MEMBERS
Darrel A. Morf (Member) born Fredericksburg, Iowa, December 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1966; J.D., with high distinction, 1969). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Special Projects Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1968-1969. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk, Hon. Donald P. Lay, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1969-1970. Lecturer, Estate Planning, University of Iowa College of Law, 1973-1991. Member: Linn County (President, 1998-1999), Iowa State (Board of Governors, 1999-2002; Member, Special Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law, 1977-1988; Council Member, Probate and Trust Law Section 1990-1991 and 1995-1998) and American (Member: Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Committee on D-8 Federal Death Tax Problems of Estates and Trusts, 1985-1987) Bar Associations. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Darrel A. Morf
James E. Shipman (Member) born Shell Rock, Iowa, October 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy (B.S., 1967); Loyola University (J.D., 1970). Alpha Sigma Nu. Jesuit Honor Society. Executive Editor, Loyola University Law Journal, 1969-1970. Captain, National Moot Court Team, 1968-1970. American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate Member); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Association of Defense Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Licensing; Personal Injury.Email: James E. Shipman
Stephen J. Holtman (Member) born Burlington, Iowa, January 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, Wisconsin; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and Federal Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1967; J.D., with distinction, 1972). Listed: Best Lawyers in American; Super Lawyers for Iowa. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald P. Lay, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1972-1973. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate Member). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Federal Practice Committee, 1979, 1991-1994; Litigation Section, 1990; Trade Regulation Section, 1981; Chairman, 1987-1990; Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1991; Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 2001) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Law Institute (Adviser, Restatement-Third on Torts, Apportionment of Liability). Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Stephen J. Holtman
Iris E. Muchmore (Member) born Parkston, South Dakota, April 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; 1981, Wisconsin. Education: University of South Dakota and Grinnell College (B.A., 1971); Drake University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Labor; Employment.Email: Iris E. Muchmore
James A. Gerk (Member) born Mason City, Iowa, September 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.S., 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1980). Executive Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1979-1980. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Association for Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: James A. Gerk
Roger W. Stone (Member) born Dakota City, Iowa, June 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1975; J.D., with highest distinction, 1980); Columbia University (M.A., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif, International Fellow. Recipient: Hancher-Finkbine Medallion; Iowa State Bar Academic Excellence Award. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald P. Lay, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1980-1981. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Corporation Law, 1979-1980. Author: "Construction Damages in Iowa," 52 Drake Law Rev. 449, 2004; "Architect's and Engineer's Liability Under Iowa Construction Law," 50 Drake Law Rev. 33, 2001; "Mechanic's Liens in Iowa," 30 Drake Law Rev. 39, 1980; "Mechanic's Lien Law in Iowa - Revised," 49 Drake Law Rev. 1, 2000. Co-Author, "Indemnity in Iowa Construction Law," 54 Drake Law Rev. 125, 2005. Chairperson, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2001. State of Iowa Democratic Central Committee, 1983-1990; Linn County Democratic Chairperson, 1987-1988; President, Cedar Rapids Art Museum, 1998. Member: Linn County and Iowa State (Member, Environmental Law Council) Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Arbitration Association National Registry of Arbitrators. Practice Areas: Construction; Environmental Law; Banking; Litigation.Email: Roger W. Stone
David A. Hacker (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, February 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1966); University of Iowa (Ph.D., 1972; J.D., with high distinction, 1982). Member, Order of the Coif. Author: "The Admission Exception to the State Statute of Frauds: An Inefficient Approach to the Enforcement of Oral Contracts," 67 Iowa Law Review 3, 1982. Member: Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Trade Regulations; Litigation; Patent, Trademark and Copyright) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: David A. Hacker
David W. Kubicek (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1968); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Best Lawyer in America, Real Estate Law, 1993-2007. Co-Author: "Selected Topics in Examination of Abstracts of Title," 26 Drake L. Review, 1977. Member: Linn County (Chair 1982-1997, Member, 1975-2005, Title Standards Committee), Iowa State (Chair, 1982-1983 and Member, 1976-1983, Real Estate Practice Manual Committee, Young Lawyers Section; Member, 1982; Chair 1991, Title Standards Committee) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: David W. Kubicek
Matthew J. Brandes (Member) born Waverly, Iowa, October 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Minnesota; 1985, Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1975); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Family Law; Mediation; Workers' Compensation.Email: Matthew J. Brandes
James M. Peters (Member) born Ft. Dodge, Iowa, April 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Arthur A. McGiverin, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1980-1981. Private Practice, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa 1981-1983. Assistant Iowa Attorney General, 1983-1986. Member: Linn County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: James M. Peters
