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2007 First Avenue SE, P.O. Box 2804
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-2804 (Linn Co.)
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(Main Office) Bradley & Riley PC was founded in 1981 and has enjoyed significant growth since then, including opening an office in Iowa City in 2003. Our attorneys provide the highest quality legal services to clients throughout Iowa and beyond, and we are positioned to handle legal services at both ends of the Cedar Rapids - Iowa City technology corridor. To provide experienced advice to all clients, a senior attorney generally will evaluate the client's situation, decide which attorneys with specialized knowledge should be consulted, delegate portions of the work to promote cost efficiency, and supervise and coordinate the efforts of the attorneys working on the project to reach a prompt and thorough conclusion. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Administrative, Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Condominiums, Construction, Copyright, Corporate, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, General Business, Government, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property Labor and Employment Relations, Land Use, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Bonds, Non-Profit, Pension and Profit Sharing, Personal Injury, Probate, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trademark and Trust Law. Year Established: 1981
Firm Size: 29
Representative Clients:Ahrens Concrete Company
Alliant Energy
APAC Customer Services, Inc.
Arlington Development, Inc.
Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc.
Bjornsen Investment Company
Blackford Farms, Inc.
Cardiologists, P.C.
Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company
Cellular Engineering Technologies, Inc.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Collins Community Credit Union
Commercial Federal Bank
The Dexter Company
ESCO Electric Company
Fastek International, Ltd.
Heartland Hotel Corp.
High Development Corp.
Highway Equipment Company
Hills Bank and Trust Company
Intuit, Inc.
Iowa Eye Center, P.C.
Iowa First Capital Fund, LP
Iowa Glass Depot, Inc.
Iowa Land and Building Co.
Investamerica Investment Advisors, Inc.
King's Material, Inc.
Kirkwood Community College
Knutson Construction Services Midwest, Inc.
K's Merchandise
Lewis & Clark Private Equities, L.P.
Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc.
Linn Area Credit Union
Linn County OB-GYN, P.C.
Manpower Inc. of Cedar Rapids
Master Builders of Iowa (AGC Building Chapter of Iowa)
Maxwell Construction, Inc.
McLeodUSA Incorporated
Merit Construction Company
MidAmerica Housing Partnership
Millhiser-Smith Insurance Agency, Inc.
Miron Construction Co., Inc.
MorAmerica Capital Corporation
Mount Mercy College
National Computer Systems, Inc.
Nations Financial Group, Inc.
Physicians Clinics of Iowa
Prime Ventures Development Inc.
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Telecommunications Income Fund, L.P.
United Fire & Casualty Co.
United Life Insurance Co.
University of Iowa Foundation
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wholesale Feeds, Inc.
Worley Warehousing, Inc.
Woodward Communications, Inc.
Yellow Book. References: US Bank
Collins Community Credit Union.
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Address2007 First Avenue SE P.O. Box 2804
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2804, (Linn Co.)
PhonePhone: 319-363-0101
Fax: 319-363-9824
Website
http://www.bradleyriley.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesIowa City, Iowa: One South Gilbert Street 52240-3914. Telephone: 319-466-1511. Fax: 319-358-5560.
F. James Bradley (Shareholder) born Bancroft, Iowa, May 7, 1927; admitted to bar, 1950, Iowa. Education: Loras College and University of Iowa (B.A., 1948); University of Iowa (J.D., 1950). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1950. Recipient: Iowa Bar Association Award of Merit, 1983; Community Service Award, 2004. Member: Iowa Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1965-1971; District Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1964-1971; Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Council, 1975-1976. Member, Iowa Client Security and Attorney Disciplinary Commission, 1986-1995; Chairman, 1995. Member: Linn County (President, 1967-1968; Member, Board of Governors, 1968-1970, 1984-1985), Iowa State (Member: Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law, 1963-1974; Board of Governors, 1972-1974; Vice President, 1974-1975; President-Elect, 1975-1976; President, 1976-1977; Member, 1995-1997 and Chairman, 1977-1984, Scope and Correlation Committee) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1988) Bar Associations. Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: F. James Bradley
Byron G. Riley (Shareholder) born Burlington, Iowa, December 7, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.C., 1952; J.D., with distinction, 1957). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1956-1957. Member: Linn County (President, 1990-1991), Iowa State (President, Junior Bar Section, 1964-1965; Chairman, Special Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1974-1976; Member, Committee on Corporation and Business Law, 1979-1983; Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1988; Member: Probate, Property and Trust Law Section, 1990; Corporate Counsel Section, 1990-1997) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Wills; Corporation and Business Law; Family Business Successions; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Byron G. Riley
Michael K. Denney (Shareholder) born Leavenworth, Kansas, October 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa, Kansas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1970; J.D. with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: Moot Court Board, 1971-1972; Board of Governors, Kansas Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Linn County (Secretary, 1987-1989), Iowa State (Member, Bar Economics and Law Operations Committee, 1981-1989; Chairman, 1986-1989; Member, Corporations and Business Law Committee, 1989-1990; Member, Council of Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1990-1993), Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Michael K. Denney
Patrick M. Courtney (Shareholder) born Fort Dodge, Iowa, August 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1982, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1971); Creighton University (J.D., 1974); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia, 1981. Staff Attorney, Office of Associate Chief Counsel, Technical, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1976-1982. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Council Member, Section on Taxation, 1982-1992) and American Bar Associations; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporation and Business Law; Wills, Estate and Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Patrick M. Courtney
Donald G. Thompson (Shareholder) born Grand Island, Nebraska, July 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1983, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1971; J.D., with distinction, 1976). Order of the Coif. Member, 1974-1975 and Competition Supervisor, 1975-1976, Allen Moot Court Board. Faculty Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Mid-America Regional, 1984-1985, 1988-1991, 1994; Pacific Regional, 1990-1991; Southern California Regional, 1991; Deposition Program, Denver, 1990, 1992; Drake Legal Services Program, 2003. Past President, Dean Mason L. Ladd Inn of Court, 1991-1992. Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State (Chair, Federal Practice Committee, 1991-1995; Litigation Section Council, 1996-1999; Law Practice Management Section Council, 2000-2003), Nebraska State and American (Construction Industry Forum-Iowa Casenotes Editor of Construct, 2001; Dispute Resolution, Law Practice Management, and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Knutson Const. Services Midwest, Inc. v. Board of Regents, 2009 WL 776528 (Iowa App. Mar 26, 2009); City of Coralville v. Faulkner USA, Inc. 2006 WL 3735644 (S.D. Iowa 2006); United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance Corp., 690 N.W.2d 700 (Iowa App. 2004); Thompson V. Mary Greeley Medical Center, 666 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa App. 2003); EnvironGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002); Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 338 (Iowa 1994) Rail Inter modal Specialists, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corporation, 103 F.2d 627 (8th Cir. 1996). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Construction and Design Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Donald G. Thompson
