Mission
The Nebraska State Bar Association works for Nebraska lawyers to help them achieve the highest standards of competence, ethics and professionalism and to protect and promote the administration of and access to justice.

Values
In meeting that mission, the NSBA strives to demonstrate:

• Integrity: Do what is right. Be honest. Be ethical.
• Respect: Value the perspective and contributions of others. Promote respect for the law and the profession.
• Accountability: Do what you say. Be transparent. Take responsibility for performance, decisions, and actions.
• Service: Fulfill our obligations to our members, the profession, the courts, and the public. Be responsive.
• Inclusion: Value all our members and promote the strengths that come from our differences, including our diverse backgrounds, circumstances, and geographic and practice settings.
   

Membership
All licensed lawyers are members of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Members who choose to support the mission of the Nebraska State Bar Association by paying sustaining dues are referred to as “sustaining members” of the Association. Sustaining members of the Nebraska State Bar Association help support programs designed to strengthen the legal profession and expand access to justice. Sustaining members receive access to benefits designed to support their practice.
 

A House of Delegates and an Executive Council govern the NSBA. The House of Delegates has members elected based on representation and is the official policy-making body of the profession in Nebraska. The Executive Council consists of one delegate elected from each of Nebraska's six Supreme Court districts, a chair and chair-elect elected by the House of Delegates, and a president, president-elect, president-elect designate and immediate past president elected by active members. .

A professional staff supports the work of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Here are the Rules creating and controlling the NSBA, and the Bylaws of the NSBA (Revised April, 2024).

Governance

The supreme authority of this Association shall be vested in the membership thereof through the exercise of the power of Initiative and Referendum in such manner as may be prescribed in the bylaws. Subject thereto, the control over the business and affairs of this Association shall be vested in a House of Delegates, as provided in § 3-805. Subject to the overall control of the House of Delegates, the Executive Council shall function as the administrative and executive organ of the Association as provided in § 3-806. The officers of the Association, as hereinafter enumerated, shall have the prerogatives, responsibilities, and qualifications and shall perform the duties of the respective offices, all as provided in § 3-804.

Annual Plan & Budget

• NSBA Annual Plan
• 2024 Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report

Articles, Rules and Bylaws

• Bylaws of the NSBA (Adopted October, 2024)
• Rules creating and controlling the NSBA
• IRS 501 (c)(6) Letter

Policies

• Rules of Procedure of the House of Delegates of the Nebraska State Bar Association (Revised October, 2015)
• Endorsement Policy
• Hospitality Policy (Adopted October, 2019)
• Investment Policy (Adopted October, 2024)
• Legislative Policy
• Member Dues Grievance Policy
• Privacy Policy (Adopted October, 2018)
• Whistle-Blower Protection Policy
• NSBA Mailing List Policy (Adopted October, 2018)
• NSBA Mailing List Agreement Form
• Unjust Criticism of the Judiciary Policy (November, 2006)