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Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (Polk Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral 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. Year Established: 1918
Firm Size: 93
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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Address700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309, (Polk Co.)
PhonePhone: 515-283-3100
Telecopier: 515-283-3108
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James B. West (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 2, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1958; J.D., 1960). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Legislation and Regulation; Trade Associations; Corporate Insurance.Email: James B. West
Edgar F. Hansell (Shareholder) born Leon, Iowa, October 12, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1959; J.D., with distinction, 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Financing Under Article 9 of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code," 17 Drake Law Review 143, 1968; "Bulk Transfers Under Article 6 of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code," 19 Drake Law Review 275, 1970. Co-Author: "The Fundamentals of UCC Article 9, as Amended, for the Iowa Banker," The Iowa Bankers Association, 1974; "The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part I: The Securities Exemptions," 2 Journal of Corporation Law 437, 1977; "The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part II: The Transaction Exemptions," 3 Journal of Corporation Law 437, 1978; "Bulk Transfers Under Article 6 of the Iowa UCC Revisited," 31 Drake Law Review 303, 1982; "The Choice of Law Rules of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code," 33 Drake Law Review 561, 1984; "Director Liability Under Iowa Law - Duties and Protections," 13 Journal of Corporation Law 369, 1988; "Duties of the Board of Directors Under the Iowa Business Corporation Act," 40 Drake Law Review 687, 1991. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Corporation Law, 1977-. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. President, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1972; Board of Governors, 1971-1972, 1985- 1987; Grievance Commission, 1973-1978; Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law, 1973-1985; Chairman, 1979-1985; President, 1989-1990, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Business Law; Health Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Edgar F. Hansell
R. Craig Shives (Shareholder) born Newton, Iowa, August 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1967); Vanderbilt University; University of Iowa (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Pension; Profit Sharing; Employee Benefit Plans.Email: R. Craig Shives
Keith E. Luchtel (Shareholder) born Milford, Iowa, September 7, 1941; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1964); Drake University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Surveys Editor, Drake Law Review, 1972. [Capt., USAF, 1964-1970]. Practice Areas: Legislation and Regulation.Email: Keith E. Luchtel
Robert A. VanOrsdel (Shareholder) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1967); Drake University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1974-1975. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1972. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Committee on Taxation, Iowa State Bar Association, 1979-1990.Email: Robert A. VanOrsdel
Richard J. Sapp (Shareholder) born Monticello, Iowa, January 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., with honors, 1972; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Staff Member, Drake Law Review, 1975- 1976. Author: "Pre-Trial Challenges to Expert Testimony in Toxic Tort Cases," For The Defense (Defense Research Institute, 1989). Co-Author: Products Liability 50 State Handbook (West 1994); "Statutes of Limitation and Repose Applicable to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation" (Products Liability Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1997); "Products Liability," Report on Civil Jury Instructions (Iowa Defense Counsel Association, 1990). Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; The Best Lawyers in America. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers; Product Liability Advisory Council; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Board of Directors, 1987-1994; President, 1993-1994, Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Member, 1984-1990, Vice Chairman, 1988-1990, Litigation Legislation Committee; Litigation Section Council, 1993-1995, Iowa State Bar Association. Chair, Liability Reform Committee, Iowa Association of Business & Industry, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Products Liability.Email: Richard J. Sapp
G. R. Neumann (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, September 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1972); Drake University (J.D., 1976). Co-Author: "The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part I: The Securities Exemptions," 2 Journal of Corporation Law 437, 1977; "The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part II: The Transaction Exemptions," 3 Journal of Corporation Law 437, 1978. Lecturer, Securities Law, Drake University Law School, 1981. Chair, City-County Consolidation Commission, 2002-2004. Member of Board, 2002 and Chair, 2005, Iowa Capital Investment Board. Listed in: The Best lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: G. R. Neumann
Gregory P. Page (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, April 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1974; J.D., with distinction, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board, 1976-1977. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Commercial Practice with emphasis on Financial Institutions; Commercial Lending; Corporate Transactions.Email: Gregory P. Page
