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State of Nebraska ex rel. Counsel for Discipline 

of the Nebraska Supreme Court, relator, 

v. Nancy G. Waldron, respondent.

___ N.W.2d ___

Filed September 25, 2020. No. S-20-556.

Original action. Judgment of disbarment.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, 

Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.

Per Curiam.

INTRODUCTION

This case is before the court on the voluntary surrender of 

license filed by the respondent, Nancy G. Waldron, on August 

10, 2020. The court accepts the respondent’s voluntary surrender of her license and enters a judgment of disbarment.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The respondent was admitted to the practice of law in the 

State of Nebraska on September 12, 1984. On August 10, 

2020, the respondent filed a voluntary surrender of her license 

to practice law, in which she stated that on July 31, 2018, 

she was charged in the county court for Fillmore County, 

Nebraska, with a Class IIA felony count of theft by unlawful taking in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-511 (Reissue 

2016). See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-518(1) (Reissue 2016). The 

respondent ultimately was convicted and sentenced by the 

district court to a 5-year term of probation and ordered to pay 

restitution of $56,913. The respondent stated that she freely 

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and voluntarily surrenders her privilege to practice law in the 

State of Nebraska; waives her right to notice, appearance, or 

hearing prior to the entry of an order of disbarment; and consents to the entry of an immediate order of disbarment.

ANALYSIS

Neb. Ct. R. § 3-315 of the disciplinary rules provides in 

pertinent part:

(A) Once a Grievance, a Complaint, or a Formal 

Charge has been filed, suggested, or indicated against a 

member, the member may voluntarily surrender his or her 

license.

(1) The voluntary surrender of license shall state in 

writing that the member knowingly admits or knowingly 

does not challenge or contest the truth of the suggested 

or indicated Grievance, Complaint, or Formal Charge and 

waives all proceedings against him or her in connection 

therewith.

Pursuant to § 3-315 of the disciplinary rules, we find that the 

respondent has voluntarily surrendered her license to practice 

law and, for purposes of her license to practice law, knowingly 

does not challenge or contest the fact of her conviction referenced above. Further, the respondent has waived all proceedings against her in connection with the disciplinary proceeding. 

We further find that the respondent has consented to the entry 

of an order of disbarment.

CONCLUSION

Upon due consideration, the court accepts the respondent’s 

voluntary surrender of her license to practice law, finds that 

the respondent should be disbarred, and hereby orders her 

disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Nebraska, 

effective immediately. The respondent shall forthwith comply 

with all terms of Neb. Ct. R. § 3-316 (rev. 2014) of the disciplinary rules, and upon failure to do so, she shall be subject 

to punishment for contempt of this court. Accordingly, the 

respondent is directed to pay costs and expenses in accordance 
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with Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-114 and 7-115 (Reissue 2012) and 

Neb. Ct. R. §§ 3-310(P) (rev. 2019) and 3-323(B) of the disciplinary rules within 60 days after an order imposing costs and 

expenses, if any, is entered by the court.

Judgment of disbarment.