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Matthew R. Ottemann

Matthew R. Ottemann

AttorneyChair, Tax, Trusts and Estates Group

For clients facing current or anticipated tax audits, and in need of expert counsel for tax planning and assessment defense, Matt’s experience and strategic solutions provide welcome relief.  He also helps clients head off potential problems at the pass, understanding and planning for the tax ramifications of significant business events. Matt’s analytical approach keeps his clients informed on how the law will, or could, affect their business decisions. Looking at situations with a business model analysis helps Matt spot potential pitfalls the client might have overlooked, and it helps keep the big picture intact – from transaction to transaction.  And, if a dispute should arise, he stands by his team’s ability to provide superior representation.

For Matt’s full State Tax profile, click here.

For more information on our State Tax and Incentives Practice, see www.NebraskaStateTax.com.

Success Stories:
Matt has successfully represented a wide variety of companies in many business sectors in the defense and resolution of tax audits and appeals.  Matt’s work has helped businesses save tens of millions of dollars in tax costs – both in taxes saved and tax incentives received.

Matt is also an experienced Estate Planner.  He has been selected to teach Estate Planning to business students at Creighton University for several years, as well as Estate and Gift Taxation at the Creighton University School of Law.

Education
  • University of Alabama School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, Magna Cum Laude & Valedictorian, 2010)
  • Creighton University School of Law (J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2006)
  • Creighton University (B.S.B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1999)
Admissions
  • Nebraska (2006: Sustaining Member)
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (2006)
  • U.S. Tax Court (2006)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2006)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2006)

News

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June 13, 2025

McGrath North is Recognized in Chambers USA 2025

McGrath North continues its tradition of being highly recognized for excellence in the Chambers USA Legal Guide 2025.  


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08/20/2024

McGrath North Celebrated in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Fifth Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®

McGrath North is proud to announce that it has achieved significant recognition in the latest editions of both The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 45 of our attorneys have been honored across 60 distinct practice areas, showcasing the firm’s deep expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional legal services.  


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Events

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11/05/2020

15th Annual Seminar For Accounting Professionals

 


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10/26/2020

Nebraska Tax Incentive Briefing: Whether to Deploy the Grandfather

 


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Publications

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06/20/2024

2024 Nebraska Tax & Incentive Legislative Update

Below we review some of the most significant tax and incentive changes passed by the Nebraska Legislature in 2024.  


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04/22/2024

The Good Life Transformational Projects Act: Nebraska's New Incentive Driving Economic Development in the State

Companies have a limited life. They are created, they prevail for some period of time and then they decline and fail. Sometimes this is over a very short timeframe. Sometimes it is over an extended timeframe. Some merge with another. Some find new life in a new or revised Business Model. Many factors drive this.  


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  • Omaha Bar Association
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Nebraska Society of CPAs
  • Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, Creighton University School of Business
  • Adjunct Professor, Estate and Gift Taxation, Creighton University School of Law
  • Author, Lexis Nexis Federal Tax Advisor
  • Author, Lexis Nexis Nebraska State Tax Insights
  • Creighton Law Review
  • International Moot Court Board
  • Traveling Moot Court Team
  • Certified Public Accountant Certificate
  • Listed: Great Plains Rising Star (Tax) 2016-2017
  • Listed: “Best Lawyers in America”, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation and Controversy-Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • “Best Lawyers in America”, Omaha Lawyer of the Year, Tax Law, 2025
  • Listed: Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Nebraska, Tax – Band 1)