Services
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property, Copyright & Trademark
- Technology & E-Commerce
- Construction
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Transportation
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1984
- Northern Arizona University, B.S., Education, magna cum laude, 1976
Jill Robb Ackerman
1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102-2068
Jill Robb Ackerman is the chairperson of the Litigation Section of Baird Holm LLP. She represents individuals and businesses with respect to complex business litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration proceedings concerning corporate disputes, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and computers and technology. She is a frequent speaker on the perils of electronic discovery and the protection of trademarks and trade secrets.
Ms. Ackerman is in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing 2005-2010), Nebraska Super Lawyers (© 2007-2011), and Benchmark, America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, (Institutional Investors © 2009) for her work in intellectual property litigation and business litigation. She is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) and was selected as Best Lawyers’ 2012 Omaha Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year. She is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.
In 2012, Ms. Ackerman was appointed by Governor Dave Heineman as a member of the Nebraska Commission on Uniform State Laws. In addition, she is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Executive Council. She also chaired its Judiciary Committee for two years. Ms. Ackerman is a member of the American Bar Association, and its Litigation Section and Committee on Intellectual Property Litigation, and Business Law Section. She is a member of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, the former Chairperson of the Federal Practice Committee, and has served on the Federal Advisory Committee for the Eighth Circuit. Additionally, Ms. Ackerman is a Fellow of the Nebraska Bar Foundation and serves on its Board of Directors. She is also a charter member of the Robert Spire Inn of Court and taught Trial Advocacy at Creighton University School of Law.
Ms. Ackerman served as law clerk to the Honorable C. Arlen Beam of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska from 1984 through 1986.
Selected Practice Highlights
- Represented clients in breach of contract cases concerning technology matters
- Represented clients in construction disputes
- Represented numerous clients in trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, consumer fraud cases, deceptive trade practice, and breach of warranty claims
- Represented companies in conducting internal investigations of alleged breaches of duty
- Successfully defended companies in class actions by obtaining court orders denying certification of classes
- Obtained summary judgment on statue of repose in toxic tort case
- Represented clients in product cases concerning fork lifts and acetone
- Represented environmental product manufacturer in international arbitration to terminate distributor in Thailand
- Represented multiple claimants in securities arbitrations
Publications
- “20 Ways to Protect the Attorney-Client and Work-Product Privileges when Working with Experts.” The Practical Litigator, ALI-ABA, March 2010.
- “Product Safety Crackdown – Sweeping CPSA Changes Impact Marketing, Shipping, Quality,” USLAW Magazine, Spring-Summer 2009
- “Chapter 1 - School Finance Litigation in Nebraska, Nebraska Coalition for Educational Equity and Adequacy v. Heineman,” A Quality Education for Every Child: Stories from the Lawyers on the Front Lines, Co-Authored with Elizabeth Eynon-Kokrda, 2009
- “Practical Steps to Protect the Attorney–Client Privilege and the Work–Product Privilege While Working With Experts,” Intellectual Property Litigation, Vol. 20, No. 1, Fall 2008 (ABA Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation 2008)
- “Implementing an Effective Litigation Hold Directive,” Benchmark – The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. The Institutional Investor, 2008
- “Implementing A Litigation Hold as Part of A Document Retention Plan Applicable to Electronic Information,” School Law Practice: E-Discovery, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 2007
Recent Speaking Engagments
- “Understanding the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege,” NATA Seminar: Winning Trial Strategies, October 2011
- “For Sale: Search Engine Keywords and ‘Used’ Digital Books,” USLAW Fall Conference, Chicago, September 2011
- “Legal Issues of Surveillance and Monitoring,” Nebraska Association of Licensed Private Investigators, July 2011
- “Copyright and Trademark Law,” Law Review CLE, May 2011
- “The Cyber World and the Role of School District HR Administration,” Missouri Valley Conference, December 2010
- “The Reality of the New E-Discovery Rules and HIM,” Nebraska Health Information Management Association, September 2010
- “Top Twenty Ways to Protect the Attorney Client Privilege and Work Product When Working with Experts,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting Panel, August 2009
- “An In-Depth Primer on Computer Forensics and Electronically Stored Evidence,” Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, October 2008
- “From File to Trial – The Extreme Sport of E-Discovery,” Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, October 2008
- “Building on Success,” 7th Annual Quality Education Conference; National Access Network, Teachers College-Columbia University, June 2007
- “Hot Topics in Cyberlaw,” co-speaker with Jim O’Connor; Nebraska State Bar Association Technology Seminar and Exposition, May 2004
Bar & Court Admissions
- Arizona, 2010
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2000
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1998
- Iowa, 1997
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992
- United States Supreme Court, 1992
- Nebraska, 1984
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 1984
News
- Jill Robb Ackerman Appointed to Commission on Uniform State Laws
- Jill Ackerman Presented at NATA Seminar
- Jill Ackerman and Jim O'Connor Present at USLAW Conference
- Jill Robb Ackerman Publishes Article in The Practical Litigator
Seminars & Events
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- Member of the Nebraska Commission on Uniform State Laws
- Board of Directors, USLAW Network
- Nebraska State Bar Association and its House of Delegates, Executive Council Representative for the Second Supreme Court District
- American Bar Association
- 2006 Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chair
- Omaha Bar Association
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
- Fellow of the Nebraska Bar Foundation
- Robert Spire Inn of Court
- Creighton Law School Advisory Committee