Brian L. Campbell is a lawyer practicing general practice, business and banking, construction litigation and 1 other area of law. Brian received a B.A. degree from University of Northern Iowa in 1971, and has been licensed for 49 years. Brian practices in Rochester, MN.
· Qualified Neutral under Rule 114, Minnesota General Rules of Practice
· Recipient of the Iowa State Bar Association's Legislative Advocacy Award, 2007
· Selected for inclusion in the Employment Law section of The Best Lawyers in America 1995-2006® (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
· Selected for inclusion in the Great Plains Super Lawyers 2007-2010 in the areas of employment, insurance coverage and business litigation
· Mediator/ Arbitrator Services
Experience & Professional Activities
Work Experience:
· Member with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. since 2008
· Former Special Counsel with Faegre & Benson LLP, Des Moines, Iowa
· Former shareholder with Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa
Professional Activities and Affiliations:
· Iowa State Bar Association (Past Chair, Tribal Law Study Committee)
· Minnesota State Bar Association
· Nebraska State Bar Association
Cases, Presentations & Publications
Published Cases:
· Merriam v. Farm Bureau Insurance, 793 NW.2d 520 (Iowa 2011)
· Curran ex.rel Principal Funds, Inc. v. Principal Management Corporation, 2011 U.S. Dist LEXIS 6577 (SD Iowa 2011)
· Walsh v. Principal Life Insurance Co., 266 F.R.D. 232 (SD Iowa 2010)
· Ruppert v. Principal Life Insurance Co., 252 F.R.D. 488 (S.D. Iowa 2008)
· Edmund v. MidAmerican Energy, 299 F.3d 679 (8th Cir. 2002)
· Howard v. Coventry Health Care of Iowa, 158 F.Supp.2d 937 (S.D. Iowa 2001); 293 F.3d 442 (8th Cir. 2002)
· Grove v. Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co., 200 FRD 434 (S.D. Iowa 2001)
· JAH by RMH v. Wadle & Assoc., 589 NW.2d 256 (Iowa 1999)
· Johnson v. Knoxville Comm. School District, 570 NW.2d 633 (Iowa 1997)
· Pierce v. Iowa Missouri Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, 534 NW.2d 425 (Iowa 1995)
· Borschel v. City of Perry, 512 NW.2d 565 (Iowa 1994)
· 205 Corp. v. Brandow, 517 NW.2d 548 (Iowa 1994)
· Mortvedt v. Bethany Manor Inc., 458 NW.2d 2 (Iowa 1990)
· Porter v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, 497 NW.2d 870 (Iowa 1993)
· Kroblin Refrigerated Xpress, Inc. v. Iowa Ins. Guaranty Assn., 461 NW.2d 175 (Iowa 1990)
· Speck v. Unit Handling Div. of Litton Systems, Inc., 366 NW.2d 543 (Iowa 1985)
· American States Ins. Co. v. Estate of Tollari, 362 NW.2d 519 (Iowa 1985)
· In re Marriage of Hoak, 364 NW.2d 185 (Iowa 1985)
· Millard School Dist. v. State Dept. of Ed., 277 NW.2d 71 (Nebraska 1979)
Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:
· Frequent speaker at local, state and national seminars on defending businesses in the following areas of litigation: sexual harassment, ADA, wrongful discharge, trade secrets, privacy, construction change orders, mold, traumatic head injury, psychological injuries, challenging expert witnesses, insurance coverage and securities broker-dealer arbitration.
