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115 Third Street S.E., Suite 500, P.O. Box 2107
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 (Linn Co.)
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(Main Office) Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., traces its origin to 1854. The firm presently includes 41 lawyers (four of whom are registered patent lawyers), legal assistants and support staff. Shuttleworth & Ingersoll is committed to economically providing high quality legal services on a timely basis. As a full service law firm, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll emphasizes the development of areas of expertise to more efficiently handle client matters, utilizing specialized training and advanced technology. Members of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll participate in a variety of professional and community endeavors. Statement of PracticeAdministrative Law, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust, Unfair Trade, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Disabilities, Education Law, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Energy, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, General Practice, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor, Land Use, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, OSHA, Partnership Law, Patents, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Tax Law, Technology and Science, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation, Zoning Law. Year Established: 1854
Firm Size: 39
Representative Clients:Abbe Center for Community Mental Health Aegon USA, Inc. Amana Society Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Barilla America, Inc. Cargill, Inc. Cedar Rapids Television Company (KCRG TV 9) Coe College Cornell College Cryovac Co., a Division of W.R. Grace Co. Diamond V. Mills, Inc. Employee Group Services, Ltd. Gazette Communications, Inc. General Growth Management, Inc. General Mills, Inc. Hunter's Specialties, Inc. Kirkwood Community College Life Investors Insurance Company of America MCI Telecommunications McLeod Telecommunication Group, Inc. Met-Coil Systems Corp. National Systems Contractors Assn. Penford Products Pfizer, Inc. PMX Industries, Inc. Quaker Oats Co. Square D Company St. Luke's Hospital St. Martin Land Company The Van Meter Company U. S. Bank, N. A. Vanguard Appraisals.
ClientsREPRESENTATIVE PATENT CLIENTS: Aegon USA, Inc. Met-Coil Systems Corp. Diamond V. Mills. Inc. PMX Industries, Inc. Swiss Valley Farms American Trencher, Inc. Iowa Precision Industries, Inc. Stamats Communications, Inc.
REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: Auto Owners Ins. CNA Insurance Co. The Doctors' Company Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. Federated Mutual Insurance Co. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co. State Auto Insurance Cos. Midwest Medical Insurance Company (MMIC) Pekin Insurance Scottsdale Insurance Company United Fire & Casualty Company Universal Underwriters Group.
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Address115 Third Street S.E., Suite 500 P.O. Box 2107 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, (Linn Co.)
PhonePhone: 319-365-9461 Fax: 319-365-8443

Websitehttp://www.shuttleworthlaw.com
V.C. Shuttleworth (1900-1965).
T.M. Ingersoll (1902-1972).
Michael O. McDermott (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1972-1990) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law; Real Estate; Probate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Michael O. McDermott
John M. Bickel (Member) born Tyler, Texas, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa and Florida. Education: University of Colorado; Cornell College (B.A., 1966); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1969). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1978-1979) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American College of Trial Lawyers (Iowa Chair, 1998-2000); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Iowa President, 1997-1998; National Board, 2000;) International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1980); Iowa Industrial Commission Advisory Committee (Member, 1988; President, 1992-1993); Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court (Emeritus Master). Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mediation; Construction Law; Communications and Media; Professional Liability; Workers' Compensation.Email: John M. Bickel
Robert D. Houghton (Member) born Red Oak, Iowa, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., with distinction, 1971). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Council Association (President, 2000); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Robert D. Houghton
Richard S. Fry (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1968); University of Iowa (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Linn County (President, 2001-2002), Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Utility Law; Insurance law; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Probate Litigation.Email: Richard S. Fry
Richard C. Garberson (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1971); Drake University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Association of Worker's Compensation Lawyers; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation.Email: Richard C. Garberson
Gary J. Streit (Member) born Sibley, Iowa, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1972); University of Iowa (J.D., 1975). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, Employee Benefits Law and Trusts and Estates; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1975. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Probate; Taxation) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law; ERISA; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Gary J. Streit
Carroll J. Reasoner (Member) born Washington, D.C., 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania; University of Iowa (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities, Financial Institutions and Transactions, and Health Care Law; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business; State Judicial Nominating Commission, 1998-2004. Member: Linn County, Sixth Judicial District (President, 1984-1988), Iowa State (Member: Board of Governors, 1985-1987, 1988-1990; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987; President, 1991-1992; Member, Sections on: Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Health Law;) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Business Law; Health Law; Law Practice Management) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Hospital Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. American Bar Foundation; Iowa Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Health Care Law.Email: Carroll J. Reasoner
Steven J. Pace (Senior Vice President) born Clarinda, Iowa, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1974); University of Iowa (J.D., 1977). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Iowa Super Lawyers. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; Linn County, Iowa State (Sections on: Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Section Chair, 2002-2004; Litigation; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law, Council, 1998-2001) and American (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy and Resources; Litigation) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Council Association; Master, Mason Ladd Inns of Court. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy; Civil Litigation; Insurance; Bankruptcy.Email: Steven J. Pace
