Practice Areas - Construction Litigation
- Construction Mediation
- Construction and Design Law
- Construction Arbitration
- Construction Claims
| - Construction Contracts
- Construction Defects
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Torts
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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| University | University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A., 1971 |
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| Law School | University of Nebraska at Lincoln, J.D., with distinction, 1976 |
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| Admitted | 1976, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1983, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court |
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| Memberships | Linn County, Johnson County, Iowa State (Chair, Federal Practice Committee, 1991-1995; Litigation Section Council, 1996-1999; Law Practice Management Section Council, 2000-2003; Construction Law Section Council, 2010—), Nebraska State and American (Construction Industry Forum-Iowa Casenotes Editor of Construct, 2001—; Dispute Resolution, Law Practice Management, and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. |
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| Born | Grand Island, Nebraska, July 1, 1949 |
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| Biography | Order of the Coif. Member, 1974-1975 and Competition Supervisor, 1975-1976, Allen Moot Court Board. Faculty Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Mid-America Regional, 1984-1985, 1988-1991, 1994; Pacific Regional, 1990-1991; Southern California Regional, 1991; Deposition Program, Denver, 1990, 1992; Drake Legal Services Program, 2003. Past President, Dean Mason L. Ladd Inn of Court, 1991-1992. Member, American Association of ADR Attorneys. Recognized by Super Lawyers for Construction and Business Litigation. Recognized by Chambers USA for General Commercial Litigation. Recognized by Best Lawyers for Construction Law. Board Certified Mediator: American Academy of ADR Attorneys. |
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| Reported Cases | Knutson Const. Services Midwest, Inc. v. Board of Regents, 2009 WL 776528 (Iowa App. Mar 26, 2009); City of Coralville v. Faulkner USA, Inc. 2006 WL 3735644 (S.D. Iowa 2006); United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance Corp., 690 N.W.2d 700 (Iowa App. 2004); Thompson V. Mary Greeley Medical Center, 666 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa App. 2003); EnvironGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002); Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 338 (Iowa 1994) Rail Inter modal Specialists, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corporation, 103 F.2d 627 (8th Cir. 1996). |
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| ISLN | 903172750 |
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