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Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Employment Discrimination Law, Civil Rights

Additional Information: See: Lori Nicholson v. Biomet, Inc.; Kathryn A. Mortensen Zimmerma v. Ringgold County

Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Secretary, Vice President, President-Elect, President); Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa (Member, Board of Governors); Innercircle of Advocates; International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Kappa Beta Phi; Pi Alpha Alpha. Chi Omega Service Award, 1964. Member, Drake University Law Review, 1965-1966. Student Representative, American Law Student Association, 1963-1964. Fischer Foundation Scholar. Deputy Industrial Commissioner, 1967-1968. Assistant Attorney General, Iowa, 1969-1976. Director, Iowa Civil Rights Section, Department of Justice, 1969-1976. Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, 1972-1978. Founder and State Chairperson, Iowa Women's Political Caucus, 1973-1975. Consultant, United States Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1976-1977. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Iowa, 1977-1979. U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Iowa, 1977-1981. Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, 1977-1981. Consultant, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1977-1981. Member, Law Board of Counselors, Drake University Law School, 1977-1986. Board of Directors, IOWA SHARES, 1979-1981. Vice-President and President, Federal Executive Council, 1979-1981. President, Drake Law School Endowment Trust, 1985-1986. Named one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in the U.S., National Law Journal. Named in 100 Most Influential Lawyers in United States in 1991, National Law Journal; Top 10 Litigators in the U.S.

Krauel v. Iowa Methodist Medical Center, 95 F.3d 674, 65 USLW 2186, 71 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1326, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44, 315, 20 Employee Benefits Cas. 1809, 5 A.D. Cases 1503, 18 A.D.D. 112, 8 NDLR P 317 (8th Cir. (Iowa), Sep 11, 1996) (NO. 95-3768); Frideres v. Schiltz, 540 N.W.2d 261 (Iowa, Nov 22, 1995) (NO. 94-400); Courtney v. American Nat. Can Co., 537 N.W.2d 681, 4 A.D. Cases 1583, 7 NDLR P 99 (Iowa, Sep 20, 1995) (NO. 94-183); Brodersen v. Sioux Valley Memorial Hosp., 902 F.Supp. 931, 43 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 567 (N.D.Iowa, Sep 19, 1995) (NO. C 93-4011); Doe v. Cherwitz, 894 F.Supp. 344 (S.D.Iowa, Aug 28, 1995) (NO. CIV. 3-92-70138); Falczynski v. Amoco Oil Co., 533 N.W.2d 226, 71 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1029, 4 A.D. Cases 777, 6 NDLR P 359 (Iowa, May 24, 1995) (NO. 93-1575, 81); Langner v. Simpson, 533 N.W.2d 511 (Iowa, May 24, 1995) (NO. 93-1364); Doe v. Cherwitz, 518 N.W.2d 362 (Iowa, Jun 22, 1994) (NO. 93-1269); Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund, 496 N.W.2d 247, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 13,424 (Iowa, Feb 17, 1993) (NO. 90-1514); Lynch v. City of Des Moines, 464 N.W.2d 236 (Iowa, Dec 19, 1990) (NO. 89-1589); Lynch v. City of Des Moines, 454 N.W.2d 827, 57 Fair Empl. Cas. (BNA) 1331, 54 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,097 (Iowa, Apr 18, 1990) (NO. 89-222); Gail v. Clark, 410 N.W.2d 662 (Iowa, Jul 22, 1987) (NO. 86-493); Moore v. City