Biography
Emily Newcomb Haggstrom was born and raised right here in the heartland in her hometown of Gretna, Nebraska. She graduated from Gretna High School and attended Creighton University, earning Magna Cum Laude honors as a Biology and History major with minors in Science and Medicine in Society and Environmental Science. Emily attended the University of Nebraska College of Law, graduating with distinction in 2022. During law school, she earned multiple CALI Excellence Awards, served two terms as an Executive Editor of the Nebraska Law Review, and published a comment in Volume 101.
Emily’s current practice focuses on representing individuals and families in Nebraska and Iowa who are navigating some of the most challenging moments of their lives. She advocates for clients injured through negligence—including motor-vehicle collisions, premises liability, nursing home and assisted-living negligence, and Nebraska and Iowa workers’ compensation claims—ensuring they receive the support and compensation they deserve.
In addition to her injury and negligence practice, Emily is deeply committed to family law, guiding parents through divorce, custody disputes, and complex parenting-time issues. She believes in providing steady, compassionate counsel during times of significant transition, always centering the well-being of children and the long-term stability of the family.
Family is Emily’s top priority, and she enjoys spending as much meaningful time with her loved ones as possible. When she's not working, Emily enjoys reading anything and everything, touring coffee shops to uncover those best-kept secret spots, attending concerts, and relaxing at home with her husband Thomas and her two cats, Goober and Posty.
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
- J.D. - 2022
- Honors: With Distinction
- Law Review, Nebraska Law Review, Two Term Executive Editor, 2020, 2022
- Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- B.S. - 2019
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Biology and History
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska, 2022
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2022
- Iowa, 2023
Practice Areas
- General Litigation
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
- Family Law
Professional Associations
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Member, 2022 to Present
- Iowa State Bar Association, Member, 2023 to Present
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
- NSBA Leadership Academy, 2025 to 2026
- Lincoln Bar Association, Board of Trustees Member
Honors
- NATA CLE Chair, December 2025
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Pretrial Litigation, 2022
- Outstanding Clinic Student of the Semester - Criminal Clinic, 2021
- Nebraska Law Review, Member and Executive Editor, 2020 - 2022
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Criminal Clinic, 2021
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Workers’ Compensation, 2020
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Contracts, 2020
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Property, 2020
- NSBA Leadership Academy Full Tuition Scholarship
- NSBA Dan Jewell Trial Academy Full Tuition Scholarship
Published Works
- Comment: Physician Aid in Dying: Physician-Assisted Suicide as a Constitutionally Protected Liberty Interest under the Nebraska Constitution, 101 NEB. L. REV. 799 (2023)
Languages
- English









