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| | Address | | 2222 Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 10434 | | Des Moines, Iowa 50306 | | (Polk Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Appellate Practice, Product Liability, Insurance, Negligence, Environmental, Toxic Torts, Professional Liability, Employment, Discrimination, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Corporate Practice, Family Law, Commercial Litigation and Elder Law. | | Year Established: 1971 | Firm Profile:
Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. has established itself as a litigation firm in both defense and plaintiff's matters, as well as offering a business, corporate and tax division having a broad range of experience. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 23 | Representative Clients:
Adventurelands of America; Allied Mutual Group; Caseys General Stores, Inc.; Federal Express; Montgomery Elevator; Otis Elevator; Terminix; Neumann Brothers, Inc. |
CASUALTY INSURANCE CLIENTS: Cincinnati Insurance Companies; Crum & Forster; Employers Mutual Insurance Companies; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Reliance Insurance Co.; The State Farm Companies of Bloomington, IL; Zurich-American Group; The St. Paul Insurance Companies. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Other Office Locations of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C.
Pella, Iowa, U.S.A.
| | Stephen D. Hardy (Member) born Washington, Iowa, November 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1971; J.D., with distinction, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Iowa Advocate, 1972-1974. Member, DMACC Legal Assistant Advisory Board, 1988-1995, 2000—. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Committee on Legal Assistants, 1993-2000) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Email: Stephen D. Hardy | | Robert C. Thomson (Managing Partner) born Highland Park, Illinois, January 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1970); Drake University (J.D., 1973). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chair, Corporate Counsel Section, 1998-2000; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Labor and Employment; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate and Title Law; Probate and Trust) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law(25%); Corporate Law(25%); Probate(25%); Wills(25%). Email: Robert C. Thomson | | Craig S. Shannon (Member) born Burbank, California, November 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa. Education: Dordt College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Member: Christian Legal Society; Noon Estate and Financial Planners. Member: Polk County and Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Estate and Title; Taxation; Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; Iowa Trust Association; Lincoln Inne. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Taxation. Email: Craig S. Shannon | | Patrick J. McNulty (Member) born Jefferson, Iowa, August 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Co-Author: "Liability for Aiding and Abetting by Silence of Inaction: An Unfounded Doctrine," 29 Tort and Ins, L.J. 14 (1993); "The Privacy Disclosure Tort and the First Amendment: Should the Community Decide Newsworthiness?" 64 Iowa Law Review 185, 1979. Author: "Dalia v. United States: The Validity of Covert Entry," 65 Iowa Law Review 931, 1980; "The Gertz Fault Standard and the Common Law of Defamation: An Argument for Predictability of Result and Certainty of Expectations," 35 Drake Law Review 51, 1986; "Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank of Denver: The End of Aiding and Abetting Liability Under Section 10 (b)," 29 Tort and Ins, L.J. 847 (1994); "The Law of Defamation: A Primer for the Iowa Practitioner," 44 Drake Law Review 639 (1996); "The Public Disclosure of Private Facts: There is Life After Florida Star," 50 Drake Law Review 93 (2001). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Workers Compensation. Email: Patrick J. McNulty | | Mark W. Thomas (Managing Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska; 1986, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Student Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: Note, Vol. 13 Creighton Law Review, 1980. Member: Polk County, Nebraska State, Iowa and American Bar Associations. [JAG, USAF, 1982-1986; Lt.Col., Iowa Air National Guard, 1987—]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment Law. Email: Mark W. Thomas | | Guy R. Cook (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1979); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Hon. J.L. Larson, Justice, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1983-1987. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Iowa, 1983-1987. Member, Merit Selection Panel, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Iowa, 1994-1995. Member: Polk County (Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1995—; Board of Directors, 2000-2001; Treasurer, 2001-2003; President-Elect, 2004), Iowa State (Member, Federal Practice Committee, 1988-1998; Litigation Resources, 1997-1998; Iowa Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1997— Editor, Federal Practice Manual, 1994), Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Trial Practice. Email: Guy R. Cook | | Andrew D. Hall (Member) born Aurora, Illinois, November 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1987); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Procedure. Member, 1989-1990, Iowa Law Review. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Email: Andrew D. Hall | | Donna R. Miller (Member) born Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, January 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.S., 1992); University of Iowa (J.D., 1995). Member, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, 5th Judicial District of Iowa, 1995-1996. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa Chief Judge, Michael J. Melloy, 1996-1997. Author: "Unconstitutional Democracy: Ends and Means in Boris Yeltsin's Russia" 4. Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems 873. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Council Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Donna R. Miller | | Michael A. Carmoney (Member) born Ashland, Ohio, March 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Author: "When are Heart Attacks Compensable Injuries Under Iowa Workers' Compensation Law?," 49 Drake L.Rev 621, 2001. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Blackstone Inn of Court. Email: Michael A. Carmoney | | Clark I. Mitchell (Member) born Davenport, Iowa, October 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1991; J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Email: Clark I. Mitchell | | OF COUNSEL | | John Werner (Of Counsel) born Iowa City, Iowa, September 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1970); Drew University and London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England; University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1973). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 58. Author: "Perspectives on the Administration of Criminal Justice in Iowa," 57 Iowa Law Review 590, 1972. Special Assistant to the Attorney General of Iowa, Tort Claims Division, 1979-1980. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Email: John Werner | | Henry A. Harmon (Of Counsel) born Fulton, Missouri, February 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Iowa. Education: Northwestern University and Drake University (B.A., 1962); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1965). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1979-1982; Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1992; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1998) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Iowa State Bar Foundation; American Board of Trial Advocates. [CDR, JAGC, USNR]. Email: Henry A. Harmon | | Thomas W. Carpenter (Of Counsel) born Harlan, Iowa, June 17, 1932; admitted to bar, 1960, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1954); University of Iowa (J.D., 1960). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Committee on Taxation, 1981-1984) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate. Email: Thomas W. Carpenter | | ASSOCIATES | | Lisa Renee Lemons Perdue (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, California and Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., History, 1997); Drake University (J.D., 2000). Order of the Barristers, Spring 2000. Recipient: Rodney L. Hudson Senior Advocacy Award, Spring 2000; Davis Award for Excellence, Spring 2000. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Email: Lisa Renee Lemons Perdue | | Anita L. Dhar (Associate) born Iowa Falls, Iowa, August 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Psychology, 1999); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, to Judge Robert W. Pratt, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Polk County Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Anita L. Dhar | | Jeffrey P. Fisher (Associate) born Decatur, Illinois, October 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 2000); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Email: Jeffrey P. Fisher | | Arthur Krimsky (Associate) born Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., 1999); Drake Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: American, Iowa State and Polk County Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Email: Arthur Krimsky | | Julia L. Roose (Associate) born Pella, Iowa, January 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1998); Drake University Law School (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Julia L. Roose | | Jessica L. Cleereman (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1999); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Email: Jessica L. Cleereman | | Rachel L. Totel (Associate) born Clarion Iowa, November 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A. in Political Science); Drake University (J.D., 2006). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Daniel J. Anderson (Associate) born Mediapolis, Indiana, November 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Political Science 2003); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2006). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Randi S. Ray (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, November 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1978); Drake University (J.D., 1987). Assistant Editor, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Publications, 1985-1987. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Email: Randi S. Ray | | Allison Doherty (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 2003) University of Iowa (J.D., 2006). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Laura N. Martino (Associate) born Jefferson, Iowa, March 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa; 2004, Missouri. Education: Loras College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Law Clerk, Seventh Judicial District, State of Iowa, 2003-2004. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Polk County Women Attorneys, Inc. (Board, 2006—; Secretary, 2006—). Email: Laura N. Martino | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Pella, Iowa Office: 1119 E. 2nd Street, 50219. Telephone: 641-628-4300. Fax: 641-628-1034.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. | | The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyers as specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Iowa. |
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