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Address
801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3700
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-8004 (Polk Co.)
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(Main Office) History and Management: The firm has been providing legal services for nearly a century and is recognized in the State for its stability and steady growth. The firm is administered by a four person Management Committee working with a professional office administrator. Delivery of Services: Practice groups in the Firm include Commercial Litigation, Transaction Law, and Insurance Defense Litigation including all aspects of liability and property insurance as well as workers' compensation. Each practice group is responsible for the assignment of work and the timely and efficient delivery of services. Client Base: Clients of the Firm include corporate leaders in the fields of insurance, mortgage lending, banking, health care and utilities. While a substantial portion of the Firm's client base is made up of larger corporations, the Firm represents a significant number of small businesses and individuals. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice, including Litigation, Insurance, Corporation, Commercial, Probate, Taxation, Real Estate, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Public Utility, Workers' Compensation, Motor Carrier and Administrative Law. Year Established: 1917
Firm Size: 37
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL: Employers Mutual Companies
IMT Insurance Company (Mutual)
Iowa Association of Realtors
Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association
NCMIC Insurance Company
Appliance Manufacturers Assurance Company RRG.
Representative Clients:Allied Group
American Feed Industry Risk Retention Insurance Co.
Atlanta Casualty Company
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
C.I.T. Corporation
Calexico Special Financing Authority
Cargill, Inc.
Caterpillar
Central Soya Co., Inc.
Chubb/Pacific Indemnity Group
The Cincinnati Cos.
CNA Insurance
Continental Western Group
CUNA Mutual Insurance Group
Earlham Savings Bank
First American Bank
First State Bank of Stuart
Frontier Communications
General Casualty Insurance Company
Grove Worldwide
The Hartford
Hawkeye Security Insurance
Hy-Vee, Inc.
The Integrity Group
Iowa Long Term Care Risk Management Assoc.
JLG Industries
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
HyVee, Inc.
Leader National Insurance Co.
Lincoln Financial Advisors
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
The Medical Protective Co.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
MidAmerican Energy Company
National Council on Compensation Insurance
Osteopathic Mutual Insurance Co.
Pacific Coast Investment/Wisconsin North, LLC
Pella Corporation
PIC-Wisconsin
Preferred Professional Insurance Co.
Principal Capital Management, LLC
Principle Life Insurance Co.
Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
The Rouse Company
Smufit-Stone Corp.
St. Paul Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
TMC Transportation, Inc.
United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Universal Premium Acceptance Corp.
Wausau Insurance
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Zurich-American Insurance Co.
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Address801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3700
Des Moines, IA 50309-8004, (Polk Co.)
PhonePhone: 515-243-4191
Fax: 515-246-5808
Website
http://www.bradshawlaw.com
Charles S. Bradshaw (1871-1953).
Rex H. Fowler (1893-1972).
W. Z. Proctor (1902-1995).
D. J. Fairgrave (1906-1990).
Howard A. Steele (1909-1973).
Harris M. Coggeshall (1907-1993).
Robert E. Drey (1931-1997).
Dan Stamatelos (1934-2001).
Homer E. Bradshaw (1914-2005).
John V. Synhorst (Member) (Retired).
