MEMBERS OF FIRM
H. B. Betty (1874-1953).
Frank F. Betty (1880-1974).
Thomas F. Daley, Jr. (1930-1979).
Henry N. Neuman (1905-1986).
Richard M. McMahon (1920-1994).
Henry G. Neuman (Member) born Davenport, Iowa, August 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1989, Illinois; 1991, Colorado. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1970); University of Colorado (J.D., 1973). Trustee, Iowa Cultural Trust Board. Trustee and Past President: Community Foundation of the Great River Bend 1993-2000; Davenport Museum of Art 1995-2003; Museum of Art Foundation, 1999-2004. Member: Scott County (President, 1992-1993), Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Quad City Estate Planning Council (President, 1998-1999); American Academy of ADR Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Probate.Email: Henry G. Neuman
Steven H. Jacobs (Member) born Davenport, Iowa, October 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); New York University, School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Chair, Iowa State Board of Tax Review, 1979-1985. Member: Scott County (Treasurer, 1986), Iowa State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1969-1973]. (Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Family Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Probate; Elder Law.Email: Steven H. Jacobs
Roger A. Lathrop (Partner) born Fairfield, Iowa, August 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Drake University; University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1973); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Mediator, Civil Cases. Member: Scott County (Vice President, 1986-1987 and President, 1987-1988), Iowa State (Member, Federal Practice Committee) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Products Liability Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committees on: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Professional Liability); American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Trials and Appeals; Product Liability; Negligence; Personal Injury Law.Email: Roger A. Lathrop
Craig A. Levien (Partner) born Davenport, Iowa, June 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1980, Illinois; U.S. District Court Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D. with distinction, 1979). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Scott County, Rock Island County, Iowa State and Illinois State Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Craig A. Levien
Greg A. Egbers (Member) born Berwyn, Illinois, March 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Purdue University (B.S. with honors, 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Co-Chair, Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium, 1989-1990. Member: Scott County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 2001; President, 2008-2009); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation.Email: Greg A. Egbers
Mark A. Woollums (Member) born Ottumwa, Iowa, March 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1982); Drake University (J.D., 1986). Member: Scott County, Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Appeals in State and Federal Courts; Appeals; Workers Compensation; Negligence; Employment Law; Products Liability.Email: Mark A. Woollums
Martha L. Shaff (Member) born Clinton, Iowa, August 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa; 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1986); Drake University (J.D. with honors, 1989). Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer, 1987-1988). Member, Drake Law Review. Board Member, Moot Court Board, 1988-1989. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure (2008). Member: Scott County, Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 2001; Secretary, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2006-2007; President, 2007-2008; Seventh Judicial District Nomination Committee, 2000-2005); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Law; Appeals in State and Federal Court.Email: Martha L. Shaff
Jean Z. Dickson (Member) born Northfield, Minnesota, November 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Luther College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Iowa (J.D. with high distinction, 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award, Professional Responsibility, 1992. Law Clerk to Hon. Allen L. Donielson, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1992-1993. Co-Chair, Iowa Workers' Compensation Symposium, 2005, 2006. Member, State Judicial Nominating Commission, 2005. Member: Scott County (President, 2000-2001), Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 2002); Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Jean Z. Dickson
Peter J. Thill (Member) born Aurora, Illinois, August 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1991); Drake University (J.D., 1995). Member: Order of Barristers; National Moot Court Team, 1994-1995; Insurance Law Moot Court Team, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Arthur McGiverin, Iowa Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Author: "Insurers' and Courts' Response to High Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant in the Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Tragedy or Necessity?" 43 Drake L. Rev. 863, 1995. Member: Scott County (Executive Counsel), Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Peter J. Thill
Roni N. Halabi (Member) born Monrovia, Liberia, July 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa; 2002, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Bradley University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Drake University (J.D., 1998). Editor-in-Chief, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to: Justice Linda K. Neuman, Iowa Supreme Court, 1998-1999; Justice James H. Carter, Iowa Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Author: "Stability in the Middle East Through Economic Development: An Analysis of the Peace Process, Increased Agricultural Trade, Joint Ventures and Free Trade Agreements," 2 Drake J. Agric. L. 275, 1997. Member: Scott County (Chair, CLE Committee, 2002-2006), Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate.Email: Roni N. Halabi
ASSOCIATES
Edward J. Rose (Associate) born Atlantic, Iowa, July 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa; 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1999); University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk for the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, 2002-2004. Member: Scott County, Iowa and Illinois State Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Member, Editorial Board, 2009). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Practice.Email: Edward J. Rose
Jordan A. Kaplan (Associate) born Highland Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa; 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2003); Drake University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Scott County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(50%); Insurance Defense(50%).Email: Jordan A. Kaplan
Amanda M. Richards (Associate) born Rockford, Illinois, September 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa; 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Illinois College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member: Scott County, Iowa State and Illinois State Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Law.Email: Amanda M. Richards