Adam R. Knecht

Member

Adam Knecht concentrates his practice on both transactional and business/civil litigation. Mr. Knecht’s civil work encompasses all aspects of civil trial work, including business litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, non-competition litigation, transportation law, premises liability, and insurance defense. His civil practice includes defending catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, defending healthcare professions against medical malpractice and nursing home lawsuits, workers’ compensation defense, defense of civil rights claims, and defending the manufacturers of various products including building products and medical products. Mr. Knecht’s transactional practice involves mergers and acquisitions, general business transactions, real estate law, and securities law.

Mr. Knecht represents clients in a wide variety of litigation and appellate matters in Federal and State courts in Nevada and Utah. He has successfully defended and prosecuted cases through trial, serving as lead trial counsel in more than 20 cases generally involving complex commercial, business, premises liability, personal injury, and real estate issues. Mr. Knecht has also been recognized by Mountain States Super Lawyers® for his business litigation law practice.

Prior to law practice, Mr. Knecht had many years of business management experience in both the technology and construction industries. He also advised and provided management consulting services for various mid to large companies while working for global consulting firms Accenture and Bridge Strategy Group. Subsequent to that, Mr. Knecht was the general manager of a construction and real estate development company.

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2013
  • Utah, 2021
  • New Mexico, 2022
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2013

BS: Brigham Young University, 1998, Finance and Information Systems, Minor in Spanish

Contact

knechta@hallevans.com

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Adam

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; Corporate Law, 2024-2025
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation, 2022
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement Full Scholarship
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Legal Writing I (2010), Legal Writing II (2011), and Evidence, (2012)
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • State Bar of Utah
  • Southern Utah Bar
  • State Bar New Mexico
  • Nevada Contractors Association
  • National Association of Home Builders
Business & Community Service
  • Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America, 2000-present
  • Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 1989-present
Other Activities
  • Outside of work, Mr. Knecht enjoys spending time with his wife and children, running, boating, climbing, and hiking.
Languages
  • Spanish

Catherine A. Freeman

Member

Catherine Freeman represents businesses, public entities, and professionals in complex business litigation, employment, professional liability, and insurance defense cases.

Born and raised in Idaho, Ms. Freeman recently moved to Montana after practicing law in Idaho for the last decade. Before joining Hall & Evans, she focused on civil insurance defense at a small firm in Boise, Idaho. Prior to that, she worked as in house counsel for Ada County in the Civil Division of the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in Boise, Idaho where she represented elected officials and their employees in employment, professional liability, tort, appeals, and other cases.

In 2022, Ms. Freeman received a Service Award from the Idaho State Bar and was named Accomplished Under 40 by the Idaho Business Review. The Idaho State Bar also named her Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2018. She is an active member of several professional organizations.

Bar Admissions

  • Idaho, 2013
  • Montana, 2023
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Missoula Office
125 Bank Street
Suite 403
Missoula, MT 59802

Education

JD: University of Idaho College of Law, 2013
BA: University of Idaho, 2009, English

Contact

freemanc@hallevans.com

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Catherine

Professional Associations
  • Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section, 2013-present; Former Secretary, 2020-2022; Former Section Chair, 2022-2023; Former Anti-Discrimination Anti-Harassment Committee Chair, 2020-2023
  • Idaho Association of Defense Counsel, 2021-present
  • Idaho Women Lawyers, Former Gala Co-Chair, 2018-present
  • Defense Research Institute, 2021-present
  • American Inn of Court No. 130, Former Barrister & Team Captain, 2020-2023
  • Idaho Fourth District Bar Association’s Law Day, Former Chair, 2012-2018
  • Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 2013-2021
Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Service Award, Idaho State Bar, 2022
  • Accomplished Under 40, Idaho Business Review, 2022
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer, Idaho State Bar, 2018
Other Activities
  • Outside of work, Catie can be found playing tennis, golfing, skiing, reading, or enjoying a true crime podcast.
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • ​Co-Presenter, “Free Speech Issues for Local Governments,” Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 2020
  • Presenter, “A Guide to Social Media for the Public Employer,” American Association of Airport Executives-Northwest Chapter, 2018
  • Panelist, “Lawyering Skills,” Idaho State Bar Association New Attorney Program, 2014-2021
  • Panelist, “Warranties, Insurance and Indemnification,” Idaho Public Purchasing Association, 2019
Business & Community Service
  • Idaho State Bar Grading Volunteer, 2018-present
  • University of Idaho Alumni Association, Former President, 2016-2022