Kent M. Forney (Shareholder) born Hull, Iowa, September 17, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1956; J.D., with distinction, 1958). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Member: Polk County (President, 1975-1976), Iowa State (Board of Governors, 1976-1978) and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Insurance Attorneys; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1977-1978); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame; International Society of Barristers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Insurance.Email: Kent M. Forney
Michael H. Figenshaw (Shareholder) born Jefferson, Iowa, July 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Iowa. Education: Creighton University and University of Iowa (B.A., 1962); University of Iowa (J.D., with honors, 1964). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Professional Ethics and Conduct Committee, 1987-1991) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Michael H. Figenshaw
Edward E. Johnson (Shareholder) born Greenfield, Iowa, January 30, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1965); University of Iowa (J.D., 1968). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Probate, Trust and Estate.Email: Edward E. Johnson
David J. W. Proctor (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, April 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1968; J.D., with distinction, 1971). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Property Insurance.Email: David J. W. Proctor
James M. Holcomb (Shareholder) born Sioux City, Iowa, June 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1965); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1971). Member: Polk County (Chair, Title Standards Committee, 2002), Iowa State (Member, Real Estate and Title Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Probate Law.Email: James M. Holcomb
Denny M. Dennis (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1967; J.D., with honors, 1970). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Denny M. Dennis
Donald F. Neiman (Member) born Hammond, Indiana, October 17, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1966); Drake University (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1974. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, 1983-2002, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Committee, 1992-2002), Federal and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. [Captain, Judge Advocate, USAF, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business; Commercial Law.Email: Donald F. Neiman
Mark L. Tripp (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri, August 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1978); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1980). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Past President, 1999); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Mark L. Tripp
David L. Jenkins (Shareholder) born Aurora, Illinois, May 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Vanderbilt University; Drake University (B.S., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. (Member, Board of Governors, 1997). [Capt., JAGD, U.S. Air Force, 1976-1982]. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Civil Practice; Trial Practice.Email: David L. Jenkins
Steven M. Augspurger (Shareholder) born Bloomfield, Iowa, October 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation.Email: Steven M. Augspurger
Gregory A. Witke (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, November 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.Email: Gregory A. Witke
D. Brian Scieszinski (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, March 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1984; J.D., with high distinction, 1987). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Workers Compensation Law Committee) Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: D. Brian Scieszinski
Gregory L. Kenyon (Shareholder) born Creston, Iowa, January 27,1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: Buena Vista College (B.A., 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Member: Polk County (Board Member, 1997-2002), Iowa State (Member: Probate Section, 1987; Probate Section Council, 1993-1997 and 1999 and Chair 1996-1997 and 2000-2002) and American Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate.Email: Gregory L. Kenyon
Kelly L. McCarty (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1980. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Workers' Compensation, Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation; Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Finance; Taxation.Email: Kelly L. McCarty
Karl Tage Olson (Shareholder) born South Weymouth, Massachusetts, October 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, New Mexico; 1993, Iowa. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1980); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. [U.S. Army, 1980-1989, Capt.; U.S.A.R., Maj., 1989-1993]. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Construction Law.Email: Karl Tage Olson
Michael L. Mock (Shareholder) born Holbrook, Nebraska, December 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992; J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Michael L. Mock
Jeffrey D. Goetz (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, May 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 2001, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., History, 1978); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Business Law Section) and Federal Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Transactions.Email: Jeffrey D. Goetz
Iris J. Post (Shareholder) born Hartley, Iowa, October 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa, Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Member: Iowa State (Member: Workers Compensation Committee; Professionalism Committee; Women and Minorities Committee; Environmental Section Council; Litigation Section Council) and American Bar Associations; The Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Bad Faith Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Iris J. Post
Gordon R. Fischer (Shareholder) born Oak Park, Illinois, November 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1991); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Member: Polk County (Ethics Committee), Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Amicus Curiae Committee); Defense Research Institute, Inc. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Gordon R. Fischer
Ann C. Spellman (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, April 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1991); Drake University (J.D., 1994). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Ann C. Spellman
Sean M. O'Brien (Shareholder) born St. Louis Park, Minnesota, November 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., in Economics, with honors, 1992); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Council Association; International Association of Arson Investigators (Iowa Chapter; Director, Prosecution Section, 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Arson; Property Insurance.Email: Sean M. O'Brien
Todd A. Strother (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2000, Iowa; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., Finance, 1991; J.D., with high distinction, 1995). Member: American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Securities; General Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation.Email: Todd A. Strother
Patrick D. Smith (Shareholder) born Canoga Park, California, April 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Employment Law; Litigation) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Employment Litigation; Worker's Compensation.Email: Patrick D. Smith
Jason T. Madden (Shareholder) born Mason City, Iowa, January 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., with honors, 1994); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Blackstone Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Insurance Defense Litigation.Email: Jason T. Madden
