About
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (top 1%) Past President, Iowa State Bar Association Past President, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (250) Past V.P., Iowa Association for Justice (f.k.a. Iowa Trial Lawyers) Founding Board of Directors, American Academy of ADR Lawyers Past Chair, Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission Past has club, Iowa Supreme Court Nominating Commission Top Great Plains SuperLawyers (top 5%) Board of Directors, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Board of Directors, Iowa Law School Foundation AVVO score 10/10
Location
Legal Issues
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Insurance Defense
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Workers Compensation
- Car Accidents
- General Civil
- Insurance Bad Faith
Costs
Certificates
No Certifications
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa
Since 1978
8th Circuit
Experience
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
American College of Trial Lawyers
American Acedemy of ADR Lawyers
Iowa Defense Counsel Association board of directors
American College of Barristers
Litigation Counsel of America
Lfe Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation
Top Great Plains Lawyers, SuperLawyers
AVVO 10/10
Efense Research and Trial Lawyers Association
Educations
University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. Graduation year: 1978
University of Iowa
B.A. | Political scienceGraduation year: 1975