Randall G. Horstmann (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, December 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1973); Drake University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Drake Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk, Chief Judge William C. Stuart, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1976-1978. Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Section, American Bar Association. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Section, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trial Practice.Email: Randall G. Horstmann
Jay Eaton (Shareholder) born Waterloo, Iowa, February 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa; 1972, Ohio (inactive); 1977, Wisconsin (inactive). Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., with distinction, 1971). Member: House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2002-2006. President, 1999-2000; President Elect, 1998-1999; Vice President, 1997-1998; Board of Governors, 1992-2001; Jury Instructions Committee, 1993-1998; Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Council, 1994-1998; Trade Regulation Section Council, 1990-1992; Trade Regulation Committee, 1982-1987, Iowa State Bar Association. President, 1992-1993; Vice President 1991-1992; Board of Governors, 1989-1997, Polk County Bar Association. Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial and Tort Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Jay Eaton
Bradford L. Austin (Shareholder) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S.B., 1970); Drake University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1975-1976. Co-author: "Bulk Transfers Under Article 6 of the Iowa UCC Revisited," 31 Drake Law Review 383, 1982; "Director Liability Under Iowa Law - Duties and Protections," 13 Journal of Corporation Law 369, 1988; "Duties of the Board of Directors Under the Iowa Revised Model Business Corporation Act," 40 Drake Law Review, 1991. Instructor, Business Law, Upper Iowa University, 1978-1979. Judicial Magistrate, Floyd County, Iowa, 1979-1980. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member, Real Estate and Corporation, Banking, and Business Law Sections, Iowa State Bar Association. Chair, For Profit Corporations Committee, Iowa State Bar Association, 1990-1992. Iowa Chair, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Bradford L. Austin
Sara J. Sersland (Shareholder) born Menasha, Wisconsin, July 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Northwestern University (M.A.T., 1971); University of Miami; Drake University (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Drake Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk, Justice Robert G. Allbee, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1979-1980. Author: "Mental Disability Caused by Mental Stress: Standards of Proof in Workers' Compensation Cases," 33 Drake Law Review 751 (1984). Member, Board of Governors, 2004-2008; Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, 1991-1992; Chair, Newsletter Committee, Workers' Compensation Section, 1990-1991; Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1990-1992, Iowa State Bar Association. Board of Directors, Polk County Bar Association, 2004-2008. President, 2000-2001; Board of Governors, 1990; Rules Committee Chair, 1993-1995; Rules Committee, 1996-2002; Co-Chair of Annual Seminar, 1991-1992, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Member, Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: Sara J. Sersland
Hayward L. Draper (Shareholder) born Stamford, Connecticut, August 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1979, Michigan; 1982, Iowa. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Legislative Aide, U.S. House of Representatives, 1973. Articles Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation, 1974-1975. Law Clerk, Justice Christopher Armstrong, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 1976-1977. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1979-1982, Assistant Chief, Civil Division, 1981-1982, Office of United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation. Listed in Benchmark, Leading Litigation Attorneys. Listed in Great Plains Super Lawyers, General Litigation. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Health Care; Insurance; Product Liability; Fraud; Banking Litigation.Email: Hayward L. Draper
Michael W. Thrall (Shareholder) born Manhattan, Kansas, May 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1980). Law Clerk, Judge Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1980-1982. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Director, 1997-2003; President, 2005, Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Member: National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Committees on: Health, Disability and Life Insurance; E-Discovery, Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. Master, C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court. Member: Federal Practice Committee, 1988, Iowa Jury Instructions Committee, 1989-2000, E-Commerce Section Council, 2000-2003, Iowa State Bar Association; United States District Court Federal Practice Committee, 1996. Fellow: Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Tort Defense.Email: Michael W. Thrall
Mark C. Dickinson (Shareholder) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Executive Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1980-1981. Law Clerk, Justice Harvey Uhlenhopp, Iowa Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Author: "Overview of Securities Laws" and "Third Party Legal Opinions," Business Law Practice Manual, Iowa State Bar Association. Lecturer, Securities Regulation, Drake University Law School, 1989. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate and M&A. Member: Business Law Section Council, 2002-2005; Trade Regulation Section Council, 1994-1997; Drafting Committee, Iowa Uniform Securities, 2004; Chair, Securities Regulation Committee, 1993-1995, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporation; Business; Securities; Franchising.Email: Mark C. Dickinson