Kelly R. Baier (Shareholder) born Creston, Iowa, February 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa and District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., with distinction, 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1978; M.A., Economics, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Law, 2002, and College of Business, 1994-1995, University of Iowa. Author: "Whistle Blower Protections for the At Will Employee," 2007; "Dealing with Claims of Sexual Harassment," 2006; "Issues in the Evolving Use of Arbitration Agreements by Employers," 2005; "Settlement and Mediation of Employment Law Claims," 2003; "Dealing with FMLA, ADA and Workers Compensation Benefits," 2002; "Wrongful Termination in Retaliation for Seeking Worker's Compensation Benefits," 1999; "Terminating Employees in Light of the FMLA and the ADA: Protecting Your Business From Lawsuits and Substandard Work Performance," 1998; "Employment and Labor Law in Iowa," 1998; "Employment Trade Secret Litigation," 1998; "Employment and Labor Law in Iowa," 1996; "Preventing and Defending Sexual Harassment Claims in Iowa," 1996; "Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims," 1995; "Practical Evolution of the American With Disabilities Act in Iowa," 1995; "Discharge and Documentation in Iowa," 1995; "A Hands on Approach to Labor and Employment Law in Iowa," 1995. Member: Linn County (Member, Board of Governors, 1992-1993, 2001-2004; President, 2002-2003), Iowa State (Member, Labor Law Committee, 1984-1990; Labor and Employment Law Section, 1990; Labor and Employment Law Council, 1990-1993, 1996-1999) and American Bar Associations; Labor and Employment Relations Association. Practice Areas: Discrimination and Civil Rights Law; Labor and Employment Law; Civil Trials.Email: Kelly R. Baier
Gregory J. Seyfer (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Linn County (Member, Title Standards Committee, 1984), Iowa State (Member: Title Standards Committee, 1988; Young Lawyers Section, Real Estate Practice Manual, 1989 and 1990; Real Property Committee, 1991-1996 and 2000-2002) and American (Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking and Credit Union Law.Email: Gregory J. Seyfer
Dean A. Spina (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., honors with High Distinction, 1975; J.D., High Distinction, 1981). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, U.S. Judge Harold D. Vietor, Southern District of Iowa, 1981-1983. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Government Practice Section Council) and American (Member: State and Local Government Law Section; Forum on Affordable Housing); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Transactions; Affordable Housing; Zoning; Property Tax; Local Government Law; Private Activity Bonds; Charitable Organizations Law.Email: Dean A. Spina
Joseph E. Schmall (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa, September 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loras College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., with High Distinction, 1984). Phi Delta Phi (Historian, 1983-1984). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Council Member: Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, 2004-2007; Real Estate Law Section, 2006-2008; Member: Professionalism Committee, 1998-2002; Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1999-2008; Business Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business; Real Estate) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Pension Plans; Employee Benefits; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Joseph E. Schmall
Bradley G. Hart (Shareholder) born Burlington, Iowa, November 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1990, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1978); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of Lytae. Recipient: Community Trustee Award, Leadership for Five Seasons Program, 2009; Distinguished Leadership Award, National Association for Community Leadership, 1997. Chair, Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 2009-2010. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Corporate Counsel and Business Law Sections) and American (Member: Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation and Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions of Business.Email: Bradley G. Hart
William J. Neppl (Shareholder) born Carroll, Iowa, November 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1973); University of Iowa (M.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Administrative Assistant to City Manager, Iowa City, Iowa, 1974-1975. Author: "Comparisons of Partnerships, S and C Corporations, and Limited Liability Companies" as published in LLCs: Advising Small Business Start-Ups and Larger Companies in Iowa, by Lorman Education Services (2005); "Letters of Intent" as published in Current Land Development Issues in Iowa, by Lorman Education Services (2005); "Limited Liability Companies in Iowa - Practical Operating Procedures" as published in Limited Liability Companies in Iowa, by National Business Institute, Inc. (2002); "Entity Choice & Estate Planning" as published in the Iowa State Bar Association Probate and Trust Law Section Seminar (October 1999). Member: Linn County (Member, Linn County Title Standards Committee, 1981), Iowa State (Member, Iowa State Title Standards Committee, 1987-1990, 1998-2001; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Probate and Trust Law; Real Estate and Title Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Probate; Trust; Taxation) Bar Associations; Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council (Officer and Board of Directors, 1990-1994); Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Real Estate Law; Municipal Law; Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probate Law.Email: William J. Neppl
William T. McCartan (Shareholder) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1991. Member: Linn County (Member, Board of Governors, 1999-2001), Iowa State (Member, Business Law Section Council and Securities Regulation Subcommittee; Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1995-1997), Illinois State and American (Member: Litigation Section; Subcommittee on Securities Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities Litigation.Email: William T. McCartan
