Christopher R. Hedican

Chris Hedican was named Baird Holm’s managing partner in May 2021, and has been a member of the firm’s Executive Committee since 2017. His practice focuses on defending all types of employment claims, including discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, employment torts and public policy claims. A substantial part of his practice includes non-compete, business tort, trade secret and juduciary litigation. He also regularly handles litigation involving self-funded ERISA bene􀁽t plans, fully insured bene􀁽t plans and third party administrators. Such claims involve equitable subrogation and bene􀁽t denial. He regularly defends cases in state and federal courts for 􀁽rm clients throughout the country, but particularly in the Midwest. Chris graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1990. He was conferred a Master’s of Business Administration from the John M. Olin Graduate School of Business of Washington University in St. Louis in 1990. He also received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from Creighton University in 1986. Chris was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers in the spring of 2024. The College is limited to one percent of the total lawyer population with a minimum of 15 years trial experience. It is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and is by invitation only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Since 2003, Chris has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Employment Law and Labor Law. Chris was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in 2016, 2021, 2023, and 2025 for Omaha Employment Law – Management, and in 2017 and 2024 for Omaha Labor Law – Management. He has also been named in Chambers USA (© 2013) since 2001. He is listed in Super Lawyers (© 2013) – Top Ten in Nebraska since 2010, Great Plains Super Lawyers, and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.