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Address
Roshek Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 200
Dubuque, Iowa 52001 (Dubuque Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) O'Connor & Thomas, P.C. was founded in 1840 and is the oldest law firm in Iowa. The firm offers a full range of legal services in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. We at O'Connor & Thomas, P.C., have structured our firm to meet the broad range of legal expertise that is required by our clients in today's complicated society. The backgrounds of the firm's lawyers include not only impressive academic credentials, but also the extensive experience required to meet the client's needs. O'Connor & Thomas, P.C., is proud to have continually maintained a reputation for skill, integrity and effectiveness in representing the interest of our clients. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice, Banking, Commercial, Corporate, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Probate Law, Family Law, Divorce, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Adoptions, Litigation, Personal Injury, Automobile, Trucking and Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Head and Spinal Injuries, Workers' Compensation, Product Liability, Real Estate and Taxation Law. Year Established: 1840
Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:Corporate: American Trust & Savings Bank
Dubuque Bank & Trust Company
US Bank, N.A.
East Dubuque Savings Bank
Citizens Finance Company
DuTrac Community Credit Union
Dupaco Community Credit Union
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Wells Fargo Financial
Crescent Electric Supply Co.
Klauer Mfg. Co.
Flexsteel Industries Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Color-Box, LLC
Miller Electric Supply Co.
A.Y. McDonald Industries, Inc.
Barnstead Thermolyne Corporation
Morrison Bros. Company
Mercy Health Center
Medical Associates Clinic, P.C.
Medical Associates Health Plans
The Finley Hospital
Dubuque Racing Association, Ltd.
Lime Rock Springs
Noah's Ark Family Park, Inc.
Loras College
University of Dubuque
Clarke College
The Archdiocese of Dubuque
New Melleray Abbey
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Sisters of Charity
Sisters of St. Francis
Stonehill Franciscan Services
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation
Sinsinawa Dominicans Inc.
Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey. Insurance: Acuity
Allstate Insurance Co.
CIGNA
Crawford & Company
Gallagher Bassett Insurance
General Casualty Cos.
Greatway Insurance
Great West Casualty Company
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
The Hartford
Home Insurance Co.
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
K&K Insurance Group
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance
North Central Adjustment Company
Podiatry Insurance Company of America
Rockford Mutual Insurance Company
Rural Mutual Ins. Co.
Safeco Insurance
St. Paul Fire & Marine
SECURA Insurance
The Travelers Indemnity Company
U.S. Insurance Group.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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AddressRoshek Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 200
Dubuque, IA 52001, (Dubuque Co.)
PhonePhone: 563-557-8400
Facsimile: 563-556-1867
Website
http://www.octhomaslaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
John C. O'Connor (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: Loyola University of the South (B.B.A., 1971); Creighton University (J.D., 1974). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1975. Vice-Chair, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. Members, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dubuque; 5 for profit boards. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member: Tax Committee, 1977-1982; Probate and Trust Law Council; Sections on: Business Law and Probate and Trust Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Captain, U.S. Army, Reserve Commissioned]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Taxation.Email: John C. O'Connor
Brendan T. Quann (Senior Attorney) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1964); University of Iowa (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Past President: West Point Society of the Prairies; Mississippi Valley Running Association. Member, Board of Trustees, Clarke College. Member: Dubuque County (Past President), Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Health Law and Workers' Compensation Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Health Law Forum) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; The Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc.; Selection Committee for Appointments to the United States Military Academy; The United States Naval Academy; United States Air Force Academy; Blair's ADR List; National Diocesan Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment Law; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Workers Compensation.Email: Brendan T. Quann
A. John Arenz (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 1985, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Student Editorial Board, The Tax Lawyer, 1977-1978. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Section on Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Section on Litigation); Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa (Associate Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member); The International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association; Iowa Title Guaranty Association; Iowa State Grievance Commission (Division Member). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Workers' Compensation; Real Estate Law.Email: A. John Arenz
Chad C. Leitch (Shareholder) born New Hampton, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa; 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with honors, 1973); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Family and Juvenile Law; Real Estate and Title Law), Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Commercial Banking; Bankruptcy Law; Family Law) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Creditor Rights; Bankruptcy; Real Estate Law; Family Law; Banking; Collections; Business Law; Labor Law.Email: Chad C. Leitch