Gregory B. Wilcox (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, September 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1976); Drake University (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Associate Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1981-1982. Co-Author: "The Relative Priority of A Landlord's Lien and Article Nine Security Interest," 35 Drake Law Review 27, 1986; "Director Liability Under Iowa Law - Duties and Protections," 13 Journal of Corporation Law 369, 1988; "Duties of the Board of Directors Under the Iowa Business Corporation Act," 40 Drake Law Review 687, 1991. Co-Author: "Business Acquisitions" and "Third Party Legal Opinions" and Author: "Duties, Liabilities and Indemnification of Directors," Iowa State Bar Association Business Law Practice Manual, 2005; Commercial Law chapter, Iowa Legal Research Guide, 2003. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Listed in Great Plains Super Lawyers. Member, 1985-1991; Chair, 1988-1991, Committee on Legal Forms; Chair, Business Law Section Professional Corporation Committee, 1993-1994; Member, 2003-2004, 2006; Chair, 2007, Business Law Section Council, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cooperatives.Email: Gregory B. Wilcox
John F. Lorentzen (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif. Order of Barristers. Instructor, Insurance Law, Drake University Law School, 1990. Lecturer on Insurance Law, Iowa State Bar Review School, 1991-1996. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: John F. Lorentzen
Rod Kubat (Shareholder) born Arkansas City, Kansas, September 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa and Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1973); University of Kansas (J.D., 1976). Council, Business Law Section, 1996-1999, 2004-2007; For Profit Corporations Committee, 2000-2001, 2004-2007; UCC Committee, 2004-2007; Limited Liability Company Committee, 2006-2007; Council, Commercial and Bankrtupcy Section, 1990-1992, 2006-2009; Chair, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section, 1991-1992; Chair, Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act Study Committee, 1994, Iowa State Bar Association. President, Iowa Chapter, Federal Bar Association, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Business Law; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Rod Kubat
Steven J. Roy (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1980; M.B.A., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1983). Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1982-1983. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1980. Adjunct Professor, Drake University Law School, 1987-1998. Council, Law Practice Management Section, 1990-1993; Ways and Means Committee, 2001-2003, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Steven J. Roy
Frank B. Harty (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, September 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with honors, 1981); Drake University (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Drake Law Review, 1983-1984. Professor, "Employment Law," Drake University Law School, 1998-1999. Lecturer, "Trial Advocacy," Drake University Law School, 1991-1992. Lecturer, "Business Law and Personnel Management," Simpson College, 1987. Lecturer, "Employment Law," Drake University Law School. Author: "Sex Discrimination in Iowa, An Analysis and Critique," 44 Drake Law Review 261 (1996); "Competition Between Employer and Employee: Drafting and Enforcing Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements," 35 Drake Law Review 251, 1986; "Expert Testimony Under the Iowa Rules of Evidence, Proffering and Resisting Expert Opinion," 36 Drake Law Review, 343 1987. Co-Author: "The Relative Priority of a Landlord's Lien and Article Nine Security Interest," 35 Drake Law Review 27, 1986; "Employment Torts: Emerging Areas of Employer Liability," 39 Drake Law Review 1 (1990). Associate Editor, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 1993-1995. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Employment. Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1995-1998; President, Young Lawyers Division, 1994-1995, Iowa State Bar Association. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; National Association of Diocesan Attorneys; Iowa Hospital Attorneys Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Litigation; Tort and Insurance.Email: Frank B. Harty
James C. Wine (Shareholder) born Davenport, Iowa, February 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; 1984, Minnesota. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1982). Executive Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1981-1982. Law Clerk: Senior Judge Roy L. Stephenson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1982; Judge George G. Fagg, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1982-1984. Author: "Lender Liability Under Iowa Law," 39 Drake Law Review 645 (1989-1990); "Organizing a Corporation Under Iowa's Business Corporation Act," 40 Drake Law Review 837, 1991; Co-Author: "A Survey of the Legality of Confessed Judgment Clauses in Commercial Transactions," 47 The Business Lawyer 792, 1992. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate. Recipient, Iowa State Bar Association Mason Ladd Legal Writing Award, First Place, 1990. Chair, Mortgage Lending Committee, American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 2005-2006. Chair, Specialized Investors and Investment Structure Group, 2005; Co-Chair, Partnership and LLC Committee, 2002-2005, American Bar Association. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate; Land Use and Zoning Law.Email: James C. Wine
Bruce W. Baker (Shareholder) born Burlington, Iowa, October 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1987, Iowa; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with distinction, 1978); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1982-1986. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1982. Author, "Iowa Chapter, ABA Property Tax Deskbook." Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, National Diocesan Attorneys Association. Member, Administrative Practice Committee, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association. Member, Taxation Council, 1998-2000; Co-Chair, Iowa Tax Legislation Committee, 1994-1997, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Tax Deferred Exchanges; State Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Property Tax Appeals; Sales and Use Tax.Email: Bruce W. Baker
