Practice Areas - Discrimination and Civil Rights Law
- Civil Trials
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| University | Iowa State University, B.A., with distinction, 1975; University of Iowa, M.A., Economics, 1979 |
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| Law School | University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1978 |
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| Admitted | 1979, Iowa and District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Linn County (Member, Board of Governors, 1992-1993, 2001-2004; President, 2002-2003), Iowa State (Member, Labor Law Committee, 1984-1990; Labor and Employment Law Section, 1990—; Labor and Employment Law Council, 1990-1993, 1996-1999) and American Bar Associations; Labor and Employment Relations Association. |
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| Born | Creston, Iowa, February 20, 1953 |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Law, 2002, and College of Business, 1994-1995, University of Iowa. Recognized by Super Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, and Best Lawyers for Labor & Employment Law. Author: "Whistle Blower Protections for the At Will Employee," 2007; "Dealing with Claims of Sexual Harassment," 2006; "Issues in the Evolving Use of Arbitration Agreements by Employers," 2005; "Settlement and Mediation of Employment Law Claims," 2003; "Dealing with FMLA, ADA and Workers Compensation Benefits," 2002; "Wrongful Termination in Retaliation for Seeking Worker's Compensation Benefits," 1999; "Terminating Employees in Light of the FMLA and the ADA: Protecting Your Business From Lawsuits and Substandard Work Performance," 1998; "Employment and Labor Law in Iowa," 1998; "Employment Trade Secret Litigation," 1998; "Employment and Labor Law in Iowa," 1996; "Preventing and Defending Sexual Harassment Claims in Iowa," 1996; "Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims," 1995; "Practical Evolution of the American With Disabilities Act in Iowa," 1995; "Discharge and Documentation in Iowa," 1995; "A Hands on Approach to Labor and Employment Law in Iowa," 1995. |
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| Reported Cases | Ballalatak v. All Iowa Agricultural Ass'n, NW2d (Iowa 2010); Welcher v. American Ordnance, 711 NW2d 732 (Iowa 2006); Vincent v. Four M Paper Corp., 589 NW2d 55 (Iowa 1999); Altimore v. Mount Mercy College, 420 F.3d 763 (8th Cir. 2005); Hahn ex rel. Barta v. Linn County, 191 F. Supp. 2d 1051 (N.D. Iowa 2002). |
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| ISLN | 909313164 |
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