Richard K. Whitty (Shareholder) born Belmond, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Drake University, Phi Beta Kappa (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1980). Member, Iowa District 1A Judicial Nominating Commission, 2000. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Workers' Compensation) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Health Law Forum Committee) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Member, Section on: Medical Malpractice); Defense Research Institute; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce (Past President, Board of Directors, 1992-1997; Chairman, 1995-1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Richard K. Whitty
Stephen C. Krumpe (Shareholder) born Hagerstown, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa; 1987, Wisconsin; 1997, Illinois. Education: Shepherd College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Iowa (M.A., History, 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1984). Teaching-Research Fellowship, University of Iowa, 1978-1982. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation), Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Civil Practice and Procedure) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Litigation and General Practice); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Federal Practice; Labor Relations; Employment Litigation.Email: Stephen C. Krumpe
James E. Goodman, Jr. (Shareholder) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Iowa; 2001, Illinois; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., cum laude, 1985); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1988). Author/Presenter, Iowa State Bar Association Fall 1992 Traveling Seminar, "Many a Tax Tip, a Trust and Estate Attorney Should Not Skip," "Fiduciary Income Taxation and Withdrawal Powers," Vol. 3, No. 2, Trust and Estate Law Report, February 4, 1993; "Legal and Tax Consequences of Owning Property Jointly," Vol. 4, No. 4, Trust and Estate Law Report, August 5, 1994. President, Tri-State Estate Planning Council, 1993-1994. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust Law), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Taxation and Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Tri-State Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate.Email: James E. Goodman, Jr.
Davin C. Curtiss (Shareholder) born Silvis, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa; 1998, Illinois; 1999, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1995). Recipient, Award of Excellence for Student Scholarship, presented by the American Agricultural Law Association. Note and Comment Editor for the Journal of Corporation Law, 1994-1995. Author: "Fair Labor Standards Act and Child Labor in Agriculture", Journal of Corporation Law, 1995. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: General Practice, Litigation and Labor and Employment Law), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: General Practice, Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Litigation; Workers Compensation; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Davin C. Curtiss
Paul J. Sigwarth (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa; 1998, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1994; J.D., with distinction, 1997). Case Editor, Moot Court Program (1996-1997), University of Iowa. Author: "It's My Privilege And I'll Assert It If I Want To: The Attorney-Client Privilege in Closely-Held Corporations," The Journal of Corporation Law, 1998. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Litigation and General Practice) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Law and Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Litigation and General Practice). Practice Areas: General Practice; Litigation; Torts; Insurance Law; Business Law; Creditors Rights; Collections.Email: Paul J. Sigwarth
Peter D. Arling (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa; 2004, Illinois; 2004, Minnesota; 2005, Wisconsin. Education: Loras College (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2000); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). President, International Moot Court Board, 2002-2003. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Illinois State Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Wisconsin State Bar Association; Dubuque County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Boundary Disputes; Litigation; Business Transactions; Limited Liability Company Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Peter D. Arling
——————————Joshua P. Weidemann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with Distinction, 2000; J.D., with High Distinction, 2004). Order of the Coif. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State (Member, Probate Section) and American Bar Associations; Dubuque County Young Lawyers (Treasurer); Tri-State Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Creditors Rights; Taxation; Litigation; Real Estate.
Christopher Fry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 2001); University of Iowa (J.D., 2004). Member: Iowa State, Dubuque County and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Business Law; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI.
Emily E. Reiners (Associate) born Waterloo, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Drake University (J.D., 2005). President, Moot Court Board. Member, Drake Law Women and the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Family Law; Divorce; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Health Care; Corporate Law; Real Estate.
Greg Rehmke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2003); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: Dubuque County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Probate.
Whitney Saxe (Associate) born Rio, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 2004); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2008). Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Member, Drake Law Review. Student Attorney, Drake Legal Clinic. Member, Drake Law Women. Member: Dubuque County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Family Law; Real Estate; Litigation.
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