Thomas P. Peffer (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa. Education: Bemidji State University (B.A., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1978). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Chair: Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1989-1990; Litigation Section Council, 1993-1995) and American (Member: Commercial Torts Committee; Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee) Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Thomas P. Peffer
Dennis J. McMenimen (Member) born Mason City, Iowa, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 2005, Wyoming. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1978). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law and Corporate Law; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 1990, Section Council, 1995-1999, Chairman, Real Property Committee, 1999-2000, Chairman, CLE Sub-committee 1990-1991; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, 1990, Chairman, Membership Committee, 1990-1991; Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1990, Section Council, 2000-2003; Chairman, Limited Liability Company Subcommittee, 2000-2001; UCC Subcommittee, 1990-1994, Partnership Committee, 1997-1998; Environmental Law Section, 1990-2005; Title Standards Committee, 1981-1986; Corporation and Business Law Committee, 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(20%); Commercial Law(20%); Corporate Law(30%); Agricultural Law(30%).Email: Dennis J. McMenimen
William P. Prowell (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1976); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Linn County (Member, Title Standards Committee), Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law.Email: William P. Prowell
Diane Kutzko (Member) born Bronx, New York, 1946; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Universite de Nancy, France (Certificat de Propedeutique, 1966); Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A., 1969); University of Iowa (J.D., 1981). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law and Appellate Law. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Board of Governors, 1992-1996) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1996-2001, 2005; Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, 2002-2005; Member, Commission on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts, 2007) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Iowa Society of Hospital Attorneys (President, 2001); Legal Services Corporation of Iowa (President, 1998-2002); Iowa Bar Foundation (President of Fellows, 1998-1999; Member, Board of Directors, 2002). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Health Law; Hospital Law; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law.Email: Diane Kutzko
Mark L. Zaiger (Member) born Audubon, Iowa, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin; 1983, Iowa. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Law Clerk to Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Litigation Section; Employment Section, Council Chair, 2001-2003) and American (Member, Labor & Employment Section) Bar Associations; Federal Practice Committee, Northern District of Iowa (Chair, 1997-2002, 2007); American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Law; Disabilities; Commercial Litigation.Email: Mark L. Zaiger
Douglas R. Oelschlaeger (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1978; J.D., with distinction, 1981). Law Clerk to Justice Arthur A. McGiverin, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1981-1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American (Member: Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Law Committee, Employer-Employee Relations Committee and Employee Benefits Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers, Inc.; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Professional Representative For American Property Tax Counsel; Dean Mason Ladd American Inns of Court; Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Municipal Law; Insurance; Real Estate Tax Appeals.Email: Douglas R. Oelschlaeger
Wesley B. Huisinga (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa; 1986, Nebraska. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Assistant United States Trustee, 1987. United States Trustee, Region 12, 1987-1994. Acting United States Trustee, Region 7, 1991. Member, Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Commercial and Bankruptcy; Agriculture Law), Nebraska State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Creditors Rights); American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; American League of Lobbyists. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Agricultural Law; Debtor and Creditor; Workouts.Email: Wesley B. Huisinga
Dean R. Einck (Member) born Ossian, Iowa, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1979. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America: Tax Law, 1997-2009; Trusts and Estates, 1993-2009; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2007-09; Communications Law, 2007-09. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, ISBA Board of Governors, 2006) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Communication Law Forum) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council, Inc. (President, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Communications and Media; Employee Benefits.Email: Dean R. Einck
Linda M. Kirsch (Member) born Dubuque, Iowa, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa. Education: Loras College (B.A., 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate and Title Law; International Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Business Law; International Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Securities; Real Estate; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Linda M. Kirsch
Connie Alt (Member) born Dubuque, Iowa, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk to Justice Harvey Uhlenhopp, Iowa Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Member: Linn County Bar Association (President, 2009 and 2010); American College of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board Member; President, 2006); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2007); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: Connie Alt
William S. Hochstetler (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa. Education: Eastern Mennonite University (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council (President, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law; Business Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: William S. Hochstetler
Brian D. Bergstrom (Senior Partner) born Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1996, Iowa. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1985; J.D., 1989). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions; Great Plains Super Lawyer, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2009. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Corporate Counsel) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Venture Capital and Private Equity Committee; Angel Venture Capital Subcommittee; Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Equity Finance.Email: Brian D. Bergstrom
Nancy J. Penner (Member) born Ottumwa, Iowa, 1958; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: Mount Mercy College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981); University of Iowa (M.A., 1985; J.D., with highest distinction, 1994). Order of the Coif. Registered Nurse, Iowa, 1981. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Health Law Section, Council, 1998-2001, 2003-2006, Chair, 2003-2004) and American (Member, Section on Health Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Hospital Attorneys (President, 2005-2006); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Health Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Nancy J. Penner
