Practice Areas - Litigation
- Estate Planning Law
- Family Law
| - Domestic Relations Law
- Real Estate Law
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| University | Harvard University, B.A., cum laude, 1963 |
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| Law School | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1966 |
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| Admitted | 1966, Iowa; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Johnson County (President, 1982-1983), Iowa State (Title Standards Committee, 1991-1998; Chair, Law Practice Management Section, 2001-2002) and American Bar Associations; National Board of Trial Advocacy; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Supreme Court (Member, Grievance Commission). |
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| Born | Iowa City, Iowa, January 25, 1941 |
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| Biography | Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court (Emeritus Master). First Assistant County Attorney, Johnson County, 1967-1970. City Attorney, Iowa City, 1974-1981. Special Counsel, City of Iowa, City for Urban Renewal, 1971-1990. Member: Sixth Judicial District Nominating Commission, 1978-1983; Iowa Supreme Court, Family Court Committee, 1989; Sixth Judicial District Caseflow Management Committee, 1995-1996. Chairperson, Sixth Judicial District Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, 1990-1995. Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) |
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| Reported Cases | In re Marriage of Lavely, 723 N.W.2d 452 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006); Brick Haus, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment, 723 N.W.2d 452 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006); Thavenet v. Davis, 589 N.W.2d 233 (Iowa 1999); In re Marriage of Stamp, 300 N.W.2d 275 (Iowa 1980); Bland v. Verizon Wireless, (VAW) L.L.C., 538 F.3d 893 (8th Cir. Ct. App. 2008). |
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| ISLN | 906613243 |
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