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Areas of Practice:
General practice including but not limited to:
Admitted to Practice (State):
Admitted to Practice (Federal):
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Published Cases:
- Seitz v. MetLife, 433 F.3d 647 (8th Cir.2006)
- Bottoms v. Stapleton, 706 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa 2005)
- VandeLune v. 4B Elevator Components Unlimited, 148 F.3d 943 (8th Cir. 1998)
- Nat. Parcel Serv. Inc. v. J.B. Hunt Logistics, Inc., 150 F.3d 970 (8th Cir. 1998)
- Hamilton v. Werner Co., 268 F. Supp. 2d 1085 (S.D. Iowa 2003)
- Dahlin v. MetLife, 255 F. Supp. 2d 987 (N.D. Iowa 2003)
- Worth County Friends of Agricult . . . [more]
Professional Activities and Affiliations:
- Iowa State Bar Association (Sections: eCommerce; Litigation; Workers' Compensation)
- Polk County Bar Association
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Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:
- Co-presenter, "FMLA Master Class," Employers Counsel Network, Des Moines, Iowa, May 2007.
- Co-presenter, "Common Misconceptions in Human Resources in Iowa," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, March 7, 2006.
- Presenter, "Employment Law: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," Midwest Financial Construction Management Association, Omaha, October 6, 2005.
- Presenter, "Five Workers' Compensation 'Headaches' That Plague Employers" and "Anger, Angst, and Action: Beware the Whis . . . [more]
Work Experience:
- Chair: Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Practice Group, 2008-
- Member with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. since 2002
- Associate with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., 1995-2002
- Judicial Intern: U.S. District Court Judge David Sam, 1993
Education:
- J.D. Drake University Law School, with honors, 1995
- B.S. University of Utah, 1992
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Iowa State Bar Association Public Service Project (formerly known as the Volunteer Lawyers Project)
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