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Duncan, Green, Brown & Langeness, A Professional Corporation is a Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa

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400 Locust Street, Suite 380
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2363 (Polk Co.)

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515-288-6440

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Hearst R. (Randy) Duncan, Jr. (Shareholder) born Osage, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1963, Iowa; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1959); Southern Methodist University; Drake University (J.D., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Member: American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Inns of Court (Master, C. Edwin Moore Chapter); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Association of Railroad Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Trial in all areas of Civil Litigation.Email: Hearst R. (Randy) Duncan, Jr.

Brent B. (Chris) Green (Shareholder) born Spencer, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1965, Iowa; 1966, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1963; J.D., with distinction, 1965). Recipient, 2002-2009 Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation). Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Edition of "Great Plains Super Lawyers" in Business Litigation and Professional Liability Defense (Only 5 percent of all lawyers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa are named to the list). Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1964-1965. Co-Author: "Iowa Tort Law" published in "Tort Handbook: A Fifty State Compendium." Fellow: American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Former ABA delegate of Board of Governors) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Litigation; Tort; Insurance Law) Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Inns of Court (Master, C. Edwin Moore Chapter); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Defense Course Association; Lincoln Inne. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Securities Litigation; Trial in all areas of Civil Litigation; Commercial and Professional Liability.Email: Brent B. (Chris) Green

Gregory R. Brown (Shareholder) born Emmetsburg, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1975; J.D., with distinction, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (an invitational only trial lawyer honorary society consisting of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers). BTI Client Service All-Star Team after being nominated by a Fortune 1000 client for outstanding and superior client service. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Master, C. Edwin Moore Inn); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America (Charter Fellow); American Academy of Trial Counsel (Charter Fellow). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Trial in all areas of Civil Litigation.Email: Gregory R. Brown

James B. Langeness (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics, 1977); Drake University (J.D., 1979). Recipient, Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates Category). Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Edition of "Great Plains Super Lawyers" in Estate Planning & Probate (Only 5 percent of all lawyers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa are named to the list). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1977. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Council: Taxation Section, 1995-1998; Probate and Trust Law Section, 2001-2004) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property; Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Trusts; Wills.Email: James B. Langeness

Mariclare Thinnes Culver (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Loras College (B.A., 1987); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Vice-Chairperson, Moot Court Executive Board, 1989-1990. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court, (C. Edwin Moore Inn); Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; General Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Tort and Insurance.Email: Mariclare Thinnes Culver

Bradley C. Obermeier (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1992; J.D., with high distinction, 1997). Chairperson, Moot Court Board, 1996-1997. Winner, Best Oral Argument, 1996 Von Oosterhout Moot Court Competition. Member, Iowa Law Review, 1996-1997. Co-Author: "Iowa Tort Law," published in Tort Handbook, A Fifty State Compendium. Member: Polk County (Member, Membership Committee, 1999—), Iowa State (Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1999—) and American (Chairperson Law Practice Management Committee, 2002-2003) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Pupil, C. Edwin Moore Inn). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Trial in all areas of Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Bradley C. Obermeier

Martin J. Kenworthy (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, Kentucky; 1992, Florida; 1998, Iowa; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Bradley University (B.S., Construction Engineering, magna cum laude, 1980); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, Tax Moot Court. Editor, Salmon P. Chase Law Review, 1988-1989. Speaker and Writer, Construction Law topics. Board Member, Downtown Des Moines Kiwanis. Member: Polk County, Iowa State, Kentucky and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Lincoln Inne. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Technology Law.Email: Martin J. Kenworthy

Christine B. Long (Shareholder) born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Arizona; 1997, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., Economics/Accounting, 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Author: "Invasion of Privacy by Defense Counsels Surveillance," Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1989. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate; Trust Administration.Email: Christine B. Long

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Kirk W. Bainbridge (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa; 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., English/Political Science, 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2002). Baskerville Moot Court Competition Finalist. Antitrust Thesis & Seminar with Professor Herbert Hovenkamp. Member: Chicago, Polk County, Illinois State and Iowa State Bar Associations; C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business Law; Employment Law; Professional Liability; Trial in all areas of Civil Litigation.Email: Kirk W. Bainbridge

Lynn M. Gaumer (Associate) born Park Ridge, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, South Dakota; 1994, Illinois (inactive); 2002, Iowa. Education: National Trust School, Northwestern University (Graduate, 1994); National Trust Graduate School, Northwestern University (Graduate, 1996); University of Iowa (B.A., Economics and Communication Studies, 1990); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Estate Planning, 1993. Teaching Assistant, Estate Planning, 1992-1993. Speaker: "Iowa Inheritance Tax and Planning for Minor Children," Professional Education Systems, Inc., October 2001; "Planning for Minor Children," Professional Education Systems, Inc., September 2002. Member, Client Counseling and Negotiation Board, 1992-1993. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate Law; Trusts; Wills.Email: Lynn M. Gaumer

Tara J. Higgins (Associate) born Emmetsburg, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 2003); Northeastern University (J.D., 2006). Member: Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Guardianship Administration; Probate.Email: Tara J. Higgins

Joseph G. Gamble (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2004); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Member, ABA Negotiations Moot Court Team, 2006. Leland Stanford Forrest Scholar. Member: Drake Law Review, 2006-2007; Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, 2005. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Innes of Court (Associate Member, C. Edwin Moore Inn). Practice Areas: Business Law; Environmental Law; Professional Liability; Trial work in all areas of Civil Litigation.Email: Joseph G. Gamble

COUNSEL

Emily McAllister (Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with high distinction, 1991); The University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Emily McAllister


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