AI Rules for Nebraska Law Firms
Last verified July 8, 2026
Nebraska's AI oversight for law firms comes from three different directions at once: a new consumer-facing chatbot statute, a federal district court rule requiring certification on every brief, and a state Supreme Court opinion that sent a lawyer to discipline over fabricated AI citations. None of this is theoretical. Here is what is actually enacted, what applies to your filings, and what died in committee.
Where Nebraska Stands
Nebraska does not yet have a bar ethics opinion or state court rule aimed specifically at attorney AI use, but it has real exposure through three other channels. LB 525, the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, was enacted and takes effect July 1, 2027. The Nebraska Supreme Court has also acted directly against a lawyer's AI-related conduct: in Kingston v. Kingston (No. S-25-050, decided March 13, 2026), the court condemned appellate briefs containing dozens of defective and fabricated AI citations, referred counsel to the Counsel for Discipline, and a temporary suspension followed in April 2026.
What Your Firm Must Do
If your firm operates a client-facing AI chatbot or intake bot, LB 525 requires that by July 1, 2027 it clearly disclose it is not human anywhere a reasonable person could be misled, implement self-harm response protocols, and never hold itself out as a licensed professional. The Attorney General enforces this. Separately, if you practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, NECivR 7.1 requires every brief to include a certificate stating either that no generative AI was used or that a human signatory verified all AI-generated content including citations; noncompliant briefs can be stricken and misrepresentations sanctioned.
Malpractice and Carrier Considerations
Kingston v. Kingston is the clearest signal in Nebraska that unverified AI citations create direct disciplinary exposure, not just a risk of an annoyed judge. Firms should treat a documented human citation-verification step as a baseline before any filing, in both state and federal court.
What's Still Pending
LB 642, the Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Act, was an Attorney General-requested, Colorado-style high-risk AI bill that died in committee when the Legislature adjourned in April 2026. It imposes no current duties on your firm. Expect a reintroduction in 2027, and track it if you have clients deploying AI in consequential decisions.
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