Brian E. Jorde
About
“I don’t like bullies or those that think because they have more money or connections or lobbyists they can take advantage of others, that is why I became a trial lawyer – to level the playing field everywhere possible one case at a time.”
Jorde has won and settled multi-million dollar cases and has won law changing appeals relating to constitutional and other legal challenges for clients. Practicing in state and federal courts across the country Brian feels most at home in the courtroom.
"The possibility of trial is the only thing that seems to sober up huge corporations and insurance companies and if they think you are afraid to try a case or don’t know what you are doing, your client will not get the outcome they deserve" - Brian Jorde
Often in the news and on television for protecting his clients rights and never afraid to take on the toughest cases. Work for the last many years has included representing landowners opposed to eminent domain for private gain and protecting their family interests related to the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline.
Jorde also brings extensive business experience in real estate development, land issues, and personal entrepreneurship, to Domina Law Group. Jorde was raised in Wayne and Omaha, NE. His undergraduate degree in Philosophy is from Vanderbilt University, and his law school education was at Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI.
Prior to joining Domina Law Group, he worked for several years in complex commercial real estate areas. His work included notable projects, including negotiations for sale of property now used for the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR. Other major projects included property acquisitions complimentary to the Ambassador Bridge, providing the official NAFTA connection between the U.S. and Canada. He was also involved in environmental issues affecting real estate, and successfully completed a rare orphan oil well cleanup project in Michigan without costs to his clients.
“I am fortunate to love what I do. Does it come at a cost, yes. Does it mean late nights, weekends, and holidays working on legal problems, yes. But righting wrongs and winning never gets old.”
Brian Jorde In The News
Brian Jorde has been interviewed hundreds of times by local, state, national, and international news media for his work on high profile legal challenges and for his legal perspectives on current events. Whether it is on ABC World News Tonight discussing wrongful death by Police use of excessive force or battling oil industry lobbyists over the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline on Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s Evening News, Brian Jorde can be seen advocating not only for his clients, but also for all affected by injustice.
Recent News:
- Attorneys differ on interpretation of common carrier law in Summit case - North Dakota Monitor
- South Dakota Supreme Court Sides with Domina Law Group, Rules Against Carbon Pipeline Company
- Brian Jorde, Iowa Landowners Prepare for Summit Carbon Pipeline Permit Challenges
- Brian Jorde Argues Before ND Supreme Court Over Pipeline Survey Access Law
- Brian Jorde Profiled for His Unprecedented Success Against Major Pipeline Companies
- Navigator cancels proposed Midwestern CO2 pipeline, citing 'unpredictable' regulatory processes
- Navigator kills its $3.5B carbon capture pipeline across Iowa, South Dakota, other states
- Planning Commission to look at 'racino' application Tuesday
- Brian Jorde Comments on Land Acquisition Concerns for Proposed Carbon Pipeline
- Bold Nebraska to hold meetings for landowners, communities in areas of proposed carbon pipeline
- Brian Jorde Comments on Proposed Carbon Pipeline’s Impact on Indigenous Communities
- North Platte Mayor Breaks Tie to Clear Way for Horse Race Track and Casino
- North Platte Planning Commission gives support to conditional use permit for proposed horse track
- Domina Law Group Forges Ahead with TCE Exposure Investigation
- Keystone XL Pipeline Terminated, Lawsuits Continue
- Read the Court Order for Our Trial Victory Blocking Permit for Proposed Poultry Farm Near Raymond Central School
- Brian Jorde Represents Lancaster County Residents in Debate Over Proposed Poultry Farm
- Attorney Brian Jorde Interviewed About TC Energy’s Bid for Keystone XL Land Rights Despite Federal Block
- Nebraska Landowner Litigation Prompts Biden Administration to End Keystone XL Pipeline
- MinnLawyer Profiles Brian Jorde’s Case Over Prince’s Contested Will
- National Geographic Quotes Attorney Brian Jorde on Keystone XL Pipeline & What Comes Next
- Nebraska Landowner Litigation Prompts Biden Administration to End Keystone XL Pipeline
- Estate of Alicia Rea v. City of Omaha, State of Nebraska Department of Roads et al. Four years after the accident, the City of Omaha, State of Nebraska, and the Rea Family agreed to settle the case. Brian Jorde, the attorney for the Rea family, negotiated a $20,000 payment from the state and a $280,000 payment from the City of Omaha. As a part of the settlement, the city of Omaha agreed to new training programs for city highway maintenance employees, new retrofitting regulations, and procedures to avoid future accidents like the one involving Alicia Rea. Read the Press Release or Watch the Video
- Brian Jorde Helps Wisconsin Landowners Fight Proposed Enbridge Pipeline
- Domina Law’s Keystone XL Pipeline Appeals to Create More Obstacles for TC Energy
- Domina Law Addresses Challenges in Settling Estate of Musician Prince
- What Do We Know About the Rare Permit for the Keystone Pipeline?
