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Of Particular Note:
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 in the field of Appellate Litigation (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
Areas of Practice:
General practice including but not limited to: - Appellate Practice
- Construction Law
- Banking Law
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate
- Transportation
Admitted to Practice (State):
Admitted to Practice (Federal):
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Representative Cases and Transactions:
- Walnut Brewery, Inc. d/b/a Rock Bottom Brewery v. Iowa Department of Commerce-Alcoholic Beverages Division, 775 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
- Liberty Bank, F.S.B. v. Best Litho, Inc., et al., 737 N.W.2d 312 (Iowa Ct. App. 2007).
Published Cases:
- City of Fairfield v. Harper Drilling Co., 692 N.W.2d 681 (Iowa 2005)
- Estate of Ballard v. Hazel's Blue Sky, 653 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2002)
- Rife v. D.T. Corner, Inc., 641 N.W.2d 761 (Iowa 2002)
- Nesbit v. Myers, 576 N.W.2d 613 (Iowa Ct. App. 1998)
- Waits v. United Fire & Cas. Co., 472 N.W.2d 565 (Iowa 1997)
- Fuller v. Local Union No. 106 of United Broth. of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 567 N.W.2d 419 (Iowa . . . [more]
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Professional Activities and Affiliations:
- American Bar Association (Sections: Labor & Employment Law; Forum on the Construction Industry)
- Iowa Municipal Attorneys' Association
- Iowa State Bar Association (Sections: Labor & Employment Law; Appellate Practice Committee)
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Italian American Bar Association
- Order of the Barristers
- Polk County Bar Association
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Lincoln Inne of Court
Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:
- Presenter, "Contingent Claims in Probate Court: Indemnitors, Now you See Them, Now you Don't", Central States Surety Association, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, July 2010.
- Co-presenter, "FMLA Master Class", May 2010, M. Lee Smith Publishers, Des Moines, Iowa.
- "Unemployment Appeals: 11 Steps to Success," Lifeliner (Spring 2010).
- Presenter, "Real Property Liens," Real Estate Law, National Business Institute, November 2009, Johnston, Iowa.
- Presenter, "Mechani . . . [more]
Seminars Recently Attended:
- ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Annual Mid-Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 2010.
- Transportation Lawyers Association, 2010 Regional Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, January 2010.
- ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Annual Mid-Winter Meeting, New York City, New York, January 2008.
- ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Annual Mid-Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 2007.
Work Experience:
- Past Co-Chair, Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Litigation Practice Group
- Member with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. since 1999
- Assistant Appellate Defender: State of Iowa, 1994-1995
Education:
- J.D. Drake University Law School, 1991 (Region XIV Finalist: National Moot Court Competition, 1991; Recipient: Rodney L. Hudson Senior Advocacy Award, 1991)
- B.A. Concordia College, cum laude, 1987 (Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society)
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Oakridge Neighborhood
- Iowa State Bar Association Public Service Project (formerly known as the Volunteer Lawyers Project)
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