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CAITLIN LOVELL

Attorney

With an active litigation practice, Caitlin Lovell protects the rights of her clients in both federal and state court. She handles a range of criminal matters, from DUI and distribution of controlled substances to assault, burglary, theft and sexual offenses. She aggressively protects the rights of her clients in family law matters such as divorce, paternity, child custody modifications and grandparent visitation. Ms. Lovell also vigorously represents clients in civil litigation, including personal injury claims such as car accidents and dog bites. She has successfully prosecuted and defended harassment, domestic abuse and sexual assault protection orders.

EDUCATION

Creighton University School of Law,
Juris Doctor, 2018

University of Nebraska-Omaha,
B.A., Political Science, 2015
Magna Cum Laude

Member, Varsity Women’s Swimming and Diving Team

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Nebraska Association of Criminal Defense
Attorneys, 2019 – present

Omaha Bar Association, 2018

Nebraska State Bar Association, 2018 – present

American Bar Association, 2018

Treasurer, Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the NSBA, 2023 – 2025

Member, Publications Committee for the NSBA, 2023 – present

Member, Family Law, Women and the Law and Juvenile Law sections, NSBA

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

Nebraska State Bar Association, 2018
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 2018

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Scholarship Recipient, Don Fielder Memorial Scholarship 2021

The Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association awarded Ms. Lovell the Don Fiedler Memorial Scholarship in 2021 to attend the National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) Trial Practice Institute. The NCDC Trial Practice Institute is the premier and longest-established provider of trial skills training for criminal defense practitioners in the United States, known for its exclusive and intense two-week trial skills program designed solely for criminal defense practitioners.

Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy 2022

Ms. Lovell was accepted into the Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy, a program meant to develop the leadership skills of Nebraska-licensed attorneys and encourage greater contributions to the legal profession and the community.

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

“Advocacy in Action: State v. Kofoed”
Co-Presenter with Clarence Mock
Young Lawyers Section of the NSBA
2023

“Working Effectively with a Paralegal”
Panel Moderator
Young Lawyers Section of the NSBA
2024

“When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It: Reconsidering Time Management as an Aspect of Attorney Wellness”
The Nebraska Lawyer, March/April 2025 edition