Reviews

Obviously can't see if you've watched the nfl. Either that or takes bribes. The worst officiating I've witnessed came from this man and his crew

Where should I begin...from the very first time that I met and had my initial consultation with Clete 3 yrs ago, I was blown away and knew that I was in good hands and that everything would be handled with great pride and professionalism.. Whenever I had a question about my personal injury case, he would respond quickly and I totally appreciated that about him. He would call and or text me to keep my updated on everything which I appreciated. I’m truly blessed and grateful for the work he did for my case and if I ever need legal assistance again, I will definitely be calling him....Sheree his paralegal did an outstanding job assisting him and I truly appreciate her effort as well... Thank you Carlson Burnett, you have a new “friend of the family!!” I will highly recommend Carlson Burnett to anyone needing legal assistance..Great team of lawyers!! TKangas

Clete Blakeman of Carlson & Burnett is one of the best personal injury attorneys in Omaha, NE. I haven't hired a lawyer before for personal injury, and I wanted the best legal assistance. Clete offered excellent legal advice. He was very responsive to texts and emails which made it easier communicating with him. I was very satisfied with the settlement of the case. I highly recommend Clete to anyone needing a personal injury attorney. Yolanda H.

I highly recommend Mr. Blakeman. He handled my car accident as a true professional and got me a great result!!!!!! He was timely and responsive to all my calls.

There is only one side Cletus is on if you hire him to represent you in any form- his own. In almost 6 years from day 1 contacting him via phone/text dozens of times for info and status on my case, he maybe responded twice. I and family members went to his office about 3 years after day 1 and the building was vacant. He had joined another firm/location and didnt even inform me. He never discussed anything about the case or info he was using to build any case whe I would text him or leave voicemail. When finally action was needed about 5~7 years in and a litigation type hearing, I was able to casually glance at some photos he had of what had injured me permanently and they were of the wrong equipment as told to me directly by many witnesses. Close to another negotiating meeting and I finally got him on the phone for status he flat out stated: "It looks like we are going to (jury) trial". When we got in the meeting which took approx 5 hours I was in a great deal of pain as usual. He fully used that against me and told me he was starting the settlement amount negations at X amount. He then started at 1/50th of that amount and turned into some bi-polar sophomoric amateur. At close to the 5 hour point of this negotiating meeting I stated clearly many times it was not acceptable and we are going to trial as he had previously told me on the phone. Instead of sitting next to me as when we started, he moved across the table facing me and had a temper tantrum like episode saying he will pack up and leave the case because he would NOT go to trial as he previously stated. He was unprepared, was there only to get through anything and represent his own blown up un proven reputation, amateurish, misinformed, superficial, and represented me and the factual conditions of my case to a final ~1/100th X amount settlement of what normally is awarded thru a jury trial process. A total fail as a attorney and complete textbook 101 form letter amateur. Do not believe what you see in the media about him, especially Omaha magazine.

From seeing the reviews left I see Mr. Blakeman is still an unreliable attorney too busy trying to be important to really be effective for his clients. In a wrongful death suit he handled for us I did most of the leg work and calls to collect the insurance benefits from both the adverse driver & our insurance policies and to this day a check his office received has never been paid out to us. He made all sorts of promises that neither he nor the firm he worked with stood behind. A very unpleasant experience being "represented" by Mr. Blakeman

Clete made a costly mistake with my case then withdrew when he realized what he had done. He is obviously too busy being a ref and has no time to stay current on the law. Horrible experience and has no business practicing.

Mr. Blakeman has too much on his plate. When he is not practicing law he is an NFL referee. He took my case and did nothing for me. When I complained, he proceeded to withdraw. He completely mishandled my case.