Profile
Jill Robb Ackerman represents individuals and businesses in complex business litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration proceedings, corporate disputes, negligence actions, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, technology and Title IX. She is a speaker on the protection of the attorney-client privilege, cyber security, electronic discovery, the protection of trademarks and trade secrets and Title IX.
Jill is listed in Great Plains Super Lawyers (Top List), Benchmark Litigation, and in Chambers USA for her work in intellectual property litigation and business litigation. She has been recognized on the Top 10 Super Lawyers List in 2012-2013, and 2016-2019. She has been recognized in the Top 250 Women in Litigation (© Benchmark Litigation). Since 2003, Jill has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®. Jill was recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023 for Omaha Copyright Law and in 2013, 2015, 2022, and 2023 for Omaha Litigation – Intellectual Property.
In 2012, Jill was appointed by Governor Dave Heineman as a Commissioner for the Commission on Uniform State Laws and served for two years. In addition, she served as President of the Nebraska State Bar Association, is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Executive Council and is a former member of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s House of Delegates. She also chaired its Judiciary Committee for two years. Jill is a member of the American Bar Association, its Litigation Section, Committee on Intellectual Property Litigation, and Business Law Section. She is the former Chairperson of the Federal Practice Committee, and has served on the Federal Advisory Committee for the Eighth Circuit. Additionally, Jill is a Fellow of the Nebraska Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. She is also a charter member of the Robert Spire Inn of Court and taught Trial Advocacy at Creighton University School of Law.
Jill 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.
Areas of Practice
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1984
- Northern Arizona University, B.S., Education, magna cum laude, 1976
Bar & Court Admissions
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000
- United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 2000
- United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1998
- Iowa, 1997
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992
- United States Supreme Court, 1992
- Nebraska, 1984
- United States District Court, District of Nebraska, 1984
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Nebraska Bar Association, Past President
- Former NSBA Executive Council Representative for the Second Supreme Court District and current member of the NSBA Executive Council
- American Bar Association
- 2006 Nebraska State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chair
- Omaha Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- American Bar Association Foundation, Fellow
- Robert Spire Inn of Court, Former Member
- Creighton Law School Advisory Committee, Former Member
- Commission on Uniform State Laws, Former Nebraska Commissioner
- USLAW, Former Treasurer, Executive Committee, Board of Directors
Selected Recent Publications
- “Health, the Vitality to Live Well,” The Nebraska Lawyers President’s Page, May/June 2020
Recent Speaking Engagements
- “Biometric Law Update,” Baird Holm Technology and Data Protection Forum, 2021
- “Public Employer Liability for the Actions of Third-Party Actors,” Nebraska Counsel of School Attorneys, April 2021
- “Should You Consider a Document Hold as Part of you Instant Response Plan?” Baird Holm Technology and Data Protection Forum, 2018
