David M. Thompson
About
Associate Attorney
David M. Thompson is an elder law attorney with the Omaha firm of Burnett Legal Group, LLP, with a practice focused on long-term care planning, guardianships, Medicaid, veterans benefits, and helping families navigate the complicated world of services available to seniors in Nebraska. David has presented and published on a wide range of topics, including legal and financial planning for long-term care, health care decision-making, and elder financial abuse.
David is Board Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Nebraska Chapter and Board Vice President of the Aging With Spirit Foundation with the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging. David is also a member of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council for the state of Nebraska. In his personal life, David was a caregiver for his father, who suffered from vascular dementia and passed away in 2016, and also for his mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s and passed away in January 2025. He also serves as guardian for numerous low-income, cognitively impaired seniors.
David received his B.A. with high distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He attended law school at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern University Law Review. He is licensed to practice in Nebraska and Iowa.