- Will the Recent Oil Spill Put an End To the Keystone XL Pipeline Expansion?
- 9,000 Oil Barrels Leaked from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline
- TransCanada has filed its second round of eminent domain cases. Their first attempt was in 2015 but following multiple lawsuits brought by Domina Law, TransCanada abandoned every one of their condemnation lawsuits against all Nebraskans. Now, TransCanada is at it again.
- Domina Law Calls on Nebraska Supreme Court to Reconsider Keystone XL Pipeline Ruling
- Watch Brian Jorde Discuss the Recent Keystone XL Nebraska Supreme Court decision
- Judge to Decide Whether Omaha Police Had Duty to Protect 'Cops' Sound Tech Killed by Officers
- Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Keystone XL Pipeline Case
- Landowners Discuss Keystone XL Pipeline - Marketplace Report
- Brian Jorde Interviewed by KMTV 3 News Now on Proposed Midwest Carbon Express Pipeline
- AGweek Covers Brian Jorde’s Upcoming Carbon Pipeline Meeting with North Dakota Landowners
- More Recent News
Areas of Practice
- Trial Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury & Products Liability for Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
- Agriculture Law-Litigation
- Trucking Collisions; Catastrophic Truck Injuries
- Will and Trust Dispute Trials
Watch and Listen to Brian Jorde's Recent State & Federal Oral Arguments
Carbon Transport v. Malloy, et al.
Rodriguez v. Catholic Health Initiatives
TransCanada v Antelope Appeal
Landowners v TransCanada Pipeline Co.
Rodriguez v. Catholic Health Initiatives, et al
Brian Jorde's Oral Argument in Sexual Assault Case
- Hear Brian Jorde's arguments in a case against American Family Insurance Company involving the sexual assault of a minor child.
- Watch the Oral Argument (Nebraska Supreme Court)
In re-Estate of Sheen
- Domina Law Group Clients, three Trustees of a Family Trust, requested permission to sell 640 acres of farm and pasture ground and to distribute the cash proceeds to the three beneficiary siblings that have been in litigation against each other for twenty years in attempt to end the fighting. Two Beneficiaries objected and requested the Court distribute the land in undivided interests. Decision on Appeal is pending.
- Watch the Oral Argument (Nebraska Court of Appeals)
Scott v. ABC Native American Consulting
- Read the Court of Appeals' Decision Here
- Scott v. ABC Native American Consulting (Nebraska Court of Appeals)
Trial Experience
Mr. Jorde has tried cases to verdict and judgment to juries and to the bench in State and Federal Courts.
Some of Mr. Jorde’s trial experience includes the following types of cases:
- 1st Amendment – Free Speech
- Bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding – Fraudulent Transfers
- Breach of Contract
- Commercial Vehicle & Pedestrian Accidents
- Condemnation
- Constitutional Challenges
- Construction Defects
- Conversion
- Criminal
- Crop Loss – Herbicide Damage
- Estate & Trust Administration Disputes
- Invasion of Privacy
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle - Pedestrian Accidents
- Nuisance – Noise and Smell
- Property & Land Disputes
- Will Contest & Trust Contest - Undue Influence, Mental Capacity, Duress, Fraud
- Wrongful Death – Numerous, including Product Liability and Deadly Force by Police
Upcoming Trials
- Family Business Dispute
- Medical Malpractice leading to Wrongful Death
- Wrongful Death – Car/Truck Accident
- Wrongful Death – Car Accident
- Wrongful Death – Excessive Use of Force by Police
- Wrongful Death – Hospital failure to transfer psychotic person to Police
- Product Liability leading to Wrongful Death & Personal Injury
- Will Contest over $50 million
- Eminent Domain – 70 separate cases
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Wisconsin
Education
- Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
- College International de Cannes, France
