Gerald L. Friedrichsen
Practice Areas:
- Commercial Litigation
- Tort Litigation
Education:
- University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1970)
- Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1977)
- Editor in Chief, Creighton Law Review, 1976-1977
- Law Clerk, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1977-1978
- Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1978-1979
Admissions:
- Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, Omaha Bar Association (Executive Council, 2006-2011; President 2009-2010)
- Member, Nebraska State (Judiciary Committee 1996-1998; Insurance Committee, Chair 2000-2002)
- American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Tort and Insurance Sections)
- Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (Member, Board of Directors 1992-1998)
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
- Robert M. Spire Inns Court, Emeritus
- Best Lawyers of America (2009-)
- 2014 Lawyer of the Year Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- 2017 Lawyer of the Year Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- 2021 Lawyer of the Year Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Great Plains Super Lawyers (2007-)
Awards and Community Involvement:
- President, Omaha Bar Association (2009-10)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Author and Lecturer, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1992, 1998, 2006