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Introduction

John has a keen understanding of the sensitivities and the strategies needed to promote your interests in Nebraska. Keeping a daily presence at the Unicameral during the session, John works closely with the state senators to ensure favorable outcomes. He places a premium on ethics, and fiercely protects the integrity and reputation of both clients and the firm.

Clients

1) Alliance for Automotive Innovation

2) Alter Trading Corporation

3) American Legal Finance Association

4) Black Hills Energy

5) Cheer Athletics Omaha

6) City of Hastings

7) City of Lexington

8) City of Ralston

9) Completely Kids

10) Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges

11) e-TITAN Vapors LLC

12) Fantasy Sports Operator Coalition

13) First National of Nebraska, Inc.

14) Fresenius Medical Care North America

15) Greater Nebraska Cities

16) Gretna Public Schools

17) Independent Payroll Providers Association c/o National Strategies, LLC

18) Intralot

19) Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

20) Motorola Solutions, Inc.

21) National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Nebraska Chapter

22) Nebraska Association of Independent Ambulatory Centers

23) Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

24) Nebraska Beverage Association

25) Nebraska County Judges Association

26) Nebraska Nurses Association

27) Nebraska Rural Broadband Coalition

28) Nebraska State Electrical Division

29) Nebraskans for Rate Equity

30) Northern Natural Gas

31) Omaha Performing Arts

32) Omaha Public Power District

33) OpenSky Policy Institute

34) Outlinc, Inc DBA OutNebraska

35) Recycled Materials Association (ReMA)

36) Sazerac Company

37) Self Storage Association

38) Siena Francis House

39) Tallgrass Energy

40) The Fairness Project

41) Western Union

42) Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Relationships

Former Nebraska State Senator
Served as:
Chairman of Judiciary Committee
Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board
Served on the following committees:
Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Business and Labor
Agriculture

Biography

John joined the O'Hara Lindsay in 1997 and became president in 2008 when Paul O'Hara retired.

Prior to becoming a lobbyist, John served as a Nebraska state senator for two terms representing Omaha's 9th legislative district. While there, his colleagues chose him to chair the Judiciary Committee and before that Vice-Chair of the Executive Board.

He practiced law in Omaha for 13 years, starting out with his father and older brother. John clerked for the Honorable John Grant at the Nebraska Supreme Court for a year after law school.

John was born and raised in Omaha. John and his wife, Mary Beth, are the parents of four boys, John, Patrick, Bobby and David. John, a big fan of Little League baseball, coached for a number of years. John's great-grandfather, John B. Furay, was a member of Nebraska's first legislature in 1869. That may explain why it seems that John has politics in his blood!

Last Updated: May 01, 2025