MEMBERS OF FIRM
James C. Huber (Member) born New Prague, Minnesota, October 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Missouri and Iowa; 1971, U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1967); Washington University (J.D., 1970). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Workers Compensation Law.Email: James C. Huber
Richard G. Book (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., in Biochemistry, 1976); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Editor, Newsletter of Litigation Section of Iowa State Bar Association, (1992-1997); Speaking Experience: National Business Institute, Damages Seminar, April 1991, Administrative Law Section of Iowa State Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Procedure, Administrative Law Seminar, April 1992; Plant Managers Association, Iowa Workers' Compensation Law, September 1992; National Education Network, Workers' Compensation Law in Iowa, July 1994; National Business Institute, Advanced Workers' Compensation Law in Iowa, January 1996; Iowa State Bar Association, Section on Worker's Compensation Annual Seminar, March 1999; Iowa State Bar Association, Section on Worker's Compensation, Annual Seminar April 2003; Sterling Educational Services, Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Iowa, October 2003; Lorman Education Services, Advanced Workers' Compensation in Iowa, February 24, 2005; The Iowa State Bar Association, 2006; Workers' Compensation Seminar, April 28, 2006; National Business Institute, Workers' Compensation Hearings: Techniques and Strategies for Success, August 24, 2006; Council on Education Management, Iowa Workers' Comp Update March 15, 2007; Case Law and Legislative Update, Sterling Educational Services, Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Iowa, Overview of Worker's Compensation and Miscellaneous Topics, April 18, 2007. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Commercial, Litigation and Workers Compensation Sections) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Bankruptcy; Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Richard G. Book
Joseph S. Cortese II (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1977); Creighton University; Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.Email: Joseph S. Cortese II
Joseph A. Happe (Member) born Carroll, Iowa, June 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa; 1986, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Workers Compensation Section) and American (Law Student Division Liaison, Section of General Practice Counsel, 1982-1983) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Joseph A. Happe
Jeffrey W. Lanz (Member) born Grand Forks, North Dakota, December 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., 1990); Drake University Law School (M.B.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Workers' Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.Email: Jeffrey W. Lanz
William H. Grell (Member) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Trial Practice.Email: William H. Grell
Nathan R. McConkey (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1990); Drake University Law School (J.D., 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Hoffmann & McConkey, P.L.C. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Iowa Defense Counsel Association; The Defense Research Institute, Inc.Email: Nathan R. McConkey
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Jason T. Farley (Associate) born Overland Park, Kansas, July 31, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2004); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2008). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations.