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Of Particular Note:
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in Labor and Employment Law (Copyright Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
- Named as an Outstanding Employment & Labor Attorney by Superlawyers.com
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as a Leading Lawyer in Labor & Employment
- Recognized in the Cambridge "Who's Who Registry of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs"
- Recipient of the Iowa Civil Rights Award presented by Friends of Iowa Civil Rights, Inc.
- Certified Mediator in Labor and Employment Law
Areas of Practice:
Practicing primarily in:
Admitted to Practice (State):
Admitted to Practice (Federal):
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Published Cases:
- Heyne v. HGI-Lakeside, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102385 (S.D. Iowa 2008)
- Ritchie Industries, 119 LA 1273 (Nathan, 2004)
- Wood v. Crown Redi-Mix, Inc., 399 F. 3d 682 (8th Cir. 2003)
- Napreljac v. Monarch Mfg. Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14462 (D. Iowa 2003)
- McBurney v. Architectural Wall Sys., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21855 (D. Iowa 2001)
- Vice v. Cub Foods, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21643 (D. Iowa 2000)
- Quick . . . [more]
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Professional Activities and Affiliations:
- American Bar Association (Sections: Labor & Employment Law; Litigation)
- Associated General Contractors of America (Labor & Employment Attorneys' Council, 2001-; Human Resources Practices Committee, 2002-2004)
- Employers Counsel Network (Iowa Representative, 2000-)
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association
- Iowa State Bar Association (Chair: Labor & Employment Law Section, 2006-2008; Member: Labor and Employment Council, 1983-1989, 2005-; Chair: Labor and Employment Annual Seminar, 2005; Co-Chair: Labor & Employment Law Annual Seminar, 1986-1987; Sections: Labor & Employment Law)
- Polk County Bar Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:
- Co-presenter, "FMLA Master Class", May 2010, M. Lee Smith Publishers, Des Moines, Iowa.
- Employee Free Choice Act and Union Avoidance Virtual Summit 2009, panelist, national webcast sponsored by M. Lee Smith Publishers.
- Editor, Iowa Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishers, 1995-.
- Co-presenter, "FMLA Master Class," Employers Counsel Network, Des Moines, Iowa, May 2007.
- Presenter, "Auditing Your Employment Practices: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You," and . . . [more]
Work Experience:
- Chair: Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Labor & Employment Law Practice Group, 2004-2007
- Member of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.
- Judicial Clerk: Iowa District Court Judge Ray Hanrahan, 1977
Education:
- J.D. Drake University Law School, 1978
- B.A. University of Iowa, with distinction, 1975
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Iowa Committee on Diversity, Past Chair
- National Conference for Community and Justice, Past Chair
- Good Samaritan Urban Ministries, Inc., Past Board of Directors Member
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