Gary is a member in the firm, practicing extensively in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor relations, commercial law and commercial litigation.  He represents a variety of business clients and is a frequent speaker before attorney and business groups on various topics involving commercial and bankruptcy law.

Gary has served several times as a member and is a past Chair of the Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section Council of the Iowa State Bar Association and is currently again a Council member.  He served as Chair of that Section’s Study Committee on the 1998 Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code which was instrumental in implementing the passage of Revised UCC Article 9 in Iowa, and has been a consultant to the Iowa legislature on matters of commercial law.  He has been a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute since 1986 and is a former Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard Stageman, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Iowa in1984-85.

Gary has also been active in the practice of environmental law, representing national and international petroleum companies in underground storage tank cost recovery litigation in Iowa, Indiana and New York as well as various other clients in other state and federal court and administrative environmental cases.

Of Particular Note:

• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Selected for inclusion in the Iowa Super Lawyers 2011, and the 2011 Great Plains Super Lawyers in the areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Environmental
• Selected for inclusion in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy Law section of The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 Edition® and all subsequent editions.
• Selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers lists for 2009 and 2007 (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)