Attorneys

John A. Svoboda

Biography

John Svoboda is a valuable member of the Litigation and Trial practice group at the firm. With more than 30 years of experience, John provides expert advice to individuals and businesses on a diverse range of disputes and litigation issues. His expertise covers probate and trust disputes, contested guardianship and conservatorships, commercial disputes, business valuation disputes, construction law, insurance law, personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death claims. John also has extensive experience in appellate matters and has mediated cases at various points in the litigation process.

Representative Experience

  • Successfully prosecuted claim against the former custodian of a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for breach of fiduciary duties and self-dealing.
  • Successfully defended a Petition for Guardian/Conservator filed by a grandchild of the Ward when a child of the Ward was serving as the Attorney-in-Fact under a Power of Attorney.
  • Won a lawsuit dismissal against a pharmacy/pharmacist after five days of jury trial in which the Plaintiffs were seeking $3 Million.
  • Successfully defended a subcontractor against a claim by a general contractor seeking damages of $1 Million.
  • Successfully prosecuted a claim against the agent under a power of attorney for misuse and self-dealing by the agent/daughter.
  • Successfully defended a client on a petition to appoint guardian, filed by a disassociated child of the client.
  • Obtained a dismissal of a tort action for a business owner on a jury trial held exclusively on the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Professional Affiliations and Community Involvement

  • Best Lawyers in America® – 2025
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Nebraska State Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Omaha Bar Association
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Sr. Fellow
  • Spirit Catholic Radio, Board member and Development Committee

Practice Areas

  • Litigation, Trial Practice & Dispute Resolution
    • Business & Commercial law
    • Contract
    • Construction
    • Trust & Probate
    • Guardianships and Conservatorships
    • Fiduciary Duty
    • Insurance Law
    • Products Liability
    • Personal Injury
    • Wrongful Death

Bar Admission

  • State of Nebraska
  • United States District Court, District of Nebraska
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Education

  • Creighton University School of Law, J.D., 1992
  • Creighton University, B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1989

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