Stephanie Techau is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation department. She practices in the areas of insurance coverage and conduct, insurance product litigation, personal injury and tort defense, commercial litigation, and workers' compensation. Stephanie has been an active participant in professional legal organizations on the local and state levels. In addition to the American and Iowa Bar Associations, Stephanie is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, the Polk County Women Attorneys, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Defense Research Institute, and the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. She was elected to serve as the attorney representative for the Des Moines area on the State Judicial Nominating Commission from 2001-2007, and served nine years on the Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct from 1996-2005. Speeches & Publications "Iowa Code Section 85.39 Declaratory Order: What Does it Mean?", Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers Annual Meeting, October 21, 2010. Proposed SEC Rule Will Regulate Indexed Annuities as Securities, The Voice, Volume 7, Issue 46 (November 19, 2009) (Author). Establishing Causation: The Defendants Perspective, Iowa State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Seminar (April 6, 2007) (Speaker). Avoiding and Defending Retaliation and ADA Claims During Workers' Compensation Claims, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien P.C. Labor and Employment Seminar (October 14, 2005) (Speaker). Return to Work after a Workers' Compensation Injury, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Workers' Compensation Seminar (April 16, 2004) (Speaker). Community Involvement Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 1999-2000; Class Program Coordinator, 2000-2001 Special Recognition Elected attorney representative District 5, State Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001-2007 Member, Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct, 1996-2005 Martindale-Hubbell Rating AV® Preeminent Associations & Affiliations American Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association
Specialization Committee, 1995-2005
Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1998-2001
Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Section Council Bench-Bar Committee, 2000-2001
Co-Chair, YLD Newsletter and Public Information Committee, 1995-1997
YLD Justice For All Committee, 1993-1995 Polk County Bar Association
Membership Committee, 1999-2002 Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Co-Chair, Annual Seminar, 2001-2002
Board of Directors, 2002-2008 Iowa Defense Counsel Association Polk County Women Attorneys
Board Member, 1996 Defense Research Institute Lincoln Inne of Court, 2008-present Blackstone Inn of Court, 1995-2000 |