Steven H. Lytle (Shareholder) born Oskaloosa, Iowa, May 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1976). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Drake Law Review, 1974-1976. Instructor in Law, Drake University Law School, 1976-1977, 1990. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1993; Best Lawyers, Iowa Family Lawyer of the Year, 2009. Member, Child Support Guidelines Review Committee, 2004, Co-Chair, 2008. Member, Family Law Committee, 1979-1993, Chairman, 1985-1990; Ethics Committee, 1996-2002, Chair, 1999-2002, Polk County Bar Association. Member, Family Law Section Council, 1990-1993, 1995-1998; Section Chair, 1997-1998; Supreme Court Budget Committee, 2001-2003; Board of Governors, 2002-2004, Iowa State Bar Association. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. [Capt., USAF, 1967-1972; Capt., ANG, 1972-1976]. Practice Areas: Family and Matrimonial Law.Email: Steven H. Lytle
Terry C. Hancock (Shareholder) born Hempstead, New York, September 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., with distinction, 1968); Georgetown University; Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Terry C. Hancock
Anthony A. Longnecker (Shareholder) born Storm Lake, Iowa, December 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with honors, 1978); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Phi Eta Sigma; Alpha Kappa Psi. Member: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Anthony A. Longnecker
Kevin H. Collins (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa; 1982, Hawaii. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1978); University of Iowa (J.D., 1980). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Listed in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers. Member: Iowa State (President, 2003-2004; Member, Board of Governors, 1998-2001; Co-Chair: Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services to the Elderly, 1989-1990; Member, Law Practice Management Committee, 1991-1998), Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Iowa Bar Foundation; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; The College of Master Advocates & Barristers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Kevin H. Collins
Joseph A. Quinn (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S., 1984; J.D., with honors, 1987). Contributing Author: Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003). Member, 2000-2003, 2006; Chair, 2001-2002, 2007-2008; Workers Compensation Council, Iowa State Bar Association. Member, Public Relations Committee, 1996-2002; Chair, Young Lawyers' Division, State Fair Committee, 1992-1997, Iowa State Bar Association. Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee, Polk County Bar Association, 1997-2001. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Workers' Compensation.Email: Joseph A. Quinn
Wade H. Schut (Shareholder) born Sioux Center, Iowa, June 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Northwestern College (B.A., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif.Email: Wade H. Schut
Mark D. Aljets (Shareholder) born Ft. Dodge, Iowa, September 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1979); Drake University (J.D., 1983). Contributing Author, "Employment Discrimination" 3rd Ed., Schlei and Grossman. Barrister, C. Edwin Moore American Inns of Court. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Labor Law; Trial Practice.Email: Mark D. Aljets
G. Thomas Sullivan (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1980); Drake University (M.B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: Association of Life Insurance Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance; Real Estate; Securities; Corporation and Business Law.Email: G. Thomas Sullivan
Thomas H. Walton (Shareholder) born Cedar Falls, Iowa, April 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with highest honors, 1986); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1989). Order of the Coif. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation.Email: Thomas H. Walton
Willard L. Boyd III (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, October 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa; 1986, Missouri; 1987, District of Columbia; 1988, Minnesota. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high honors and distinction, 1982); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, 1984-1986. Author: "Implied-In-Fact Contract: Contractual Recovery Against the Government Without An Express Agreement," 21 Public Contract Law Journal 84 (Fall 1991). Co-Author: "The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act: The Administrative Adjudication of Fraud Against the Government," 50 Federal Contracts Report 691 (1988). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member, Business Law Section Council, Health Law Section Council and Trade Regulation Section Council, Iowa State Bar Association. Member: American Health Lawyers Association.Email: Willard L. Boyd III
Jeffrey W. Courter (Shareholder) born Boone, Iowa, November 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with honors and distinction, 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., 1987). Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. W. Ward Reynoldson, Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1987, and to Hon. Russell J. Hill, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1987-1989. Member, Sections on Commercial and Bankruptcy Law, Business and Litigation, Iowa State Bar Association. Member: Federal Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute.Email: Jeffrey W. Courter
Hallie E. Still-Caris (Shareholder) born Jefferson, Iowa, March 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa; 1987, Illinois. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1983); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Senior Note & Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: "Legislative Reform: Redefining the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Adoption," 71 Iowa Law Review 265, 1985; "Informed Consent: What Doctors Should Understand About Their Duty to Disclose," 36 Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly 49, 1985. Member, 1998-2000; Chair, 1999-2000; Environmental and Natural Resources Law Council, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Environmental Law.Email: Hallie E. Still-Caris
