Attorneys & Counselors At Law
David L. Phipps
Email: phipps@whitfieldlaw.com
Tel (Direct) 515-246-5541
Tel (Main Office): 515-288-6041
Fax: 515-246-1474
Office Location: 317 Sixth Avenue
Suite 1200
Des Moines, IA 50309
Secretary: Jill Nepper
Tel (Secretary): 515-246-5513

David is the Chair of the firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group and his practice group includes a wide range of insurance related matters. In addition, a substantial part of his practice consists of defending professionals including CPAs, lawyers and doctors. He also handles commercial litigation and is active in trial work, appellate work and alternative dispute resolution.

Of Particular Note:

  • AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected as the “Des Moines Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year” for 2012
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2011 Iowa Super Lawyers in the areas of General Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability: Defense
  • Selected for inclusion in the Commercial Litigation section of The Best Lawyers in America 2006-2009® (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
  • Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2011 Edition, as a Leading Individual Lawyer in Litigation
  • Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-2009 Editions, as a Leading Individual Lawyer in General Commercial Litigation

Areas of Practice
Jurisdictions
State:
Iowa
Federal:
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Iowa
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Education
  • J.D. Drake University Law School, with high honors, 1969 (Member: Drake Law Review, 1968-1969)
  • B.A. Drake University, 1967 (Phi Beta Kappa Society)
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