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| | Address | | 3151 Brockway Road, P.O. Box 810 | | Waterloo, Iowa 50704 | | (Black Hawk Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 319-234-4471 | | Fax: 319-234-8029 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dbsh.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Dutton, Braun, Staack
& Hellman, P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial Practice in all Courts, Insurance, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Malpractice or Professional Negligence, Corporate, Workers Compensation and Labor Employment, Probate and Estate Planning, Real Estate. | | Year Established: 1919 | | Firm Size: 17 | Local Counsel For:
CNA Insurance Cos.; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; Columbia Casualty Co.; American Express Property Casualty Cos.; Farm Bureau Mut. Co.; Principal Financial Group; LaPorte City, Iowa; The Harnack Co.; Crossroads Ford, Ltd.; Community National Bank; Friendship Village; Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission; Heartland Inns of America, L.L.C.; Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation; John Deere; Tri/Mark, Inc.; Great West Casualty Company; Decker Acquisition Corporation; Minkin Management, Inc.; Iowa Builders Retirement Plan; Fast Servers, Inc. References: Union Planters Bank of Waterloo; Community National Bank. | | David J. Dutton (Member) born Aurora, Illinois, February 17, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1958; J.D., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Chambers USA, General Commercial Litigation, 2004-2007. "The Best Lawyers in America" (Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Automobile Collision, Business Litigation). County Attorney, Black Hawk County, 1969-1975. President, Iowa County Attorney's Association, 1975-1976. Member, Iowa Crime Commission, 1969-1974. Member, Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1978-1979. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Media Coverage of the Courts, 1979-1981, and Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1989-1993. Member, State Bar Committee on Uniform Jury Instructions, 1982-1984. Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1990-1991). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1995-1996); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Iowa Chapter, 1997-1998); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trial Law. Email: David J. Dutton | | Robert W. Braun (Member) born Wichita Falls, Texas, August 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant County Attorney, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1969-1975. Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Subcommittee for Development and Editor, Iowa Business Practice Manual published, 1994, Contributor, 2000, 2005; Member: Editorial Board, Iowa Business Practice Manual, 2005-2008; Grievance Commission, 2001-2006; Council Chair, Business Law Section, 1998-2000) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate, Trust Law, Business Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Hospital Attorneys; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association; Iowa State Bar Association Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Robert W. Braun | | Thomas L. Staack (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, April 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1973—, and Chairman, 1979-1984, Waterloo Recreation Commission Chairman, 1979-1984. Mental Health Board, Black Hawk-Grundy County, Iowa, 1980-1985. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission. Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State (Member: Litigation Section Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors); Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors); AIEG. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. American Board of Trial Advocates (President Elect, Iowa Chapter); Board of American Academy of ADR Attorneys; Qualified Neutral in Minnesota. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Thomas L. Staack | | James R. Hellman (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, January 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa; University of Iowa (B.A., 1974); University of Iowa (J.D., 1977). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Trial Law; Personal Injury. Email: James R. Hellman | | Michael A. McEnroe (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, January 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Industrial Administration, 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., 1982). Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: Michael A. McEnroe | | Cheryl L. Weber (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, January 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa. Education: Buena Vista College (B.A., 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., 1983). State Judicial Nominating Commission Member, 1990-1996. Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1997-2002; Chair Person, 2001-2002. Member: Black Hawk County (Vice President, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998) Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Council Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Trial Law. Email: Cheryl L. Weber | | Steven K. Daniels (Member) born Atlantic, Iowa, July 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Black Hawk County (Real Estate Committee) and Iowa State Bar Associations; Black Hawk County Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Probate. Email: Steven K. Daniels | | John J. Hines (Member) born Monticello, Iowa, June 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., 1980). Assistant Worth County Attorney, 1980-1982. Jones County Attorney, 1982-1986. Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: John J. Hines | | James F. Kalkhoff (Member) born Carroll, Iowa, November 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1984); Drake University (J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. Email: James F. Kalkhoff | | James H. Cook (Member) born Atlantic, Iowa, July 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1998, Iowa; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Note and Comment Editor, 1985-1986; Senior Associate Editor, 1986-1987, Iowa Law Review. Author: Comment, "Seaman's Direct Buying Service, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co.: Tortious Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in a Noninsurance Commercial Contract Case," 71 Iowa Law Review 893, 1986; Note, "The Legal Status of Physician Extenders in Iowa: Review, Speculations and Recommendations," 72 Iowa Law Review 215, 1986; Four Chapters of "Drinking/Driving Litigation: Criminal and Civil," Callaghan Publishing, 1985. Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: White v. Celotex Corp., 907 F.2d 104 (9th Cir. 1990); Gerischer v. Snowstar Corp., 720 NW 2d 191 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: James H. Cook | | Carolyn A. Rafferty (Member) born Highland Park, Illinois, May 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1992, Minnesota; 1995, Iowa. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Lancaster, England; Marquette University (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. St. Thomas Moore Scholar. Executive Editor, Marquette University Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: Note, 70 Marq. L Rev. 736, 1987; Comment, 71 Marq. L. Rev. 166, 1987. Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Email: Carolyn A. Rafferty | | Chad A. Swanson (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, February 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1992; J.D., with distinction, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Iowa Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors); American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. Email: Chad A. Swanson | | Lynn M. Smith (Member) born LaCrosse, Wisconsin, November 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1998, Minnesota. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1997), Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Civil Procedure II, Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1995; Securities Law, Academic Achievement Award, 1996; Conflicts of Law, Academic Achievement Award, 1997. Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Lynn M. Smith | | Corey R. Lorenzen (Member) born Dysart, Iowa, February 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., 2002). Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Corey R. Lorenzen | | Michael R. Young (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, July 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, Iowa, U.S. District Court Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2001). Member: Black Hawk County, Iowa State and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Michael R. Young | | —————————— | | Erin P. Lyons (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, October 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1999; J.D., with distinction, 2004). Author: "Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam," Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, Volume 8, No. 3, Winter 2005. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Trial Law. Email: Erin P. Lyons | | Farl J. Greene (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, January 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1994); Palmer College of Chiropractic (D.C., 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., 2007). Member: Black Hawk County and Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. | | The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyers as specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Iowa. |
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