General Information
Year founded:
1959
This is the year the firm (or its earliest predecessor entity) was founded.
Overview
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McGrath North offers its clients a sophisticated, nationwide legal practice that reflects the integrity, personal attention and work ethic of a midwestern firm. The firm was founded in 1959 and is one of Nebraska’s largest firms. Our success is a direct result of the expertise that we have developed as a result of our broad client base, and our focus on delivery of good results for clients. We innovate, expand and adapt our services to meet our clients’ changing needs.
McGrath North offers our clients a broad range of legal experience with expertise in virtually every area of the law, including corporate and business law, general and specialized litigation, tax and estate planning, legislative/governmental regulation, marketing and advertising, antitrust, white collar criminal defense, employee benefits, environmental, health care, insurance, international, labor, intellectual property, commercial contracts and finance, mergers and acquisitions, site selection incentives and real estate. Our attorneys coordinate efforts across specialization groups so that McGrath North clients are assured of receiving the most efficient and effective legal services.
We are committed to providing our clients with the personal attention and resources necessary to deliver innovative and practical solutions regardless of the size or complexity of our clients’ projects. The firm employs a support staff of nearly 100 paralegals, information technology specialists, administrative assistants, litigation and document specialists and other personnel to assist our lawyers in delivering legal services in a timely and cost effective manner. The firm occupies four floors of the city’s premier office space located in the First National Tower in the heart of downtown Omaha.
Our broad range of experience and expertise has made us the firm of choice for clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry including agriculture, food processing, information technology, insurance, business services, retail, construction, data processing, manufacturing, distribution, real estate, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, health care, aviation, renewable energy and banking. Representative firm clients include: ConAgra Foods, Valmont Industries, Physicians Mutual Insurance Company, Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Gavilon, Creighton University, First Data Corporation, Omaha Airport Authority, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank of Omaha, Peter Kiewit & Sons, The Nebraska Medical Center, and Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Nebraska.
In addition to providing our clients with high caliber legal services today, the firm is dedicated to developing the legal professionals and leaders of tomorrow. We have funded a scholarship program and a legal research center at Creighton University School of Law, a scholarship fund at the University of Nebraska and we have endowed the McGrath North Mullin & Kratz Endowed Chair in Business Law at Creighton University School of Law. The firm maintains a comprehensive summer associate program, providing law students from multiple law schools the opportunity to work closely with our attorneys and to experience the day-to-day challenges of the legal profession. McGrath North lawyers are also active in our community, volunteering their time on many civic, charitable and bar association activities.
Our website will provide you with information about our attorneys and the practice areas in which they work. If, after reviewing our website, you would like to receive additional information, please contact us.
McGrath North offers our clients a broad range of legal experience with expertise in virtually every area of the law, including corporate and business law, general and specialized litigation, tax and estate planning, legislative/governmental regulation, marketing and advertising, antitrust, white collar criminal defense, employee benefits, environmental, health care, insurance, international, labor, intellectual property, commercial contracts and finance, mergers and acquisitions, site selection incentives and real estate. Our attorneys coordinate efforts across specialization groups so that McGrath North clients are assured of receiving the most efficient and effective legal services.
We are committed to providing our clients with the personal attention and resources necessary to deliver innovative and practical solutions regardless of the size or complexity of our clients’ projects. The firm employs a support staff of nearly 100 paralegals, information technology specialists, administrative assistants, litigation and document specialists and other personnel to assist our lawyers in delivering legal services in a timely and cost effective manner. The firm occupies four floors of the city’s premier office space located in the First National Tower in the heart of downtown Omaha.
Our broad range of experience and expertise has made us the firm of choice for clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry including agriculture, food processing, information technology, insurance, business services, retail, construction, data processing, manufacturing, distribution, real estate, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, health care, aviation, renewable energy and banking. Representative firm clients include: ConAgra Foods, Valmont Industries, Physicians Mutual Insurance Company, Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Gavilon, Creighton University, First Data Corporation, Omaha Airport Authority, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank of Omaha, Peter Kiewit & Sons, The Nebraska Medical Center, and Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Nebraska.
In addition to providing our clients with high caliber legal services today, the firm is dedicated to developing the legal professionals and leaders of tomorrow. We have funded a scholarship program and a legal research center at Creighton University School of Law, a scholarship fund at the University of Nebraska and we have endowed the McGrath North Mullin & Kratz Endowed Chair in Business Law at Creighton University School of Law. The firm maintains a comprehensive summer associate program, providing law students from multiple law schools the opportunity to work closely with our attorneys and to experience the day-to-day challenges of the legal profession. McGrath North lawyers are also active in our community, volunteering their time on many civic, charitable and bar association activities.
Our website will provide you with information about our attorneys and the practice areas in which they work. If, after reviewing our website, you would like to receive additional information, please contact us.
Rankings
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O. is metro ranked in 49 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsMetro Rankings
Omaha
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Insurance Law
We use Bob Mullin with McGrath North almost exclusively in Omaha. He does an exceptional job handling P&C defense work for Iowa Mutual and the Motorists Insurance Group. He is one of the best defense attorneys in the region in my opinion.
Edward Wetzel
– Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
Commercial Litigation
I was very impressed with the speed and efficiency that McGrath North Mullin & Kratz used to settle our dispute.
Scott Carlson
– Westin Foods, Inc.
Banking and Finance Law
I have worked very closely with McGrath North Mullin & Kratz for many years and in a number of different capacities. I have always found them to be very responsive and easy to deal with. Regardless of which individual attorney I may be working with, they have all been professional with a strong sense of the subject matter being discussed. They understand the issues and can easily craft a solution that fits the circumstance. Their response to my inquiries has always been within a reasonable time frame.
Don Erikson,
Vice President
– First National Bank of Omaha
Banking and Finance Law
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz is a great firm with lots of depth in experience. The senior partners are great mentors for their junior staff.
Andrew Pearson,
Senior VP
– Northwest Bank
Rankings
Regional Rankings
Omaha
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 2 for Franchise Law
Tier 2 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 3 for Mediation
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Advertising Law
- Antitrust Law
- Aviation Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Food and Beverage Law
- Franchise Law
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Health Care
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Mediation
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Trade Secrets Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O. has 44 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Main Location
Omaha,
NE
First National Tower, Suite 3700
1601 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102
United States
402-341-3070
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Management and Personnel
Managing Partner, President
Jonathan L. Grob