Rachel Berkness

Rachel Berkness is a partner at Freeburg Law, which has offices in Jackson and Cheyenne, Wyoming. She handles serious personal injury cases involving trucking and motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, and civil sexual assault claims. Her practice focuses on people who have been injured and need to pursue accountability through civil litigation. She takes on complex claims against corporations and insurers, including cases in which the extent of harm and the available evidence require sustained investigation and trial preparation.

Rachel earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy) from Temple University Beasley School of Law and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. The advanced trial advocacy degree adds focused courtroom training to her legal education. She is admitted in Wyoming and California, and her education supports the preparation, presentation, and evaluation of contested personal injury claims, including the careful development of evidence for a jury.

Rachel previously worked as a prosecutor. She now represents people harmed by serious injuries and also brings civil claims for victims of crime who seek accountability outside the criminal justice system. Her firm describes experience ranging from wrongful death cases to complex class actions. She handles matters involving truck crashes, vehicle collisions, unsafe premises, and sexual assault. Her background across prosecution and civil litigation gives her experience presenting evidence and assessing how contested claims may be heard by a jury.

Rachel emphasizes the role of juries in resolving disputes involving powerful defendants. Her practice centers on preparing cases in which injured people face corporations or insurance companies and need their claims heard on the evidence. Rachel Berkness combines trial training and prior prosecutorial experience with a focus on serious injury and civil claims for victims of crime, helping clients pursue a legal response to harm and loss.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Freeburg Law, LLC
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Wyoming State Bar

Licensed State

• California
• Wyoming

Education

• Temple University Beasley School of Law
  LL.M. — Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy
• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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