Cline Williams

What Cline Williams does

Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather is a full-service law firm organized as a Nebraska Limited Liability Partnership, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Lincoln. The firm provides both transactional and litigation legal services across approximately 35 practice areas, including corporate, M&A, banking, healthcare, employment, intellectual property, real estate, securities, taxation, trusts and estates, insurance, and public-private partnerships, serving closely held businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, nonprofits, and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm operates five offices across Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, Aurora) and Colorado (Fort Collins, Holyoke), and is staffed by approximately 40 fee-earning lawyers, of whom 30 appear in Best Lawyers in America 2026 and 9 are ranked in Chambers USA 2026 across six practice areas. Service delivery is direct attorney engagement with no resellers, distributors, or third-party channels; revenue is generated through professional legal fees that are quote-based and tied to matter complexity, scope, and practice area.

The business model is the traditional partnership model: ownership and economic interests are held by the practicing partners, with no external parent or venture capital ownership, and financial information is not publicly disclosed. The firm supplements billable legal work with a structured educational program (Cline Williams Academy) comprising monthly Healthcare Law Forum and Employment Law Forum webinars, an annual In-House Counsel and Ethics Seminar, e-Alerts newsletters, and an active social media presence, all of which function as both CLE delivery and client development channels.

Name

Cline Williams

Legal name

Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.

Website

https://clinewilliams.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cline Williams is a Nebraska-based full-service law firm founded in 1857, serving closely held businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, nonprofits, and individuals across Nebraska and Colorado with both transactional and litigation legal services from five offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Litigation services
• Transactional law
• Estate planning
• Corporate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm provides comprehensive legal services across transactional, litigation, and advisory practice areas. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees for corporate, litigation, regulatory, and other legal services delivered to businesses, institutions, and individuals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cline Williams is a full-service law firm providing both transactional legal services (banking, M&A, real estate, healthcare, IP, labor & employment, taxation, trusts & estates, etc.) and litigation representation (business, employment, IP, securities, construction, professional liability, etc.) to businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, non-profits, and individuals across Nebraska and Colorado. The firm also offers continuing legal education programs including monthly Healthcare Law Forum and Employment Law Forum webinars and an annual In-House Counsel and Ethics Seminar.

Product overview

Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather is a full-service law firm offering two primary service lines: Transactional Services (encompassing business organizations, banking, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, intellectual property, real estate, taxation, trusts and estates, and 16 additional practice areas) and Litigation Services (covering business disputes, employment litigation, intellectual property litigation, insurance matters, and 12 additional practice areas). The firm supplements these core services with educational programs including the Healthcare Law Forum, Employment Law Forum, and annual In-House Counsel and Ethics Seminars. The firm operates five offices across Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, Aurora) and Colorado (Fort Collins, Holyoke).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transactional Services
• Litigation Services
• Continuing Legal Education and Seminars (Cline Williams Academy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked in Chambers USA 2026 across 6 practice areas with 3 practice groups recognized
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VHiT, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025Cline Williams partner Mike Pallesen served as counsel to VHiT, LLC, the private philanthropic development entity who partnered with Oklahoma State University and the US Department of Veterans Affairs to construct the $181 million James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This was a public-private partnership under the CHIP-In for Veterans Act. Mike Pallesen was also counsel to the prior successful project, the national award-winning $86 million ambulatory care center in Omaha.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baird Holm LLP: Omaha-based full-service law firm with similar practice area breadth including corporate, litigation, healthcare, and employment law. Direct competitor for the same Nebraska enterprise and institutional client base with comparable headcount and Chambers rankings.
• McGrath North Mullin & Kratz: Omaha-based full-service law firm serving closely held businesses, financial institutions, and individuals across the Midwest. Direct peer with overlapping practice areas including corporate, litigation, employment, and trusts and estates.
• Koley Jessen PC: Omaha-based full-service law firm with strong corporate, M&A, employment, and litigation practices serving closely held businesses and institutions. Direct competitor in the Nebraska legal market with comparable client segments.
• Fraser Stryker PC LLO: Omaha-based full-service law firm providing corporate, litigation, real estate, employment, and healthcare law services. Direct peer competing for the same Nebraska enterprise clients with similar firm size and service breadth.
• Kutak Rock LLP: Omaha-headquartered full-service law firm with deep public finance, corporate, litigation, and healthcare practices. Direct peer with similar public-private partnership expertise and comparable Midwest footprint.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP: Denver-based full-service law firm with significant presence in Colorado and Mountain West markets. Direct peer operating in Cline Williams' Colorado geographies with overlapping corporate, litigation, real estate, and government relations practices.
• Hall & Evans LLC: Denver-based full-service law firm offering litigation, corporate, healthcare, and employment law services. Direct peer in the Colorado market with similar full-service model and comparable size.

Broad incumbents

• Stinson LLP: Large regional full-service law firm with offices across the Midwest including Kansas City, Denver, and Minneapolis. Broader incumbent competing for the same regional enterprise and institutional clients with greater scale and geographic reach.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: Major Midwest-headquartered full-service law firm with offices in Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, and other regional markets. Broader incumbent with significantly greater scale and resources competing for the same enterprise client mandates.
• Polsinelli PC: Large national full-service law firm with significant Midwest presence including Kansas City, Denver, and other regional offices. Broader incumbent offering similar practice areas with substantially larger headcount and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cline_williams_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cline-williams-wright-johnson-&-oldfather-l-l-p-
• Instagraminstagram.com/cline.williams

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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