  • University of Idaho School of Law Ethics Orientation Mentor, 2017-2019

Professional Experience
  • Associate Attorney, Gjording Fouser, PLLC, Boise, ID, 2021-2023
  • Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, Boise, ID, 2013-2021

Nadia H. Patrick

Member

Nadia Patrick is a trial lawyer with experience in litigating complex cases at the state and federal levels. She focuses her practice on civil litigation with an emphasis in catastrophic casualty, transportation law (including trucking and railroad defense), employment law, and toxic tort defense. Her unique experience allows her to help employers navigate workplace accidents, regulatory inspections, personal liability investigations, and crisis management and prevention. Nadia represents Fortune 500 companies in the transportation and medical sectors, and has significant experience representing insurance clients in high-value personal injury cases.

Nadia began her career litigating cases on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor and was able to hone her skills as a litigator by trying numerous cases on behalf of the Secretary of Labor. She went on to work for the Colorado Office of the Attorney General, where she represented the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) and assisted with drafting some of the first retail marijuana regulations in the nation.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2011
  • Montana, 2016
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Texas A&M School of Law, 2010
BS: Towson University, 2005, English

Contact

patrickn@hallevans.com

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Nadia

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Transportation Law, 2025-2026
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, “Rising Star,” Transportation/Maritime, 2019
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Rhone Brackett Inn of Court
Languages
  • Urdu
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Flipping Favor: How to Turn Plaintiff’s Physicians Into Your Experts,” Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 2021

  • Presenter, “Finding False Claims – An Introduction to Qui Tam Litigation,” National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 2019

  • Presenter, “Blurry Vision: How Rheumatological Conditions Can Present as Interstitial Fibrosis in Occupational Claims,” Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 2019

  • Co-Author, “Red Light/Green Light: Ethics in the Age of ‘Legal’ Marijuana,” Hall & Evans, LLC, 2015

  • Presenter, “Where the Reefer Meets the Road: A Practical Approach to Pot Regulations,” Rhone Brackett Inn of Court, 2015

  • Presenter, “Implications of Unwarrantables in MSHA’s Pattern of Violations,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 2013

  • Presenter, “Navigating the D-Chain,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 2012

  • Presenter, “MSHA Safeguards: A Primer,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor and Mine Safety Health Administration, 2011

Ronald E. Neroda

Member

Ronald Neroda’s practice focuses on the defense of civil cases involving medical malpractice, nursing homes, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, correctional healthcare providers, asbestos and toxic torts, civil rights claims, premises liability, and employment practices.

Mr. Neroda has extensive experience representing and advising medical providers, hospitals, dentists, and nursing home and in-home care providers in complex malpractice matters. He also frequently works with clients in the retail and restaurant industries on premises liability and dram shop actions. He also represents various industries in cases that involve toxic exposure.

Mr. Neroda has successfully defended clients through all phases of litigation including trial, pretrial, mediation and arbitration. In addition to his litigation practice, he also regularly advises clients on employment practices and policies and procedures to reduce company risk.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2008
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Location

Chicago Office
121 West Wacker Drive
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601

Education

JD: John Marshall Law School, 2008, cum laude

BS: Indiana University, 2005, Business Finance

Contact

nerodar@hallevans.com

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Ronald

Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
Business & Community Service
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
  • PAWS Chicago

Jordan Brickman

Associate

Jordan Brickman centers her practice on civil litigation and insurance defense. Ms. Brickman also defends employers facing claims of employment discrimination and retaliation litigation as well as issues concerning compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and Colorado wage and hour requirements.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Brickman practiced employment law and family law at small Denver firms. While attending the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Ms. Brickman was a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and a licensed legal intern with the OU Legal Clinic, where she received the award for Distinguished Clinic Intern.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2018
BA: University of Oklahoma, 2015, Human Relations

Contact

brickmanj@hallevans.com

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Jordan