(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice including Corporate, Securities, Antitrust, Insurance, Banking, Commercial Law, Cooperative Law, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Workers Compensation, Municipal, Legislative, Labor, Administrative Law and Trials in all Courts.

Representative Clients:

BNSF Railway Company
BP Amoco Co.
General Electric Co.
Deere & Co.
Chevron Chemical Co.
Eli Lilly and Co.
Monsanto Agricultural Co.
The Hertz Corp.
Aventis
3M Corp.
HON Industries
The Waldinger Corp.
Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, N.A.
American International Group
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Land O'Lakes
Iowa Automobile Dealers Assn.
Federation of Iowa Insurers
Iowa Life and Health Insurance Assn.
Iowa Newspaper Assn.
Iowa Chapter, American Institute of Architects
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
Iowa Grocery Industry Assn.
Hubbell Realty Co.
U-Haul International
Iowa Health System
Grinnell College
American Insurance Assn
CHUBB Group of Insurance Cos.
ING Groep N.V.
Novartis
Safeco Insurance Co.
GuideOne Insurance Group
The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
McFarland Clinic, P.C.
AmerUs Life Insurance Co.
Story Construction Co.
Jacobson Companies
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc.
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Bank of America, N.A.
American Gas Assn.
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
Qwest Communications Corp.
LightEdge Solutions, Inc.
Helena Chemical Co.
John Deere Health Care, Inc.
Alliant Energy
FPL Energy LLC
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC
Meredith Corporation
The Cincinnati Insurance Cos.
American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
UNUMProvident Companies
LaSalle Bank National Association
AEGON N.V.
Lennox Industries, Inc.
American General Life Companies
Zurich American Insurance
MidAmerican Energy Company
FMC Corp.
Newsham Genetics, LC.

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Address

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309, (Polk Co.)

Phone

Phone: 515-283-3100
Telecopier: 515-283-3108

Website

http://www.nyemaster.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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Victoria A. Feilmeyer (Associate) born Lamoure, North Dakota, May 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., 1994). Editor in Chief, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 79, 1993-1994. Law Clerk, Honorable J.L. Larson, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1994-1995. Member, State of Iowa Board of Regents, 1989-1991. Commissioner, 2002-2007 and Chair, 2006-2007, City of Ames Planning & Zoning Commission. Member, Story County Board of Adjustment, 2007—. District Judicial Nominating Commissioner for District 2B, 2008-2014.Email: Victoria A. Feilmeyer

Jay P. Syverson (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2002; J.D., with highest honors, 2009). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Drake Law Review, 2008-2009. Dwight D. Opperman Scholar. Author: Note, "The Inconsistent State of Municipal Home Rule in Iowa," 57 Drake L. Rev. 263 (2009). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Jay P. Syverson

K. Dwayne Vande Krol (Associate) born October 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1993); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2002). Order of the Coif. Prior to joining Nyemaster Goode, Dwayne spent 15 years with a national public accounting firm. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: K. Dwayne Vande Krol

Hannah M. Rogers (Associate) born Hastings, Nebraska, January 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1997; J.D., with high honors, 2004). Order of the Coif. Author: Note, "School Vouchers: A Solution to an Educational Crisis or Impermissible Government Involvement in Religion?" 52 Drake Law Review 824 (2004). Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Hannah M. Rogers

Kathleen K. Law (Associate) born Lake City, Iowa, November 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: William Penn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2005). Order of the Coif; Member, Drake Moot Court Board, 2003-2005; Selected as ABA RPTE Fellows Class of 2008-2010; Recipient, Iowa State Bar Association Graduating Senior Award, 2005; Research Assistant to Professor Andrea Charlow, 2003-2005; Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005; Member: Board of Directors, Iowa Wind Energy Association; Board of Directors, I Have a Dream Foundation. Member: Polk County Women Attorneys; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys.Email: Kathleen K. Law

Jason L. Giles (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 23, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: Utah State University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2003; M.B.A., 2003). Presidential Scholar. Opperman Scholar. Member, National Honor Society, Utah State University. Order of the Coif. Member, Drake Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable James E. Gritzner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2003-2005. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jason L. Giles

