Gerald L. Friedrichsen

Gerald L. Friedrichsen

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Gerald L. Friedrichsen
Gerald L. Friedrichsen
Omaha, NE
Works at
Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan PC LLO

11 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Jerry Friedrichsen is Chair of the Litigation Department at Fitzgerald Schorr, where he has practiced since joining the firm in 1979 following a clerkship with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Jerry’s 35 years of trial and litigation experience is defense oriented, concentrating on insurance litigation, both coverage and defense; commercial litigation; products liability; professional liability and litigation representing governmental subdivisions.

Jerry has been recognized by his peers, earning him admission into the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers and American Board of Trial Advocates. He also has been listed since 2007 in Great Plains Super Lawyers and since 2009 in Best Lawyers of America, who named Jerry 2014 Best Lawyer of the Year for Products Liability Defense.

Works at
Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan PC LLO

11 Best Lawyers awards

Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan PC LLO logo

Locations

Education

  • Creighton University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • The University of Iowa, BBA, graduated 1970

Bar Admissions

  • Nebraska, United States

Affiliations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Associate
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys - Member
  • Nebraska Defense Counsel Association - Member
  • Nebraska State Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Robert M. Spire Inns of Court - Emeritus

Federal Clerkships

  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals

State Clerkships

  • Minnesota - Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Omaha (2021)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Omaha (2017)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Omaha (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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