Profile
Jennifer D. Tricker has significant first-chair experience effectively representing clients in a wide range of areas including complex commercial litigation, medical device and product liability defense, freight and catastrophic transportation claims, and real estate and construction cases. Jennifer also represents her clients at the appellate level, arguing before the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Jennifer presently serves as the Chair of the Firm’s Litigation section.
Jennifer is currently a member of the USLAW Network Board of Directors and its Executive Committee, a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), and a Fellow in both the Litigation Counsel of America, and the American Bar Foundation. She has been recognized by Chambers USA as a lead litigator in Nebraska for General Commercial Litigation, and by Benchmark Litigation as a “Local Star,” a “Local Litigation Star,” and as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation. She has further been named by Super Lawyers, a Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney and as a Great Plains Super Lawyer.
Jennifer received her Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the University of Nebraska in 2004, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif.
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with distinction, 2004
- Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., Psychology, 1998
Bar & Court Admissions
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- United States District Court, District of Nebraska
- United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- USLAW NETWORK, Board of Directors
- USLAW NETWORK, Executive Committee
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
- Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
- Fellow, American Bar Association, Fellow
- Nebraska Bar Association
- Iowa Bar Association
- Girls Inc. Board of Trustees, Past President
- Girls Inc. GirlFRIENDS Guild, Past President,
- Komen Great Plains Board of Directors, Past Member
Selected Practice Highlights
- Leading trial counsel for a variety of Fortune 500 companies defending product liability, including medical device, claims
- Successfully representing numerous national transportation clients defending multi-million dollar freight disputes and catastrophic accidents
- Representing a wide variety of clients in complex construction disputes
Representative Reported Cases
- Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s and Those Companies Severally Subscribing to Boeing Policy Number MARCW150053 and Related Policies Governing the Cargo v. Southern Pride Trucking, Inc., et al., 2018 WL 3158821 (D. Neb. 2018).
- Union Pac. R.R. v. Beemac Trucking LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61483, 2013 WL 1821020 (Neb. 2013).
- Prof’l Mgmt. Midwest, Inc. v. Lund Co., 284 Neb. 777, 826 N.W.2d 225 (2012).
- Omni Behavioral Health v. Neb. Foster Care Review Bd., 277 Neb. 641, 764 N.W.2d 398 (2009).
- Kabasinskas v. Haskin, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53140, 2011 WL 1897546 (Neb. 2011).
- Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC v. Hilliard, 469 F.Supp.2d 103 (SDNY 2007).
- Skidmore v. ACI Worldwide, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64313, 27 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1466 (Neb. 2008).
- Broad. Music, Inc. v. Ottis, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133969, 2010 WL 5288106 (Neb. 2010).
Recent Speaking Engagements
- “Global Supply Chains: Were Businesses Asleep at the Wheel at the Beginning of the Pandemic and How to Avoid Similar Issues Next time,” USLAW Network Spring Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, April 2021
- “What Would You Tell Your 25-Year-Old Self About Pursuing a Career in the Legal Field,” USLAW Network Women’s Connection Conference, Park City, UT, June 2021
- “Women, the Legal Profession, and Client Development: Common Obstacles and How to Overcome Them,” USLAW Network Women’s Connection Exchange, Atlanta, GA, 2019
- “Avoiding the Crisis Developing Within Your Case: When Lack of the Latest Technology is Used Against the Motor Carrier,” USLAW Network Spring Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, 2018
