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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-108 (2026)

Attorney's liens

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An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and in the hands of the adverse party in an action or proceeding in which the attorney was employed from the time of giving notice of the lien to that party.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1935–2023 · leading case: Holste v. Burlington N. R.R., 592 N.W.2d 894 (Neb. 1999).
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Holste v. Burlington N. R.R., 592 N.W.2d 894 (Neb. 1999). · cites it 5× “§ 7-108 (Reissue 1997), which provides: An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to Ids client, and in the…”
Law Offices of Ronald J. Palagi v. Howard, 747 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 2008). · cites it 2× “S-06-384, we affirm the judgment of dismissal entered by the district court.”
Anderson v. Farmers Co-op Elevator Ass'n, Inc., 874 F. Supp. 989 (D. Neb. 1995). · cites it 17× “§ 7-108. Defendant argues that Mr. Welsh’s lien was never perfected because Welsh failed to give proper notice while any money was in the hands of defendant adverse party within the meaning of section 7-108.”
Stover v. Cnty. of Lancaster, 710 N.W.2d 84 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 8× “Relevant to our analysis are the attorney’s lien statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-108 (Reissue 1997), and the district court clerk’s money and property management statute, Neb.”
Gillespie v. Hynes, 95 N.W.2d 457 (Neb. 1959). · cites it 11× “The statute provides: "An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and in the hands of the…”
Hammond v. Nebraska Nat. Gas Co., 309 N.W.2d 75 (Neb. 1981). · cites it 8× “§ 7-108 (Reissue 1977) against the proceeds of the judgment recovered by Louise Hammond, the plaintiff in the original case, in the amount of $427,500 and, in addition, interest thereon. Thereafter, on August 21, *618 1979, Walsh, Walentine & Miles filed in the original action…”
Tuttle v. Wyman, 32 N.W.2d 742 (Neb. 1948). · cites it 4× “Section 7-108, R. S. 1943, provides: “An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and in the…”
Barber v. Barber, 296 N.W.2d 463 (Neb. 1980). · cites it 3× “Neb. Rev. Stat. §7-108 (Reissue 1977) provides: “An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; and upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and…”
Reynolds v. Warner, 258 N.W. 462 (Neb. 1935). · cites it 2× “Section 7-108, Comp. St. 1929, provides for an attorney’s lien as follows: “An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; upon money in his hands…”
West Nebraska Gen. Hosp. v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 475 N.W.2d 901 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “In the context of the attorney lien statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-108 (Reissue 1987), the purpose of which is very similar to that of the hospital lien statute, this court noted that the notice requirement is designed “ ‘to prevent a bona fide settlement of the controversy by the…”
Meister v. Meister, 742 N.W.2d 746 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 4× “Schlender appeals the district court’s order that his attorney’s lien was unenforceable under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-108 (Reissue 1997). Schlender represented Nanci A.”
Marshall v. Casteel, 8 N.W.2d 690 (Neb. 1943). · cites it 6× “Section 7-108, Comp. St. 1929, provides: “An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have come into his possession in the course of his professional employment; upon money in his hands belonging to his client, and in the…”
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