MEMBERS OF FIRM
R. Bruce Haupert (Partner) born Marshalltown, Iowa, August 20, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1967-1968. U.S. Magistrate, 1971-1976. Member: Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct, 2001-2007; Advisory Committee on the Study of the Attorney Disciplinary System, 2001-2002. Member: Johnson County, (Chair, Johnson County Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1972; President, 1991-1992); Iowa State (Member, Committee on Title Standards, 1985-1988; Chair, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 1990-1991; Member, 1988-1997 and Chair, Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission, 1993-1997; Member, Board of Governors, 1998-2002) and American Bar Associations. [First Lieut., USAF, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Law.Email: R. Bruce Haupert
Charles T. Traw (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa and Oregon; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1963; J.D., with highest distinction, 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Comments Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1966-1967. Certified Mediator: American Academy of ADR Attorneys; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; National Arbitration Forum. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution Council, Litigation Committee, Employment Law, Health Law, International Law, Federal Practice Committee), Federal and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Mediation; Commercial Arbitration.Email: Charles T. Traw
Randall B. Willman (Partner) born Hartford City, Indiana, February 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1983). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 2003); Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa. Master, Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court (Board Member). Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury; Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Randall B. Willman
Steven E. Ballard (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, December 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1986); The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1989). Law Clerk to the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, 1989-1991. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Steven E. Ballard
Mark C. Danielson (Partner) born Fairfield, Iowa, May 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1986); University of Iowa School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1989). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State (Member, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 1994-1998) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Law.Email: Mark C. Danielson
Timothy S. Grady (Partner) born Iowa City, Iowa June 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1978); University of Iowa College of Law ( J.D., with distinction 1982). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Law.Email: Timothy S. Grady
Thomas E. Maxwell (Partner) born Carroll, Iowa, June 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Vermont; 2004, Iowa; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1994); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul A. Zoss, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Iowa, 1998-2000. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Thomas E. Maxwell
ASSOCIATE
Patrick J. Ford (Associate) born Keosauqua, Iowa, July 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1998; J.D., with highest distinction, 2003). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Municipal Law; Trusts and Estates; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Patrick J. Ford
OF COUNSEL
Philip A. Leff (Of Counsel) born Iowa City, Iowa, August 31, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1954; J.D., with Distinction, 1959). Phi Beta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Order of the Coif Adjunct Professor "Title Examination and Real Estate Transactions," College of Law, University of Iowa, 1963-2005. Member: Johnson County Bar Association (President, 1969-1970); Iowa State (Member: Title Standards Committee, 1990-1998 and 2003; Real Estate Section Council, 2003) and American Bar Associations. [First Lieut., USAF, 1955-1958]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Law.Email: Philip A. Leff