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Of Particular Note:
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Qualified Neutral under Rule 114, Minnesota General Rules of Practice
- Recipient of the Iowa State Bar Association's Legislative Advocacy Award, 2007
- Selected for inclusion in the Employment Law section of The Best Lawyers in America 1995-2006® (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
- Selected for inclusion in the Iowa Super Lawyers 2007-2009 in the areas of employment, insurance coverage and business litigation.
Areas of Practice:
General practice including but not limited to: - Construction Law
- ERISA Litigation and class action-market conduct
- Life disability and health insurance
- Litigation
- Product Liability
- 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, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
Published Cases:
- Ruppert v Principal Life Insurance Co, Inc 252 F.R.D. 488 (S.D. Iowa 2008)
- Edmund v. MidAmerican Energy, 299 F.3d 679 (8th Cir. 2002)
- Howard v. Coventry Health Care of Iowa, 158 F.Supp.2d 937 (S.D. Iowa 2001); 293 F.3d 442 (8th Cir. 2002)
- Grove v. Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co., 200 FRD 434 (S.D. Iowa 2001)
- JAH by RMH v. Wadle & Assoc., 589 NW.2d 256 (Iowa 1999)
- Johnson v. Knoxville Comm. School District, 570 . . . [more]
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Professional Activities and Affiliations:
- Iowa State Bar Association (Past Chair, Tribal Law Study Committee)
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:
- Frequent speaker at local, state and national seminars on defending businesses in the following areas of litigation: sexual harassment, ADA, wrongful discharge, trade secrets, privacy, construction change orders, mold, traumatic head injury, psychological injuries, challenging expert witnesses, insurance coverage and securities broker-dealer arbitration.
Work Experience:
- Member with Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. since 2008
- Former Special Counsel with Faegre & Benson LLP, Des Moines, Iowa
- Former shareholder with Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa
Education:
- J.D. Creighton University, 1977 (Member: Creighton Law Review)
- B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1971
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