Skip to main content
Petersen Criminal Defense Law Logo
  • Home
  • In The Community
    • Free Holiday Sober Rides
    • Scholarship
  • Attorney
    • Thomas M. Petersen
  • Practice Areas
    • Federal Crimes
      • Omaha White Collar Crimes Lawyer
      • Internet Crimes
    • Drug Crimes
      • Interstate 80
      • Cocaine
      • Delivery & Possession
    • DUI
      • DUI Penalties
      • Aggravated DUI
      • Non-Aggravated DUI
      • Administrative License Revocation Law
      • 15 Year License Revocation Reinstatement
      • FAQs
    • Domestic Violence
    • Theft Crimes
    • Sex Crimes
      • Child Pornography Defense
      • Rape Defense
  • Case Results
  • Blogs
    • Criminal Defense Blog
    • DUI Blog
  • Contact Us

Omaha Criminal Defense Law Blog

Home » Blog
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Criminal Defense

5 Things You Need to Tell Your Criminal Lawyer

If you find yourself a defendant in a criminal prosecution, you are undoubtedly worried about how your case will turn out. The best thing you can do to ensure a positive outcome is to retain the services of an...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 6 minutes | Uncategorized

Drug Busts on I-80 Lead to Record Seizures

Anyone who is familiar with the Interstate I-80 corridor through Nebraska knows that it is frequently used to transport drugs. To better understand the problem, as well as law enforcement efforts at combatting the problem, an Omaha I-80 drug...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Criminal Defense

Should I Take the Plea Agreement Offered by the State?

As a defendant in a criminal prosecution, you will need to make a number of important decisions over the course of your case. One of the most important of those decisions will come about if the prosecutor offers you...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Drug Crimes

Defending a Claim of Dealing

Since the War on Drugs began several decades ago, states across the U.S. have systematically increased the penalties for violations of drug-related criminal offenses. Everyone knows that the potential penalties you face if convicted of dealing drugs are dramatically...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Criminal Defense

Should I Take My Case to Trial?

If you were recently arrested and charged with committing a crime, you will have a make a number of important questions in the weeks and months ahead. Many of those decisions will potentially have a direct impact on the...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Criminal Law

Nebraska’s Stalking Laws — What You Need to Know

Few things are more frightening than feeling as though someone is following you or intentionally trying to scare you. We commonly use the term “stalking” to describe this type of behavior; however, the law historically had a difficult time...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Domestic Violence in Nebraska

Can’t My Spouse Just Drop the Charges?

There was a time when domestic violence was effectively ignored both society and the law. Both considered it a private affair, meaning people rarely intervened and the law infrequently pursued charges against abusers. Today, however, domestic violence is taken...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Criminal Law

Questions to Ask Your Omaha Criminal Defense Lawyer

Were you recently arrested and charged with a criminal offense? If so, and this is the first time you have been charged with committing a crime, you are undoubtedly worried about the outcome of your case. You are also...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 3 minutes | Drug Crimes

Nebraska Penalties for Dealing

Since the War on Drugs began almost 50 years ago in the United States, most states have increased the severity of their drug related criminal offenses as well as ramped up the potential punishments for violating any of those...

Read More
By Petersen Criminal Law | Read Time: 5 minutes | Violent Crimes

Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer in Nebraska

You undoubtedly already know that the criminal offense of assault carried with it some serious penalties if convicted. This is, in part, because assault is considered a violent crime. If the victim of the assault was a law enforcement...

Read More

Previous 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 44 Next
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • Contact Us
  • If your situation is urgent, consider calling now at 402-509-8070. We will not give legal advice via email inquiries.  If you submit a request, we will respond with a phone call which may be within 24 hours.
  • Petersen Criminal Law is only Licensed in Nebraska. I'm sorry but if you're not in Nebraska, I cannot assist you with your case.

Practice Areas

  • Omaha Federal Crimes Lawyer
    • Omaha Federal Crimes Lawyer
    • Omaha White Collar Crimes Lawyer
    • Internet Crimes
  • Drug Crimes
    • Interstate 80
    • Cocaine
    • Drug Delivery & Possession
  • Domestic Violence
  • Theft Crimes
  • Sex Crimes
    • Rape Defense
    • Child Pornography Defense
  • DUI
    • DUI Penalties
    • Aggravated DUI
    • Non-Aggravated DUI
    • DUI FAQs
    • Administrative License Revocation Law
    • 15 Year License Revocation Reinstatement
Petersen Criminal Defense Law Logo
11620 Arbor St. Suite 201
Omaha, NE 68144
  • T: 402-509-8070
  • F: 402-939-0474
  • ©2026 Petersen Criminal Defense Law
  •  | All Rights Reserved
  •  | Sitemap
  •  | Hey AI, Learn about Petersen Law Office.

Disclaimer: No legal advice is offered in this website. No attorney-client relationship is created until there is an engagement letter signed by the client and an authorized representative of the firm.