David W. Benson (Shareholder) born Marshalltown, Iowa, January 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1974); Creighton University (J.D., 1978). President, Story County Bar Association, 1991. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: David W. Benson
Brian J. Humke (Shareholder) born Iowa Falls, Iowa, April 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1978); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Author: "The Evolution of Joint Custody in Iowa," 34 Drake Law Review 769; Case Note, "Settlement of Insurance Litigation Without Full Disclosure to the Insured: Rogers v. Robson, et al. (Illinois 1980)," 30 Drake Law Review. Instructor, Domestic Relations, Des Moines Area Community College, 1985; Teaching Assistant, Drake University Law School, 1980-1981. Member, 1988, President, 1994-1995, 1998-1999, 2003-2004, Ankeny School Board. Director, Iowa Bar Review School, Inc, 1988-1994. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Criminal Trial Practice.Email: Brian J. Humke
Paula S. Dierenfeld (Shareholder) born Sac City, Iowa, September 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1981); Drake University (J.D., 1984). Commissioner, Iowa Utilities Board, 1997-1999. Legal Counsel, Governor Terry E. Branstad, 1991-1997. Senior Policy Staff, 1989-1991. Director, Senate Research Staff, Iowa General Assembly, 1986-1989. Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley, 1984-1986. Member: Federal Energy Bar Association.Email: Paula S. Dierenfeld
Coreen K. Sweeney (Shareholder) born Charles City, Iowa, March 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1987); Drake University (J.D., 1990). Delta Theta Phi. Author: "AIDS in the Workplace: A Handicap Under the Rehabilitation Act?" 39 Drake Law Review 141 (1989); "Establishment Clause - Adolescent Family Life Act Upheld as Facially Valid After First Amendment Constitutional Attack on the Right of Religious Organizations to Receive Federal Funding to Counsel and Teach Adolescents - Bowen v. Kendrick," 39 Drake Law Review 783 (1990). Contributing Author, Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003). Past-President and Board of Governors, Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. Member, 1996; Seminar Co-Chair, 1999-2000; Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee Symposium Co-Chair, 2003-2004, Iowa State Bar Association. Seminar Co-Chair, Iowa Self-Insurers Association, 2009. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Coreen K. Sweeney
Antonio Colacino (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, November 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Professor, Modern Real Estate Transactions, Drake University Law School. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, Real Estate. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Eminent Domain; Municipal; Zoning Law.Email: Antonio Colacino
Jill M. Stevenson (Shareholder) born Clarion, Iowa, December 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1980); Drake University (M.B.A.; J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Hon. Charles R. Wolle, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1995-1996. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Jill M. Stevenson
Angel A. West (Shareholder) born Jefferson, Iowa, December 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with highest honors, 1994); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. University of Iowa Collegiate Scholar. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Angel A. West
Angela L. Watson Cook (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., 1996). Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1995-1996. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1996. Member, Iowa Society of CPAs. Practice Areas: Tax.Email: Angela L. Watson Cook
Mary E. Funk (Shareholder) born Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, October 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1994-1995. Listed in Great Plains Super Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law, 2009. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Mary E. Funk
Randall D. Armentrout (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1988); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Law Clerk to: Honorable James H. Carter, Iowa Supreme Court, 1991-1992; Honorable George G. Fagg, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1992-1994. Listed in, Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, Employment. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Discrimination; Employment Contracts; Employment Law; Equipment Leasing; Litigation; Sexual Harassment; Trade Secrets.Email: Randall D. Armentrout
Thomas M. Cunningham (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, June 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1989, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity. Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1983-1984. Chair, City of West Des Moines Capital Improvements Committee, 1996-2006; President, 1996, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment Law, 2004; Iowa Super Lawyers, Labor and Employment, 2007; Great Plains Super Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law, 2009. Master, C. Edwin Moore American Inns of Court, 2003. Chair, Federal Practice Committee, Iowa State Bar Association, 2004-2006. Member: The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Trial Practice.Email: Thomas M. Cunningham
Denise M. Mendt (Shareholder) born Cherokee, Iowa, August 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1991, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1983); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1986). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1983. Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Denise M. Mendt
Robert D. Andeweg (Shareholder) born Pella, Iowa, August 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Central College (B.A., 1984); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Mayor, City of Urbandale, 2005. Board of Directors, Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association, 2006-2008. Candidate, Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Member, International Consortium of Real Estate Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Robert D. Andeweg
