Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Comprehensive review of the options available for developing estate documents and planning tools for personal property and real estate asset ownership. Last Wills, Revocable Trusts, Special Needs Trusts as well as General and Healthcare Powers of Attorney.
Probate & Trust Administation
Guiding surviving family members, fiduciaries, charities and close friends through the process of probate in Nebraska. Providing legal counsel to trustees during the process of carrying out the terms of trusts whether created by trust agreement or under the terms of your will. When necessary, providing legal assistance relating to estate, inheritance or other transfer tax obligation and arrangements to minimize the impact of transfer taxes.
Real Estate
Advising land purchasers and sellers as to the appropriate terms and provisions for real estate documents and related issues. Drafting, reviewing and providing guidance relating to real estate leases, easements, options and other real estate documents.
Business Planning
Providing document preparation and guidance in the formation of for profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships.
Alan Wood Law
(402) 430 0771
Committed to providing experienced and knowledgeable legal advice and document preparation relating to trust, wills, powers of attorney and related estate planning, probate and trust administration as well as commercial and residential real estate matters.
Education & Experience
Alan was born and raised in Lincoln. He graduated from Hastings College in 1969 and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1972. From 1972 to 1977 he served as Staff Counsel to the Nebraska State Court Administrator assisting in Nebraska’s revision to the County Court System and the implementation of the Nebraska Uniform Probate Code. Alan practiced law in Syracuse, Nebraska from 1977 to 1988 and thereafter moved his law practice to Lincoln joining the Bailey, Polsky, Cada, Cope & Wood law group. In 1994 Alan became a senior shareholder with the Lincoln and Omaha Law Firm of Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C.. The sole law practice of Alan Wood Law, LLC, LLO was established in 2020 Alan and wife Julie continue to enjoy their acreage east of Lincoln where they raised two exceptionally good sons Jon and Eric.
Professional Affliliations:
- Admitted to the Nebraska Bar
- Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
- Fellow, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
- Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
Special Distinctions:
- Legal Counsel, Nebraska Association of Fair Managers 1982 to Present
- Past Chair of the Nebraska State Bar Association Committees on Real Estate, Probate and Trust, Legisaltion and Real Estate Practice Guidelines
- Legal Counsel, Lancaster County Agricultural Society and Lancaster Event Center, 1993 to 2017
- Editors Committee, Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, 2004