Lori A. Brandau (Shareholder) born Waverly, Iowa, February 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1997). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Association of Business and Industry; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.Email: Lori A. Brandau
David N. May (Shareholder) born Kirksville, Missouri, May 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2000, Minnesota. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1993); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (M.P.H., 1995); Drake University (J.D., high honors, 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: David N. May
Jason C. Palmer (Shareholder) born Gainesville, Georgia, August 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; 1998, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1994); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: Iowa State and Polk County Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Transportation Law Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Jason C. Palmer
Matthew J. Haindfield (Shareholder) born Onawa, Iowa, September 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1994); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1999). Member: Polk County (Member, Bench and Bar Committee), Iowa State (Member, YLD Bar Review Committee) and American (Member, Litigation and Tort and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial and Insurance Defense Litigation.Email: Matthew J. Haindfield
Scott Wormsley (Shareholder) born Columbia, Missouri, December 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1993; J.D., with distinction, 1996). Member: Clark County and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Scott Wormsley
Janice M. Thomas (Shareholder) born Pampa, Texas, June 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1986); Drake University (J.D., 1989). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Law; Workers Compensation.Email: Janice M. Thomas
Lori Cole Magerko (Shareholder) born Cresco, Iowa, October 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1993); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys. [U.S. Army National Guard, 1994-1997]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lori Cole Magerko
Megan Althoff Wolfe (Shareholder) born Cascade, Iowa, August 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1997; J.D., with distinction, 2000). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation.Email: Megan Althoff Wolfe
——————————Andrew C. Johnson (Associate) born Ames, Iowa, July 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., Political Science, 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., 2003). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Council. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation.Email: Andrew C. Johnson
Thomas M. Boes (Associate) born Carroll, Iowa, September 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 2001); University of Oregon (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Rosemary Sackett, Iowa Court of Appeals, 2004-2006. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association.Email: Thomas M. Boes
Julie A. Buenzow (Associate) born Dedham, Iowa, February 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 2002); Drake University (J.D., 2005). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Polk County Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Elder Law; Health Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Julie A. Buenzow
Timothy N. Lillwitz (Associate) born Glen Ellyn, Illinois, November 8, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 2002); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2006). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Timothy N. Lillwitz
Bradley M. Beaman (Associate) born Greenfield, Iowa, November 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1998); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Member, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Iowa State Bar Association.Email: Bradley M. Beaman
Amy R. Teas (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 23, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 2000); Creighton University (J.D., 2003). Law Clerk: Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, 2003-2005; Judge Anuradha Vaitheswaran, Iowa Court of Appeals, 2005-2007. Member: Polk County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations; Polk County Women Attorneys; Iowa Defense Counsel Association.Email: Amy R. Teas
John F. Hodges (Associate) born Hudson, New York, May 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2006, Illinois; 2007, Wisconsin. Education: Central College (B.A., 2002); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2005). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin.
Thomas J. Joensen (Associate) born Ames, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1994); University of Iowa (M.A., 1997; J.D., 2003). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Law.Email: Thomas J. Joensen
Chet A. Mellema (Associate) born Mason City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S., Business/Finance, cum laude, 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., 2003). Member and Student Writer, 2001-2002 and Note and Comment Editor, 2002-2003, Iowa Journal of Corporation Law. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Chet A. Mellema
Tony L. James (Associate) born St. Joseph, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: Lyon College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2008). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Drake Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law, International Law, Public Contract Law) Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation.Email: Tony L. James
Seth R. Delutri (Associate) born Sioux City, Iowa, April 30, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Accounting, with distinction, 2006); Drake University Law School (J.D., with highest honors, 2009). Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Order of the Coif; Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, Iowa State University. Member, Drake Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Trial Practice; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Workers Compensation.Email: Seth R. Delutri
OF COUNSELJ. Edward Power (Of Counsel) born Peoria, Illinois, December 2, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Iowa. Education: Knox College and University of Iowa (B.A., 1960); University of Iowa (J.D., 1964). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, 1995-2000); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law, 1983-1987) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning Law.Email: J. Edward Power
Larry D. Spaulding (Of Counsel) born Muscatine, Iowa, June 22, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1967); Drake University (J.D., 1970). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Tort and Insurance Law Practice, 1990); American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense.
Cynthia A. Hurley (Of Counsel) born Elmhurst, Illinois, December 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1991); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Cynthia A. Hurley
John C. Cortesio, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Centerville, Iowa, February 1, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Iowa; 1963, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1959); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1962). Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., J.A.G.C., U.S. Army, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulations; Appellate Practice.Email: John C. Cortesio, Jr.
William F. Fanter (Of Counsel) born Elgin, Illinois, September 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Property Insurance Law Committee, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (President, 2000-2001); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Civil Defense.Email: William F. Fanter
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