Jill Gradwohl Schroeder
Ms. Schroeder focuses her practice in workers' compensation and coordination of benefits with Medicare. Her litigation and appellate experience as a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Nebraska serves as valuable background for effective representation of our clients.
She advises private businesses and governmental entities on claims arising under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. She has a special interest in evaluating and responding to potential obligations of employers, insurers,and injured parties when Medicare may have an interest in the claim. She also is closely monitoring developments with the new Mandatory Insurer Reporting requirements.
Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1984
Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas A & M University, 1981
Admitted to practice in: State of Nebraska; United States District Court, District of Nebraska; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
Invited speaker on various topics arising under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act as well as its interaction with evolving developments in Medicare's efforts to recover money from primary payers under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
Professional Affiliations
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American Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Committee
- Defense Research Institute
- Lincoln Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Nebraska State Bar Association: Workers' Compensation Section, Executive Board 1993-1999
- National Alliance of Medicare Set Aside Professionals, Secretary of Board of Directors
Special Distinctions
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Robert Van Pelt American Inns of Court, Master of the Bar, 1996-2005; President, 2003-2004
- Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, 2008 to present
- Leadership Lincoln Fellows Program 2003-2004; Board of Directors 2005-2009
- Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- State of Nebraska Assistant Attorney General, 1984-1988
- Allen Moot Court Board, 1982-1984, Chair, 1983-1984
- Order of the Barristers (National Oral Advocacy Honorary)
- Co-author with Walter E.Zink II,"Evaluating the Interplay among FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation Statutes Isn't Child's Play," 66 Defense Counsel Journal 79-100 (January 1999). For this article, Ms. Schroeder and Mr. Zink were recipients of the George W. Yancey Memorial Award from the International Association of Defense Counsel for the most outstanding contribution to the Defense Counsel Journal in 1999.
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