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Of Particular Note:
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010® in the field of Labor and Employment Law (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
- Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition.
- Selected for inclusion in the Employment Law section of The Best Lawyers in America 2007® (Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-2007 Editions, as a Leading Individual Lawyer in Employment Law.
Areas of Practice:
General practice including but not limited to: - Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Civil Rights and Discrimination
- Employment Law
- Litigation
- Trial Law
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
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Central Division (Jefferson City)
Professional Activities and Affiliations:
- American Bar Association (Sections: Labor & Employment Law)
- C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court (Master of the Inn)
- Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Employment Law Committee)
- Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow; Board of Directors 2008-present)
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 1990-1999; President, 1997-1998)
- Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (Founding Member, 1984; President, 1984-1985)
- Iowa State Bar Association (Chair: Trade Regulation Section, 2006-2007; Sections: Labor & Employment Law; Trade Regulation; Past Chair: Trade Regulation Section Council; Past Member: Board of Governors; Past Member: Labor & Employment Law Section Council; Past Member: Jury Instruction Committee)
- Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission
- Order of the Coif
- Polk County Bar Association (Past Representative: Polk County Legal Aid Society Board; Past Member: Grievance Commission)
- Polk County Women Attorneys (Past Chair: Professional Action Committee)
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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, "Johnny & Joannie Come Marching Home: Work Rights of Military Personnel" and "Privacy Pitfalls in the Workplace," Mt. Pleasant Area Human Resource Association's 2005 Labor & Employment Law Seminar, September 28, 2005.
- Presenter, "Masters . . . [more]
Work Experience:
- Member with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. since 1985
- Associate with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., 1980-1985
- Judicial Clerk: U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Longstaff, 1979-1980
- Judicial Nominating Commission, Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, 1992-1998
- Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Drake University Law School
Education:
- J.D. University of Iowa College of Law, with highest distinction, 1979 (Editor: Iowa Law Review, 1978-1979; Recipient: Iowa Bar Association Prize for Scholarship and Leadership, 1979)
- B.A. Bradley University, summa cum laude, 1975 (Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Recipient: Full Scholarship for Debate)
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Iowa State Bar Association Public Service Project (formerly known as the Volunteer Lawyers Project)
- Roosevelt High School Vocal Music Boosters (former Treasurer)
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