Mitchell R. Kunert (Associate) born Hampton, Iowa, May 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 2001); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005. Board of Counselors, Drake University Law School, 2005—. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mitchell R. Kunert

Kristina M. Stanger (Associate) born Dubuque, Iowa, April 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Central College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2006). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review. Member: ABA Moot Court Team; Moot Court Board; C. Edwin Moore American Inns of Court; National Guard Officer's Association; Women in the National Guard. Member: Defense Research Institute. [Cpt., US Army, 1997—]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance; Military Law.Email: Kristina M. Stanger

Brian D. Torresi (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, December 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 2003); Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2006). Member, Woolsack Honor Society, 2006. Member, Penn State Law Review, 2004-2006. Member, Appellate Moot Court Board, 2005. Author: "Operation Rewarding Sacrifice: A Proposal to Amend the Definition of 'Veteran' in Title 5 to Fully Effectuate the Purposes of Veterans' Preference," Penn State Law Review, Vol. 110, No. 1 (2005). [USAF, 1998-2002]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Brian D. Torresi

Michael J. Dayton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., with honors, 2001; B.A., 2001; J.D., with highest distinction, 2006). Order of the Coif. Member, Iowa Law Review, 2004-2005. Recipient, Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, University of Iowa Law School, 2006. Board of Directors, Evelyn Davis Early Learning Academy, 2006—. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Michael J. Dayton

Anna W. Mundy (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, July 17, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Drake University (J.D., highest honors, 2006). Order of the Coif. Phi Beta Kappa. Drake Law Review, 2004-2006. National Moot Court Team. National Order of the Barrister. Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute. Member: Polk County Women Attorneys; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Anna W. Mundy

Matthew Eslick (Associate) born November 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2008, Minnesota. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, with University and departmental honors, 2002; B.S., magna cum laude, with University honors, 2002; J.D., with highest honors, 2005). Order of the Coif; The Order of Barristers. Dwight D. Opperman Scholar. Recipient: M. Gene Blackburn Distinguished Advocate Award, 2005; Rodney L. Hudson Senior Advocacy Award, 2005; American Board of Trial Advocates Outstanding Advocate Award, 2005. National Team Finalist, 2005, National Runner-up Best Oral Advocate, 2005 and National Team Semifinalist, 2004, American College of Trial Lawyers National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition. National Finalist, AAJ National Mock Trial Competition, 2005. Research Editor, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to the Hon. James E. Gritzner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2005-2007. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Matthew Eslick

Sarah J. Hayek (Associate) born September 9, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with highest honors, 2003); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2007). Order of the Coif. Opperman Scholar. Member, Drake Law Review. Intern to the Hon. James E. Gritzner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2007. Member, Young Lawyers Division, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Sarah J. Hayek

Andrew M. Graap (Associate) born February 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Order of the Coif. Kent Legal Scholar. Rothstein Scholar. Executive Articles Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 2006-2007. Member, Young Lawyers Division, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Andrew M. Graap

Christian P. Walk (Associate) born January 27, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2007). Staff Member, Drake Law Review, 2006-2007. Recipient, Iowa State Bar Association Award, 2008. Dwight D. Opperman Scholar. Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition, National Team Quarter Finalist.Email: Christian P. Walk

Vidhya K. Reddy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: Truman State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2005); Washington University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif. Participant, Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Scholar in Law Award Scholarship. Member, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. Contributor, Washington University Law's Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Member: Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Polk County Women Attorneys; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Vidhya K. Reddy

David Bower (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2007, Iowa. Education: Wheaton College (B.A. in History and Business/Economics, 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2005). Order of the Coif. Iowa Law Review. Baskerville Moot Court Competition. Practice Areas: Litigation.

REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEYS

Glenn L. Johnson (Shareholder) born Akron, Ohio, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cornell College; University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1973); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1975). Member, Linn County Attorney's Office, 1975-1979. Member: Linn County (Member, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1985—), Iowa State (Member: Bridge-The-Gap-Seminar Committee, 1982-1985; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1984-1985; Annual Meeting Seminar Committee, 1988-1989; Labor Law Committee, 1988-1989; Labor Law Section, 1990—; Co-Chair: Federal/State EEO Developments Subcommittee, 1990-1991; Federal Practice Committee, 1996—; Litigation Section, 1990—; Intellectual Property Section, 1998—; Chairman, 2006-2007), Federal Circuit and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, 1988—; Labor and Employment Law, 1988—; Intellectual Property Law, 1995—) Bar Associations; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Elected Fellow). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Civil Litigation; Technology and Science; Employment Law.Email: Glenn L. Johnson

Robert W. Hoke, II (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa; 1983, Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1973); University of Iowa (M.B.A.; J.D., 1977). Licensed Patent Attorney, 1978. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; International Trademark Association (Director, 1997-2000); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association; Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Patents; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert W. Hoke, II

Wendy K. Marsh (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Drake University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1990; J.D., 1994). Delta Theta Phi. Licensed Pharmacist, Iowa, 1990. Chair, Intellectual Property Section, Iowa State Bar Association, 2001-2002. Chair, Inventors Committee, American Bar Association, 1998-1999. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Pharmaceutical Association; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Chemical Patents; Pharmaceutical Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.

Ryan N. Carter (Shareholder) born Midland, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Chemistry, 1998); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Linn County (Vice President, Board of Governors), Iowa State (Executive Council Member and Membership Committee Chair, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Intellectual Property; Copyrights.Email: Ryan N. Carter

OF COUNSEL

Samuel G. O'Brien (Of Counsel) born Oskaloosa, Iowa, July 11, 1920; admitted to bar, 1947, Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.A., 1943; J.D., 1947). Phi Delta Phi.Email: Samuel G. O'Brien

LeRoy R. Voigts (Of Counsel) born Greene, Iowa, October 2, 1927; admitted to bar, 1955, Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., 1948); Drake University (J.D., 1955). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Drake University Law Review, 1954. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Henry N. Graven, 1955. President, Polk County Bar Association, 1978-1979. President, Young Lawyers Section, 1962-1963 and Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1983, Iowa State Bar Association. Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1989-1996. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trial Practice.

Gerald J. Newbrough (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1972-1973. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Gerald J. Newbrough

Carlton T. King (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa and Oklahoma. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1966); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law, Iowa State Bar Association, 1984-1990.Email: Carlton T. King

Drew R. Tillotson (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 2, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S., 1955); University of Nebraska; Drake University (J.D., 1955). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Author: "Better Homes and Gardens Income Tax Guide." Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1955-1959. Practice Areas: Taxation Law.

Frank B. Comfort (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, May 11, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951, Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.A., 1949; J.D., 1951). Phi Delta Phi.Email: Frank B. Comfort

Russell E. Schrage (Of Counsel) born Waterloo, Iowa, March 13, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963); Drake University (M.A. in Economics, 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Committee on Insurance, Iowa State Bar Association, 1978-1986. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Investment Counsel; Association of Life Insurance Counsel.Email: Russell E. Schrage

Roger L. Ferris (Of Counsel) born Dubuque, Iowa, December 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1965); Rutgers University (M.A., 1966); University of Iowa (J.D., 1969). Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Notice or Knowledge of Injury and Limitations of Actions Under the Iowa Workers' Compensation Act," 29 Drake Law Review 775, 1980. Deputy Iowa Industrial Commissioner, 1970-1971. Member, Committee on Workers' Compensation Law, 1974-1991; Member, Worker's Compensation Section Council, 1997-2000 and Chair, 1999-2000, Iowa State Bar Association. Chair, Legislative Committee, 1978-1980, Chair, Administrative Rules Committee, 1980-1990, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee. Member: Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.

Luther L. Hill, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 21, 1922; admitted to bar, 1951, Iowa;. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1947); Harvard Law School (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1950). Member: Association of Life Insurance Counsel. Languages: German.Email: Luther L. Hill, Jr.

Keri K. Farrell-Kolb (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, January 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1993; M.B.A., 1997; J.D., with honors, 1997). Member, Drake Law Review, 1995-1997. Author, "General Liability Coverage for Claims of Emotional Distress-An Insurance Nightmare," 45 Drake Law Review 981 (1997). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax.Email: Keri K. Farrell-Kolb

All Members and Associates of the Firm are Members of the Linn County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations.

Firm is a Member of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group. (Member firms of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law).