Maureen G. Kenney (Shareholder) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: St. Mary's College (B.S., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Tax, Business Law and Probate) and American (Member, Sections on: Tax, Real Property; Probate and Trust; Business Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: Maureen G. Kenney
Vernon P. Squires (Shareholder) born Evanston, Illinois, March 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Institute for European Studies, Vienna, Austria (1984); Williams College (B.A., 1986); University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court, 1995-1997. Contributing Author: "Iowa FMLA Update," 2007; "Conducting a Thorough Investigation: Getting to the Truth, Protecting Privacy Rights, and Documentation Tips," 2007; "Steps You Should Take to Eliminate Harassment at Work and How to Respond to Complaints," 2007; "Adhering to the Family and Medical Leave Act," 2006; "Eliminating Workplace Harassment and the Hostile Work Environment," 2006; "Employee Privacy in the Workplace," 2006; "Plugging the Dam: Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave Under the FMLA," 2006; "After Burlington Northern: Will Every Discrimination Claim Now Pull a Retaliation Caboose?" 2006; "Preventing Lawsuits for Wrongful Termination," 2005; "Safeguarding Against Sexual Harassment," 2005; "The Ultimate Right to Fire," 2005; "Iowa FMLA Update," 2005. Employee Privacy in the Workplace," 2005; "Negligence in the Workplace," 2004-2005; "Sexual Harassment: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities," 2003; "Everything You Need to Know About Employee Departure Issues, Including RIF's, Severance Agreements, Non-Competes and Non-Disclosures," 2003; "Current Exemptions under the FLSA," 2003; "Sex, Race and Other Harassment in the Workplace," 2003; "Recent ADA Developments in Reasonable Accommodation," 2003; "Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property Protection," 2002; "Employee Leave Issues," 2002; "Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition," 2002; "Hiring Issues in Iowa," 2002; "Employee Leave Rights Under State and Federal Law," 2001; "Corporate Trade Secret Protection in Iowa," 2001; "Family and Medical Leave Act in Iowa," 2001; "Circuit City adds Power to Employment Arbitration Agreements," 2001. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Vernon P. Squires
Timothy J. Hill (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1998, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Rules and Procedures for Federal Court Success," National Business Institute (Winter 2007, Spring 2009); "Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Iowa," National Business Institute (Spring 2007, Fall 2009); "Insurance Coverage Litigation," National Business Institute (Fall 2006); "Evaluating and Litigating Iowa Insurance Coverage Disputes," National Business Institute (2005); "Succeeding in Federal Court," National Business Institute (2005). Attendee, National Trial Advocacy Skills Program presented by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member: Chicago, Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Federal Practice Committee; Annual Meeting Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance.Email: Timothy J. Hill
Paul D. Burns (Shareholder) born Waterloo, Iowa, March 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 78, 1992-1993. Law Clerk to the Hon. Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa, 1993-1995. Contributor, Iowa Section, 50 State Survey of Payment Provisions in Construction Contacts, ABA Construction Lawyer Journal, Vol. 24 No. 4 (2004). Author: "Construction Contracting and Change Orders," Lorman Education Services (2004); "Overview of Mechanic's Lien Law in Iowa," Lorman Education Services (2003); "Licensing Issues in Design-Build," Lorman Education Services (2002); "Iowa Public Bidding Law," Lorman Education Services (2002); "Iowa Code Chapter 573" (Public Contracting), Lorman Education Services (2002); "State and Federal MBE/DBE Requirements," Lorman Education Services (2001). Co-Author, "Computer Law" chapter in the Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003). Speaker, "Spoilation of Evidence: What Every Defense Lawyer Needs to Know," Iowa Defense Counsel Association Seminar (2005). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Chair, Federal Practice Committee, 2006-2007; Past Chair, e-Commerce Section Council) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court. (Resident, Iowa City Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul D. Burns
Michael J. Pugh (Shareholder) born Pomona, California, July 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1987); Indiana University (J.D., 1991). Co-Author: "Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Iowa,: 2001; "Limited Liability Companies in Iowa," 2002; "Iowa Land Use," 2003; "Zoning and Land Use in Iowa," 2004; "Current Land Development Issues in Iowa," 2005, 2006; "Mastering Land Use Planning & Process," 2006; "Land Development in Iowa," 2007. President, Greater Iowa City Area Homebuilder's Association, 2005. Adjunct Lecturer, University of Iowa College of Business 2004-2005. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1991-1994. Member: Johnson County (Co-Chair, Title Standards/Real Estate Committee, 1999), Iowa State (Council Member, Business Law Section Council, 2003-2005; Member: Limited Liability Companies Subcommittee; Sections on: Real Estate and Title Law; Probate and Trust Law) and American (Member: Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations Committee; Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; Urban Land Institute; Community Associations Institute. (Resident, Iowa City Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Business Law; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Construction Law.Email: Michael J. Pugh
Janice J. Kerkove (Shareholder) born Sigourney, Iowa, January 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Indiana Wesleyan University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1995); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Author: "Probate and Trust Law," chapter of the Iowa Legal Research Guide, 2003. Co-Chair, Iowa's 48th Annual Spring Tax Institute, 2003. Co-Editor, Iowa State Bar Association Probate Manual, 2006 and 2009 Editions. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section; Section Council, 2004-2010; Secretary, 2004-2005; Chair, 2007-2008; Chair, Probate Manual Committee; Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council (Board Member, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: Wills; Estate Planning; Probate; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Janice J. Kerkove
Nancy A. Wood (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2005, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State, Nebraska State (Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Iowa City Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Labor Relations.Email: Nancy A. Wood
Shannon P. Thompson (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, February 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1996; J.D., with distinction, 1999). Author: "Document Retention Policies" as published in Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Iowa; "Condominiums" as published in Advanced Zoning and Land Use in Iowa, by Lorman Business Center (2005). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Agricultural Law; Business; Real Estate & Title Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law; Business) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Securities Law.Email: Shannon P. Thompson
Kevin C. Papp (Shareholder) born Columbus, Ohio, March 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of San Diego (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1998).. Law Clerk: Hon. Van D. Zimmer, Iowa Court of Appeals, Jan-Aug 1999; Hon. Louis A. Lavorato, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, 1999-2001; Jeffrey Axelrad, United States Department of Justice. Author: "Environmental Constitutional Protection, Human Rights, and the Eighth Draft of the Temporary Constitution for the Palestinian National Authority in the Transitional Period," Transnat'l L. and Contemp. Probs. 529, 1997. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Law Technology Committee; Litigation Section; Council, Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section; Council, E-Commerce Section) and American (Member, Appellate Practice Committee, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee and Commercial & Business Litigation Committee, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Appellate Practice.Email: Kevin C. Papp
Laura C. Mueller (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2002, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1994); The University of Iowa (M.A., 1995; J.D., with distinction, 1998). Member: Linn County (Member, Board of Governors), Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights Law; Civil Litigation; Immigration Law.Email: Laura C. Mueller
Kimberly H. Blankenship (Shareholder) born Wyoming, Iowa, October 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with highest distinction, 1998; J.D., 2001). Attendee, National Trial Advocacy Skills Program presented by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations. American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kimberly H. Blankenship
——————————Joseph W. Younker (Associate) born Decatur, Indiana, October 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 2001); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2005). Author: "Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements" and "The Use of Limited Liability Companies in Real Estate Transactions," 2007. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Estate and Title Law; Environmental and Natural Resources; Corporate Counsel); American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environment, Energy and Resources; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. (Resident, Iowa City Office). Practice Areas: General Practice; Real Estate; Business Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Joseph W. Younker
Jessica A. Doro (Associate) born Livonia, Michigan, March 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State and American (Member, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Jessica A. Doro
Jeremy B. P. Hagan (Associate) born Toronto, Canada, July 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2008, Iowa. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with distinction, 1999); University of Illinois (M.B.A., 2003; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Iowa City Office). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Jeremy B. P. Hagan
Natalie K. Ditmars (Associate) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S, with distinction, 2002); University of Iowa Law School (J.D., with distinction, 2005). Member: Linn County (Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2007), Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Natalie K. Ditmars
Adam S. Tarr (Associate) born Osceola, Iowa, 1973; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.A., 1999); Washington State University (M.A., highest distinction, 2001); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation; Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.
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