Practice Emphasis:
Trent’s trial practice encompasses resolving business disputes in proceedings before juries, judges, administrative agencies, mediators, arbitrators, referees and receivers. His experience includes representing parties in disputes involving the following substantive areas: administrative rules, banking, bankruptcy, bonds, business torts, complex commercial transactions, contracts, construction issues, corporations, covenants not to compete, creditor’s rights, energy (including rate cases), eminent domain, financial instruments, financial services, FINRA, franchising, guaranteed investment contracts, intellectual property, limited liability companies, negotiable instruments, partnerships, patents, probate, professional standards, professional licensing, real estate development and sales, securities, software licensing and royalties, tax, trademarks, trade secrets, trusts and estates and wills.
Admitted to Practice:
Nebraska
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Supreme Court
Other Experience/Achievements:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Listed: Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law), 2013-present
- Named: Best Lawyers in America® 2015 Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year for Omaha
- Named: Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year for Omaha
- Listed: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing) (Commercial Litigation) (2007-present)
- Listed: Great Plains Super Lawyers (Business Litigation) (2011-present)
- Listed: Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys (2011-present)
- Named: Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2017 Local Litigation Star
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- Member, Leadership Omaha, Class 30 (2007-2008)
- Recipient, Omaha's 40 Under 40 Award, 2004
- Governing Member, Omaha Symphony, 2006- Present
- Law Clerk to Justice David Lanphier, Supreme Court of Nebraska, 1995-1996
- Recipient, Spirit of Creighton Award
- Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1994-1995
- Alpha Sigma Nu