Leonard T. Strand (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, July 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eighth Circuits; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1987; J.D., with highest distinction, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient, John F. Murray Prize. Member: Linn County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial and Employment Litigation; Contract Law.Email: Leonard T. Strand
Mark H. Ogden (Member) born Oskaloosa, Iowa, December 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1970); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1976). Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Taxation.Email: Mark H. Ogden
Webb L. Wassmer (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Federal Circuits; 2005, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Construction Law.Email: Webb L. Wassmer
Mark A. Roberts (Member) born Ames, Iowa, December 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1989); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Mark A. Roberts
Chad M. Von Kampen (Member) born Ogallala, Nebraska, June 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Nevada; 1993, Iowa. Education: Concordia College (B.A., highest distinction, 1989); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with highest distinction, 1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Chad M. Von Kampen
Allison M. Heffern (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, January 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Clarke College (B.A., 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., 1987). Member: Linn County (Member, Board of Governors, 2002-2005; President, 2007) and Iowa State (Member, Litigation Section and Health Law Section; Chair, 2006) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court (Past President and Past Treasurer). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Allison M. Heffern
Lynn Wickham Hartman (Member) born Dubuque, Iowa, January 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1984; J.D., with distinction, 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Education Law. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Standards Governing the News: Their Use, Their Character, and Their Legal Implications," 72 Iowa Law Review 637, 1987. Member: Linn County and Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Corporate Counsel; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law) Bar Associations; Linn County Women Attorneys (Past President); Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court (Past Treasurer). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Mortgages; Creditor's Rights; Real Estate Finance.Email: Lynn Wickham Hartman
Kathleen A. Kleiman (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction, 1985); Yale Law School (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to Judge Walter J. Cummings, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Sales and Acquisitions; Employee Benefits.Email: Kathleen A. Kleiman
Nicolas Abou-Assaly (Member) born Beirut, Lebanon, September 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1995, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with honors, 1989; J.D., with distinction, 1992). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Legal Forms Committee, Real Estate and International Sections) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Arabic. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Real Estate Taxation; Immigration Law.Email: Nicolas Abou-Assaly
Paul P. Morf (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1994); Yale Law School (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law.Email: Paul P. Morf
Philip A. Burian (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, March 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Kirkwood Community College (A.A., Liberal Arts, with honors, 1989); Coe College (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., high distinction, 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Philip A. Burian
Christine L. Conover (Member) born North Platte, Nebraska, July 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1995) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1998). Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to Justice J.L. Larson, Iowa Supreme Court, 1998-1999. Author: "The Violence Against Women Act," 1 Journal of Gender, Race and Justice 269, 1997. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board Member, 2003); Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (Board Member, 1999-2008); Iowa Society of Health Care Attorneys (Executive Council, 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Professional Liability.Email: Christine L. Conover
David J. Zylstra (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas; 2002, Iowa. Education: Duke University (A.B., Economics, 1994); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1998). Order of the Coif. Member, Iowa Law Review. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Taxation.Email: David J. Zylstra
Robert E. Konchar (Member) born Madrid, Iowa, June 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Eighth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Iowa State University; University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1962; J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member, North American Transportation Employee Relations Association. Member: Linn County, Eighth Circuit, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations Law; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Association of Iowa Defense Counsel; American Trucking Association Litigation Center; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Motor Carrier Lawyer Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Discrimination; Employment Contracts; Employment Law; Labor Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Motor Carrier Law.Email: Robert E. Konchar
J. Scott Bogguss (Member) born Moline, Illinois, September 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in law areas of Taxation, Employee Benefits and Trusts & Estates. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Vice Chairman, Tax Section, 1993-1994 and 2008-2009; Chairman, 2009-2010) and American (Member, 1975-1983 and Adjunct Member, 1983-2000, Committee on Employee Benefits, Taxation Section; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Law Practice Management) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Organization; Estate Planning; Franchise Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Probate Administration; Estate Administration; Securities Law; Taxation; Agricultural Law.Email: J. Scott Bogguss
