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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liabiity, Mass Torts, Professional Negligence

Additional Information: Iowa State Bar Association (President 2011-2012) American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 2008-2010);

Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1980-1981. Recognition by the Iowa State Bar Association, ISBA's 125th president hails from long line of professions. The Iowa Lawyer, June 3, 2011; Recognition by the Iowa State Bar Association, "ISBA's new VP pushes himself in and out of office." The Iowa Lawyer, September, 2009. Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Commercial litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice Law, and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, "Band 1" Rating for Litigation: General Commercial. Selected Speeches: "Trial of the Patent Case," presented at the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, February 24, 2012, Des Moines, Iowa; "Update from the Iowa State Bar Association," presented to the Iowa Judges Association Membership Semi-Annual Meeting, June 15, 2011, Des Moines, Iowa; "Judicial Retention in Iowa," co-presented with Chief Justice Marsha Ternus at the 4th Annual Corporate Counsel Forum, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, October 1, 2010, Iowa City, Iowa; "Case Management- Defense Perspective, "presented at the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, February 25, 2010, Des Moines, Iowa; "Winning the Business Case," presented at the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, February 26, 2009, Des Moines, Iowa; "Evidentiary Matters: Recent Decisions," presented at the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, March 3, 2006, Des Moines, Iowa; "Use of Expert Testimony in a Bad Faith Case," presented at the 2003 Iowa Defense Counsel 39th Annual Meeting & Seminar, September 25, 2003, Des Moines, Iowa; "Medical Malpractice in Iowa," presented at an all day seminar sponsored by National Business Institute, Inc., May 21, 2003, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; "Personal Injury Settlements in Iowa: Practical Methods for Perfecting the Settlement of a Claim," presented at an all-day seminar sponsored by National Business Institute, Inc., August 22, 2002, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; "Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Iowa: Strategies in Preparation and Valuation," presented at an all-day seminar sponsored by National Business Institute, Inc., September 13, 2001, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; "The Evolution of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.," presented at the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, February 16, 2001, Des Moines, Iowa; "Top Ten Do's and Don'ts for Giving an Effective Opening Statement (A Defense Counsel's Perspective)," presented at The Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, March 2, 2000, Des Moines, Iowa; "Making Headlines," panel discussion presented for Iowa Law Month, February 3, 2000, University of Iowa Law School, Iowa City, Iowa, published in Iowa Advocate, The University of Iowa College of Law, Spring/Summer, 2000; "The Art of Jury Selection," presented at the Iowa Defense Counsel Association 1999 Annual Meeting and Seminar, September 24, 1999, Des Moines, Iowa.

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Firm Members: Charles Miller Mikkie Schiltz Samuel Skorepa Jeffrey Lang Kyle Day Douglas Lindstrom, Jr. Wendy Meyer