|   | | Law Firm in Iowa City, Iowa | |
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| | Address | | 122 South Linn Street | | Iowa City, Iowa 52240 | | (Johnson Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Meardon, Sueppel & Downer P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate Practice, Business Law, Condemnation, Criminal Law, Family Law, Franchise and Distribution, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Municipal Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Real Estate, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate Law. | | Year Established: 1948 | | Firm Size: 16 | Representative Clients:
United Technologies-Automotive; Hills Bancorporation; Hills Bank and Trust Co.; Perpetual Savings Bank; Metro Pavers, Inc.; League of Iowa Municipalities; Iowa Municipalities Workers Compensation Association; City of North Liberty; City of Muscatine; Lee County; Iowa Book and Supply Co.; Central States Theatre Corp.; Iowa City Ready Mix, Inc.; West Music Company, Inc.; McComas-Lacina Construction Co., Inc.; Selzer-Werderitsch Construction Co., Inc.; Economy Advertising Co.; City Carton Company, Inc.; Iowa Bridge and Culvert, Inc.; J.M. Swank Company, Inc.; Hawkeye Medical Supply, Inc.; Doyle Pacific Trade Co.; Iowa Management Systems, Inc. (Hardees); Diamond Dave's Taco Company, Inc.; Iowa City Apartment Assoc.; Hargrave-McEleney, Inc.; Toyota of Iowa City, Inc.; Carousel Motors, Inc.; ATI, Inc.; Lenoch and Cilek, Inc.; Iowa City Press Citizen; KRNA, Inc. | | William L. Meardon (1919-1997). | | Robert N. Downer (Member) born Newton, Iowa, July 15, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1963). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Board of Trustees, Iowa City Public Library, 1971-1975. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 1975-1983. Member: Johnson County (President, 1976), Iowa State (Member, 1983-1990 and Co-Chair, 1988-1990, Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law; Chair, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1990-1993; Vice President, 1993-1994; President-Elect, 1994-1995; President, 1995—) and American (Member, Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Section on Business Law; Committee on Estate and Trust Litigation; Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Bar Foundation; Iowa State Bar Foundation. | | James D. McCarragher (Member) born Belvidere, Illinois, July 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., with distinction, 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "The Commission Removal Plan: A Corrective Remedy For Judicial Misconduct in Iowa," 55 Iowa Law Review 1020, 1970; "Public Official and Actual Malice Standards: The Evolution of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan," 56 Iowa Law Review 393, 1970. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. | | Mark T. Hamer (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1969; J.D., with distinction, 1972). Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha. Member, Industry Advisory Committee to the NASAA Franchise and Business Opportunity Committee, 1986-1989, 1992—. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State (Member: Trade Regulation Committee, 1988-1990; Trade Regulation Section Council, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations. | | Thomas D. Hobart (Member) born Lake City, Iowa, January 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1969; J.D., with highest distinctions, 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Johnson County (President, 1993-1994), Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. [With USMC, 1969-1971]. | | Douglas D. Ruppert (Member) born Washington, Iowa, February 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high honors, 1979; J.D., with distinction, 1982). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Timothy J. Krumm (Member) born Newton, Iowa, December 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa. Education: Cambridge University, Cambridge, England; St. Olaf College (B.A., 1983); University of Iowa (J.D., 1986). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | William J. Sueppel (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, March 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: St. Ambrose College (B.A., 1981); Hamline University (J.D., 1985). Assistant City Attorney, Waterloo, Iowa, 1985-1987. Assistant City Attorney, Iowa City, Iowa, 1987-1989. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association (Regional Vice President, 1988-1989); National Institute of Municipal Law Officers; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. | | Charles A. Meardon (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, September 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1985; J.D., with high distinction, 1989). Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Margaret T. Lainson (Member) (Retired). | | Dennis J. Mitchell (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1995). Member, Drake Law Review. Author: Note: "All Is Not Fair In War: The Need for a Permanent War Crimes Tribunal, 44 Drake Law Review, No. 3. Member: Johnson County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Email: Dennis J. Mitchell | | —————————— | | David J. Bright (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1992; J.D., 2001). IBA Summer Entrant Student Representative, University of Iowa. Research Assistant, Professor of Law, President Emeritus Willard L. "Sandy" Boyd. Assisted Professor Boyd in formation of Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center, Board Member: Friends of the Animal Center Foundation; Johnson County Dog Park Action Committee; YMCA Camp Waspie and Elder Services, Inc; United Way of Johnson County's Community Impact Council. Member: Johnson County, Iowa and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Estate; Franchise Distribution; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate. | | Peter J. Gardner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1992); University of Iowa (J.D., 2003). Member: Iowa State Bar Review School; Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program; United Way of Johnson County's Community Impact Council. Member: Johnson County, Iowa (Member, Young Lawyer's Division's Executive Board) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Family Law; Real Estate; Franchise Distribution; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate. | | Anne E. Daniels (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2001; J.D., with distinction, 2004). Member: Johnson County, Iowa and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Franchise and Distribution; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Appellate Practice. | | Andrew J. Hosmanek (Associate) born Davenport, September 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1997; M.B.A., 2005, J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Small Business Corporations; Corporate Dissolutions. Email: Andrew J. Hosmanek | | OF COUNSEL | | William F. Sueppel (Of Counsel) born Iowa City, Iowa, September 23, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, Iowa. Education: St. Ambrose College (B.A., 1950); North American College, Rome, Italy (S.T.B., 1953); University of Iowa (J.D., 1958). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. City Attorney, Iowa City, Iowa, 1961-1963. Safety Commissioner, State of Iowa, 1963-1965. Member: Johnson County (President, 1981), Iowa State (Chair, Government Practice Section, 1990) and American Bar Associations; National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. [U.S. Army, 1953-1955]. | | Jean Bartley (Of Counsel) born Perry, Iowa, April 11, 1927; admitted to bar, 1961, Iowa. Education: State University of Iowa (B.A., 1953; J.D., 1961). Member: Johnson County (President, 1980-1981), Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1985; Chair, CLE Committee, 1985—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Wills; Taxation-Estate & Gift Tax; Income Tax; Real Estate. | Other Office Addresses:
Coralville, Iowa Office: 2431 Coral Court, Suite 5, 52241. Telephone: 319-338-9222. Fax: 319-545-4055.
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