Philip D. Brooks (Member) born Webster City, Iowa, August 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1972; M.B.A., 1974); Creighton University (J.D., 1977). Certified Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). Member: Linn County (Member: Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1988-1989; Fee Arbitration Committee, 1989) Iowa State (Member: Committee on Insurance, 1984-1987; Lawyer's Professional Liability Committee, 1989) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Law; Business Organization; Estate Planning; Health Care Law; Insurance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation.Email: Philip D. Brooks
Kevin J. Visser (Member) born Warrensburg, Missouri, November 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central Missouri State University (B.S., Econ., 1978); University of Iowa (J.D., 1980). Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Listed in Super Lawyers (Business Litigation). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Trade Regulation) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Association of General Contractors' Labor Lawyers Council; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Contracts.Email: Kevin J. Visser
Randal J. Scholer (Member) born Burlington, Iowa, October 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1978; J.D., with distinction, 1981). Member, Beta Gamma Sigma Scholastic Honorary Society. Editor, Moot Court Board, 1980-1981. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Corporate Counsel; Business Law; Agricultural Law; Probate and Trust Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Organization; Commercial Law; Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Law; Probate Administration; Estate Administration; Real Estate.Email: Randal J. Scholer
William S. Vernon (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Regis College (B.S., cum laude, 1974); Drake University (J.D., 1977); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M., Taxation, 1981). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, Moot Court Board, 1976-1977. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1979. Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member: Title Guaranty Committee, 1985-1987; Taxation Committee, 1985-1988; Iowa Title Standards Committee, 1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collections Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate; Tax Controversies; Construction Litigation; Foreclosure Law.Email: William S. Vernon
Eric W. Lam (Member) born Hong Kong B.C.C., October 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Macalester College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Recipient: Certificate of Merit, Writing Competition, International Association of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOL), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 22, 1989; First Prize, Writing Competition, American Bankruptcy Institute, Washington D.C., May 8, 1989. Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 67, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to: Hon. W. Ward Reynoldson, Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1982-1983; Hon. William W. Thinnes, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Iowa, 1983-1984. Author: Comment, "Toward a Valid Defense Contingent Fee Contract," Vol. 67 Iowa Law Review 373 (1982); "Recent Developments," 1984 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 327; "Cancellation of Insurance Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Implications," 59 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 267 (Summer 1985); "Of Exclusivity and For Cause: 11 U.S.C. Sec. 1121 (d) Re-examined," 36 Drake Law Review, 533 (Spring 1988); "Bankruptcy Code Section 304(b)(3): Other Appropriate Relief for Multinational Bankruptcy, "16 Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 4-79, 1990; "Municipal Bankruptcy: The Problem with Chapter 9 Eligibility--A Proposal to Amend 11 U.S.C. §109 (c) (2), 1988," 22 Arizona State Law Journal 625, 1990; "On The River of Artificial and Arbitrary Impairment: An Erroneous Analysis," 70. So. Dakota L. Rev. 993 (1994); "The Limit and Inconsistency of Application of the Plain Meaning Rule to Selected Provisions of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994," 20 Hamline L Rev. 111 (Fall 1996); Book, Bankruptcy in Iowa, 1992. Lecturer (Bankruptcy), Iowa State Bar Review School, Inc. (January 1989, 1990-1996). Adjunct Professor, (Bankruptcy), University of Iowa College of Law, 1993. Bankruptcy Trustee, Chapter 7, 1990. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Committee to Monitor and Implement "Equality in the Courts" Task Force Report, 1995-1997. Member: Linn County (Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1993), Iowa State (Chair, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Council, 1995-1996; Board of Governors, 1996-2000), Federal (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1993-1994) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights.Email: Eric W. Lam
Michael McDonough (Member) born Ottumwa, Iowa, February 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska; 1985, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1977); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Member, Creighton University Law Review, 1979-1981. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Norman Krivosha, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Member: Linn County, Iowa State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Motor Carrier; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Uniform Commercial Code.Email: Michael McDonough
Thomas D. Wolle (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, March 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation.Email: Thomas D. Wolle
Thomas N. DeBoom (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., with honors and distinction, 1996; J.D., with distinction, 1999). Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law, Corporate Counsel, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Securities Law; Taxation.Email: Thomas N. DeBoom
Jason M. Steffens (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 88. Author: "The 'Peculiar' Being: The Rights of an Unborn Child in Iowa," 88 Iowa Law Review 217 (2002). Member, Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Member: Linn County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Jason M. Steffens
ASSOCIATES
Kerry A. Finley (Attorney) born Iowa City, Iowa, June 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1993, Iowa. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1987); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1990).
