-offices-31185 | 0.71 |
Fatal crashes (fatal-crashes v1.0.0, 2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = fatal-crashes.fatal_crashes / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 68,754 ±1,939 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NE:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 68,754 ±2,398 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ne · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Nebraska have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or advance review. A lawyer may advertise through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media, subject to Rules 7.1 and 7.3 (3-507.2(a)). The rule has no record-keeping clause. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Any communication under the advertising rule includes the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (3-507.2(c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period. Rule 3-507.3 bars live in-person, telephone or real-time electronic solicitation for pecuniary gain, with exceptions for lawyers and people with a family, close personal or prior professional relationship (3-507.3(a)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A lawyer cannot make a false or misleading communication, including one that omits a fact needed to keep a statement from misleading (3-507.1). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer cannot give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except to pay reasonable advertising costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service (one approved by an appropriate… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Recording a wire, electronic or oral communication is lawful when the person is a party to it or one party has given prior consent, unless done to commit a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Nebraska's automatic dialing-announcing devices act limits autodialed solicitations; the Public Service Commission enforces it and may fine violators (§ 86-257). These sections give no private right of action. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Nebraska: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the work each does, or if each lawyer takes joint responsibility for the representation, and the total fee is reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Nebraska, personal injury: four years, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207(3), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Nebraska, wrongful death: two years, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-810, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Nebraska, property damage: four years, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207(1)-(2), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026
Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click | $50–75 USD (band) | 2025–2026 | United States United States | benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849 record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26 |
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Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026 v4.0.1 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/nebraska/personal-injury/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.