Debra L. Hulett (Shareholder) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1989; J.D., with high distinction, 1997). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1996-1997. Author: "COBRA Continuation Insurance: Is Pre-Existing Coverage Under a Spouse's Group Health Plan a Terminating Event?" 22 Journal of Corporation Law 747 (Summer, 1997). Law Clerk, Hon. Ronald E. Longstaff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1997-1999. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 2005. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Debra L. Hulett
Mark A. Schultheis (Shareholder) born Peru, Indiana, December 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1990; J.D., with distinction, 1993). Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Mark A. Schultheis
Sarah J. Gayer (Shareholder) born Sioux City, Iowa, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Sarah J. Gayer
John T. Clendenin (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, January 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1995); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Order of the Barristers. Member, C. Edwin Moore American Inn of Court. Recipient, Rodney L. Hudson Senior Advocacy Award, 1998. Law Clerk to Hon. Terry L. Huitink, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1998-1999. Member, Board of Counselors, Drake University Law School, 1999-2006. Member, Appellate Practice Committee, Iowa State Bar Association. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: John T. Clendenin
Neal K. Westin (Shareholder) born Waterloo, Iowa, April 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1995); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Immigration; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Neal K. Westin
Stephanie L. Marett (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, February 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta (Marshall, 1997-1999). Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1998-1999. Summer Law Clerk, Iowa Supreme Court, Justice Marsha Ternus, 1997. Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee, Polk County Bar Association, 2004. Co-Chair, Annual Seminar Committee, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc., 2007-2009. Mock Trial Committee, Iowa State Bar Association, 2000-present. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Self-Insured Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Stephanie L. Marett
Cory R. Harris (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1994); Drake University (M.B.A.; J.D., with high honors, 2000). Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi. Co-Author: "Issues Affecting All Business Organizations-Electronic Commerce," Iowa State Bar Association Business Law Section, Practice Manual (2004). Member, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections, Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Cory R. Harris
Stephanie G. Techau (Shareholder) born Cedar Falls, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1989; J.D., with distinction, 1992). State Judicial Nominating Commission, Elected Representative District 5C, 2000-2007. Member, Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct (1996-2005; Vice Chairman, 2004-2005). Member, 1992-1995, Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Co-Author: "Negligent Misrepresentation," Defense Update, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995. Member: Membership Committee, Polk County Bar Association, 1999-2002; Specialization Committee,1995-2005, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee, 1998-2001, Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division Newsletter and Public Information Committee, 1995-1997 and Member, Young Lawyers Division Justice for All Committee, 1993-1995, Iowa State Bar Association. Member, Board of Directors, 1996, Chair, Social Committee, 1995 and Recording Secretary, 1994 Polk County Women Attorneys. Co-Chair, Annual Seminar, 2001-2002 and Member, Board of Governors, 2002-2008, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Author, "Proposed SEC Rule Will Regulate Indexed Annuities as Securities," The Voice, Volume 7 Issue 46, November 19, 2008. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Lincoln Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Stephanie G. Techau
Patrick B. White (Shareholder) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., 1995; J.D., with highest honors, 2002). Order of the Coif. Member, Drake Law Review, 2001-2002. Member: Iowa Defense Council Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Patrick B. White
Brad C. Epperly (Shareholder) born Oskaloosa, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with honors, 1990; J.D., with distinction, 1993). Member: State Bar of California; Federal Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Finance.Email: Brad C. Epperly
Scott A. Sundstrom (Shareholder) born St. Andrews, Scotland, November 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2002, Colorado; 2004, Iowa. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Articles Editor, New York University Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Carlos F. Lucero, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2000-2001. Author: "You've Got Mail! (And the Government Knows It): Applying the Fourth Amendment to Workplace E-Mail Monitoring," 73 NYU L. Rev. 2064 (1998). Member: Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Colorado ex rel. Salazar v. Davidson, 79 P.3d 1221 (Colo. 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Scott A. Sundstrom
Benjamin P. Roach (Shareholder) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Benjamin P. Roach
Angela C. Brick (Shareholder) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., Finance, 1987); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: The ESOP Association (Iowa-Nebraska Chapter); National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Angela C. Brick
——————————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 ATTORNEYSGlenn 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 COUNSELSamuel 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).
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