Travis J. Schroeder (Associate) born Storm Lake, Iowa, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with highest distinction, 2006; J.D., with distinction, 2009). Member: Linn County and Iowa State Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Contracts.Email: Travis J. Schroeder
Kyle W. Wilcox (Associate) born Madrid, Iowa, September 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Recipient, ABI Medal For Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies. Member, Iowa Law Review. Member: Linn County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Probate; Taxation.
Jacob R. Koller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., 2003). Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law(80%); Juvenile Law(20%).
Jeffrey K. McGinness (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, June 11; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jeffrey Allan Stone (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 2003); University of Iowa (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Susan Hollywood Willey (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1985, Iowa. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., 1975); University of California, Hastings at San Francisco (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation(40%); Estate and Gift Taxation(40%); Federal Tax Controversies(20%).
Kelly Gallagher Terrill (Associate) born September 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin; 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 2006). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.
Robert S. Hatala (Associate) born Fort Madison, Iowa, April 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1974); University of Iowa (M.A., 1983; J.D., 1983). Pi Sigma Alpha. Mayor, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1977-1979. Member, Board of Directors, League of Iowa Municipalities, 1978. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Municipal Law; Probate; Litigation.Email: Robert S. Hatala
Mark J. Herzberger (Attorney) born Anamosa, Iowa, May 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa; 1988, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., with distinction, 1987). Member: Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Litigation) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Trucking Law Committee); Trucking Industry Defense Association; Iowa Motor Truck Association. [USMC, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; OSHA; Transportation.Email: Mark J. Herzberger
Amanda D'Amico (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 15, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction, 2001); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2004). Recipient, Elijah Watt Sells Award, CPA Exam, 2001. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning.Email: Amanda D'Amico
Abbe M. Stensland (Associate) born Cadillac, Michigan, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2009, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Central College (B.A., 2002); University of Iowa (J.D., 2006). Member, National Trial Team. Director, Trial Advocacy Board. Staff, Note & Comment Editor, University of Iowa Journal of Corporation Law, 2005-2006. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights.Email: Abbe M. Stensland
Matthew J. Hektoen (Associate) born Ottumwa, Iowa, February 1, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa; 2007, Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: Bar Association of Chicago; Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Real Estate Section Council) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Housing Law; Low Income Housing; Business Law; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Matthew J. Hektoen
Dawn M. Gibson (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2005). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court; American Immigration Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Immigration Law.Email: Dawn M. Gibson
Sarah E. Swartzendruber (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, April 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1997; J.D., with high distinction, 2001). Order of the Coif. Former Adjunct Lecturer, University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business. Member, Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (President and Board Member); Land Development Council; Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors). Member: Johnson County (Treasurer, 2006-2009), Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Business Law; Contracts; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law.Email: Sarah E. Swartzendruber
Brian J. Fagan (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1994); Catholic University of America (M.A., 1998); Drake University Law School (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to Judge Michael J. Melloy, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Member: Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Brian J. Fagan
Matthew J. Adam (Associate) born Fairfield, Iowa, February 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: Truman State University (B.S., 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2002); Henry B. Tipple School of Management (M.B.A., 2002). Phi Delta Phi, 1998-2002. Associate Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 2001-2002. Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa's Henry Tippie College of Business, Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship. Member: Johnson County, Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Probate.Email: Matthew J. Adam
Carrie L. Thompson (Associate) born Portsmouth, Virginia, July 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Mount Mercy College (B.S., cum laude, 2004); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Carrie L. Thompson
COUNSEL
Larry G. Gutz (Counsel) born Storm Lake, Iowa, July 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Iowa; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1970, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Wisconsin; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Iowa State University; University of Iowa (B.A., 1962; J.D., cum laude, 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Linn County (Chairman: Medical-Legal Malpractice Panel, 1982-1984; Fee Arbitration Committee, 1982-1986; Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1989-1992; Member, Board of Governors, 1977, 1978, 1990-1994; President, 1992-1993), Sixth Judicial District (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1981; President, 1981), Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1986) and American (Member, Law Office Management Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American Bankruptcy Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Trucking Association Litigation Center. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Family Law; Transportation.Email: Larry G. Gutz
Lorie E. Reins-Schweer (Counsel) born Waterloo, Iowa, July 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa, 2005, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Taxation; Banks and Banking.