Kevin J. Caster (Member) born Ottumwa, Iowa, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1982); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Author: "The Future of Self Funded Health Plans," Iowa Law Review 79:2 (1994); "ERISA Preemption Overview and Updates," Defense Update: The Iowa Defense Counsel Association Newsletter XIII: 4 (Oct. 2000). Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American (Member, Construction Industry Forum; Litigation Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin J. Caster
Theresa C. Davis (Member) born Kewanee, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1995). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Past Co-Chair: Professional Development Committee, Young Lawyers Division); and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court, Dean Mason Ladd Chapter (Membership Chair); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Workers' Compensation; Employment Law.Email: Theresa C. Davis
Laurie L. Dawley (Member) born Charles City, Iowa, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1998). Articles Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1997-1998. Author: "The Continuing Debate Regarding the Lease Versus Disguised Security Interest Issue: Did the Edison Court Correctly Find a True Lease?" 24 Journal of Corporation Law 169, 1998. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Young Lawyers Division; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate and Title Law) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditor's Rights; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Laurie L. Dawley
Jennifer E. Rinden (Member) born Rock Island, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa; 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1993); Drake University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers. Law Clerk to Hon. Mark W. Bennett, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1997-1999. Member: Chicago, Linn County, Illinois State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dram Shop Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Jennifer E. Rinden
Patricia L. Hoffman-Simanek (Member) born Vinton, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: Mt. Mercy College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998) University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Recipient, Dean's Award in Legal Research. Production Editor, Journal of College & University Law, 2000-2001. Mount Mercy Alumni Certificate of Merit. Recipient of Corridor Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" Award. Appointed to Rebuild Iowa Public Health and Health Care Resource Group member. Leadership for Five Seasons. Mount Mercy College Alumni Board. Notre Dame Law Club of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City (President-2003-2005). Catherine McAuley Center for Women (Board of Directors: 2003-2009). Visiting Nurses Association of Linn County (Board Member: 2003-present). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Sections on: Employment; Health; Litigation; Young Lawyers Division, Mock Trial Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Dean Mason Ladd Chapter); Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Patricia L. Hoffman-Simanek
Marty L. Rowlet (Member) born Burlington, Iowa, 1978; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors and high distinction, 1998; J.D., with distinction, 2001). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section; Real Estate and Title Law Section; Young Lawyers Division, Services to the Elderly Committee, 2002; Membership Committee, 2003) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate; Real Estate Title; Commercial Litigation.Email: Marty L. Rowlet
Jace T. Bisgard (Member) born Emmetsburg, Iowa, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Dram Shop Liability.Email: Jace T. Bisgard
John H. Ehrhart (Partner) born Quincy, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Louis University; University of Detroit Mercy (B.A., 1967); University of Iowa (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Linn County (Member, Title Standards Committee, 1983) and Iowa State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In Re: Marriage of Pieper, 369 NW2d 439 and 48 ALR 4th 945; Recker v. Gustafson, 279 NW2d 744 (Iowa 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Civil Trial Practice; Automobile Accidents; Wrongful Deaths.Email: John H. Ehrhart
——————————Mark P.A. Hudson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2004, Nebraska; 2005, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1999); Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2003). Member: Linn County, Iowa State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation.Email: Mark P.A. Hudson
Donald L. Johnson (Associate) born Belmond, Iowa, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Accounting and Management Information Systems, with honors and distinction, 2001); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 2006). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 2001. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law and Probate Property; Trust Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property; Trust and Estate Law) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.Email: Donald L. Johnson
Brett Papendick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2004, Arkansas; 2005, Iowa; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Biology, 1996); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 2002). Journal of Dispute Resolution 2001-2002. City of Cedar Rapids Environmentally Sensitive Areas Task Force, 2008-2009. Young Leaders Society of the United Way of East Central Iowa Co-Chair, 2009. Leadership for Five Seasons, Class of 2009. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Linn County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Trademarks; Patents.Email: Brett Papendick
OF COUNSELThomas M. Collins (Of Counsel) born Rock Island, Illinois, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1952). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Co-Chair, Federal Practice Committee, Northern District of Iowa, 1981-1988. Member, State of Iowa Board of Regents, 1993-1996. Member, Iowa Law School Foundation Board. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Iowa Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Thomas M. Collins
William R. Shuttleworth (Of Counsel) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1926; admitted to bar, 1953, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1949; M.A., 1951); Yale University (LL.B., 1953). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: College and University Law; Condominium Law; Real Estate; Probate.Email: William R. Shuttleworth
SPECIAL COUNSELJames C. Nemmers (Special Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Iowa; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1952); University of Iowa (J.D., cum laude, 1957). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law. Lecturer, Patent and Intellectual Property Law, College of Law, University of Iowa, 1964-1990. Member: Linn County (President, 1993-1994), Iowa State (Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1984-1985). [1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army 1952-1954]. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property.Email: James C. Nemmers
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