
Mallory N. Hughes
***Representative Cases***
• 15 career NOT GUILTY Criminal JURY Trial Verdicts
• 5 career NOT GUILTY Criminal Bench Trial Verdicts
• 24 career Felony Criminal Dismissals
(See full details with links to results, below)
May 16, 2025: Not Guilty Jury Verdict- 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
March 25, 2025: Dismissal of Domestic Violence Charge
January 21, 2025: Dismissal and Absolute Discharge of Felony Theft Charge following contested Motion for Absolute Discharge due to Speedy Trial Violation
December 12, 2024: Dismissal of Sexual Assault Title IX/Student Disciplinary Action Following 1.5 Years of Contested Litigation and Argument Submission
October 28, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
October 3, 2024: Not Guilty Jury Trial Verdict – 1st Degree Assault – Serious Bodily Injury & Resisting Arrest Charges
September 24, 2024: Dismissal of Domestic Violence Charge
August 7, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
June 6, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
May 28, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
May 28, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Sexual Assault Charge
March 20, 2024: Dismissal of Felony 1st Degree Assault of a Child
December 8, 2023: Not Guilty Jury Verdict Felony First-Degree Sex Assault Trial
October 19, 2023: Dismissal of Felony Assault by Strangulation and Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Charges
July 6, 2023: Dismissal of 3rd-Degree Sexual Assault Charge
May 18, 2023: Not Guilty Jury Verdict First-Degree Sex Assault Trial
November 29, 2022: Dismissal of Juvenile Court Felony 1st-Degree Sexual Assault
October 14, 2022: Dismissal of Felony 1st-Degree Sexual Assault
June 8, 2022: Dismissal of Felony 1st-Degree Sexual Assault
May 12, 2022: Not Guilty Jury Verdict Third Degree Sexual Assault of a Child and Felony Child Abuse
April 27, 2022: Not Guilty Jury Verdict First-Degree Murder Trial
February 24, 2022: Not Guilty Verdict Felony Sex Assault
February 1, 2022: Dismissal of Felony 3rd-Degree Sexual Assault on a Child
December 3, 2021: Dismissal of 1st-Degree Sexual Assault on a Child
October 14, 2021: Order of Dismissal following contested hearing on sexual assault protection order
August 26, 2021: Dismissal of Felony First-Degree Sexual Assault
August 10, 2021: Not Guilty Verdict Jury Trial Felony Sex Assault on Child and Felony Child Abuse
August 2, 2021: Dismissal of multiple counts of Child Sex Assault and Assault charges
May 10, 2021: Original charge of Felony 1st-Degree Sex Assault reduced to Misdemeanor Assault (no sex offender registration); Client sentenced to a monetary fine only.
April 15, 2021: Not Guilty Verdict following 5-day jury trial on one count of Felony First Degree Sexual Assault
March 15, 2021: Dismissal of Felony Assault by Strangulation and Habitual Criminal
January 22, 2021: Dismissal of Felony Domestic Violence
January 22, 2021: Dismissal of Felony Domestic Violence
September 25, 2020: Nebraska Supreme Court Win- Court Affirms Three Consecutive Dismissals of charges related to allegations of Felony Distribution of CBD Oil
September 23, 2020: Dismissal of Felony First Degree Sexual Assault Charge
August 5, 2020: Not Guilty Verdict following 3-day jury trial on one count of Statutory Rape.
May 7, 2020: Original charge of Felony 3rd-Degree Sex Assault on a Child reduced to Misdemeanor Disturbing the Peace (no sex offender registration); Client sentenced to Probation.
February 10, 2020: Not Guilty Verdict following bench trial on one count of Misdemeanor Sexual Assault
January 3, 2020: Not Guilty Verdict following bench trial on one count of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence (Disorderly Conduct)
October 28, 2019: Original charge of Felony 3rd-Degree Sex Assault on a Child reduced to Misdemeanor Assault (no sex offender registration) and Misdemeanor Child Abuse (no sex offender registration); Client sentenced to Probation.
September 10, 2019: Original charge of Felony 1st-Degree Sex Assault reduced to Misdemeanor Assault (no sex offender registration); Client sentenced to Probation.
June 7, 2019: Not Guilty Verdict following 2-day bench trial on one count of Felony Sex Assault of a Child in the Third Degree
February 15, 2019: Not Guilty Verdict following 4-day jury trial on one count of Felony Sex Assault in the First Degree
December 12, 2018: Not Guilty Verdict following 3-day jury trial on one count of Third Degree Sexual Assault
September 4, 2018: Dismissal of First Degree Murder Charge
April 26, 2018: Not Guilty Verdict following 4-day jury trial on one count of Felony Third Degree Sexual Assault of a Child
December 19, 2017: Not Guilty Verdict on all counts following 4-day jury trial on one count of Felony First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child, one count of Pandering and one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
September 22, 2017: Dismissal of Felony First Degree Sex Assault Charge.
August 9, 2017: Dismissal of Accessory to Homicide.
May 12, 2014: Not Guilty Verdict following bench trial on one count of Misdemeanor Child Abuse, one count of Misdemeanor Assault, and one count of Failure to Appear
March 12, 2014: Not Guilty Verdict on all counts following 3-day jury trial on drive-by shooting charge (one count Discharge Firearm Near Vehicle, one count Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony, one count Possession of Firearm by Prohibited Person, and Habitual Criminal)
October 24, 2013: Dismissal of Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute 10+ pounds of Marijuana, following Court’s Order sustaining Motion to Suppress Evidence after hearing on the same.
August 2, 2013: Not Guilty Verdict following 3-day jury trial on one count of Felony Assault by Strangulation
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2010
- Nebraska, 2011
- U.S. District Court of Nebraska, 2011
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Title IX Litigation
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 2024)
- Fellow of American Board of Criminal Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Omaha Bar Association
Honors and Awards
- Client Champion Platinum, 2023
- Client Champion Gold, 2021
- Martindale-Hubbell 5.0 Peer Rating, 2021, 2023, 2025
- SuperLawyers.com Great Plains Rising Star List, 2018-2024
- National Trial Lawyers Criminal Defense Top 40 Under 40, 2017-2020
- American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys – Nebraska, 2018-2020
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2010
- University of California at Riverside, Cum Laude, 2007
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