Skalka & Baack Law Firm LLC is a trusted, local, and experienced law firm based in Hastings, Nebraska, serving clients throughout Central Nebraska. Specializing in estate planning, real estate, and business law, the firm stands out for its deep community roots and client-centered approach, with attorneys who are not only practitioners but also residents of the areas they serve.
The firm employs a specialized, client-focused methodology, concentrating primarily on estate planning and administration, business formation and administration, and real estate matters. With decades of combined experience, their attorneys serve a diverse clientele including individuals, families, agricultural operators, business owners, and nonprofit organizations across Central Nebraska, particularly in the Hastings and Grand Island regions and the 10th Judicial District counties.
Services Offered
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Wills
- Trusts
- Financial Power of Attorney
- Healthcare Power of Attorney
- Living Wills
- Prenuptial / Postnuptial Agreements
- Charitable Planning
- Medicaid Planning
- Life Estates / Transfer on Death Deeds
- Guardianships
- Conservatorships
- Special Needs Planning
- Annual / Lifetime Gifting
- Generation Skipping Planning
- Probate
- Inheritance Tax Clearance
- Trust Administration
- Federal Estate Tax Filing
- Portability
- Beneficiary Distributions
- Insurance Claim Forms
- Small Estate Administration
- Spousal Affidavits
- Spousal Elective Share
- Estate Disputes
- Real Estate
- Leases
- Purchase Agreements
- 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges
- Quiet Title Actions
- Deeds / Transfer Statements
- Right of Refusal / Options to Purchase
- Easements
- Foreclosures
- Evictions
- Well Transfers
- Deed of Trust / Promissory Note
- Bill of Sale
- Deed of Reconveyance
- Real Estate Disputes
- Tax Certificates
- Business Formation & Administration
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Corporations
- Partnerships
- Non-Profit Organizations (501(c)(3))
- Mergers / Acquisitions
- Sale of Business
- Corporate Spin-Offs / Reorganizations
- Name Changes
- Business Disputes
- Shareholder Agreements
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Succession Planning
- Contract Drafting / Review
- Liquidations / Dissolutions
- Tradename / Trademark
- Business Restructuring
- Corporate Governance
- Adoptions
- Relinquishment of Parental Rights
- Criminal Law
- Juvenile Law Violations
- Abuse / Neglect Cases
The firm serves clients across Central Nebraska, including Hastings, Grand Island, and numerous surrounding communities such as Doniphan, Juniata, Kenesaw, Clay Center, Red Cloud, Roseland, Minden, Nelson, Sutton, Ayr, Glenvil, Edgar, Giltner, Blue Hill, and Prosser. They cover all counties in the 10th Judicial District—Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster—as well as Hall, Buffalo, and Hamilton Counties.
