Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Litigation
• Wrongful Death Litigation
• Product Liability
• Consumer Fraud Litigation
• Class and Derivative Actions
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Torts Law
• Corporations Law
• Labor & Employment
• Real Property
• Tax Law
• Trust and Estates

Representative Cases

• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2008 WL 429060 (Iowa 2008)
• McGowan, Ltd., Inc. v. Soy Basics, L.L.C., 2008 WL 346044 (Iowa 2008)
• Walters v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 4531311 (Iowa 2007)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 2122195 (Iowa 2007)
• Walters v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 1385387 (Iowa 2007)
• Richard L. McGowan, Ltd., Inc. v. Soy Basics, LLC, 2007 WL 576484 (Iowa 2007)
• Northrup v. Penford Products Co., 2006 WL 753218 (Iowa 2006)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Rohr-Tippe Motors, Inc., 394 F.Supp.2d 1058 (Iowa 2005)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Rohr-Tippe Motors, Inc., 387 F.Supp.2d 992 (Iowa 2005)
• Kreinbring v. Alternative Claims Services, Inc., 2004 WL 1293927 (Iowa 2004)
• Rieff v. Evans, 672 N.W.2d 728 (Iowa 2003)
• Rieff v. Evans, 630 N.W.2d 278 (Iowa 2001)
• Luker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1999 WL 33655475 (Iowa 1999)
• Young v. FDL Foods, Inc., 1999 WL 33656872 (Iowa 1999)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Telular Corp., 1999 WL 33656867 (Iowa 1999)
• Gutierrez v. Givens, 1 F.Supp.2d 1077 (S.D. Cal. 1998)
• Gutierrez v. Givens, 989 F.Supp. 1033 (S.D. Cal. 1998)
• Great Rivers Co-op. of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 120 F.3d 893 (C.A. 8 Iowa 1997)
• Great Rivers Co-op. of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 934 F.Supp. 302 (S.D. Iowa 1996)
• Jolly v. Pittore, 1995 WL 566002 (S.D.N.Y. 1995)
• Great Rivers Co-op. of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 59 F.3d 764 (C.A. 8 Iowa 1995)
• Kalell v. Petersen, 498 N.W. 2d 413 (Iowa App. 1993)
• Nichols v. Schweitzer, 472 N.W. 2d 266 (Iowa 1991)
• In re Marriage of Hasley, 433 N.W. 2d 40 (Iowa App. 1988)
• U. S. v. Cooper, 709 F. Supp. 905 (N.D. Iowa 1989)
• Taylor v. Wiebold, 390 N.W. 2d 128 (Iowa 1986)

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Business Organizations, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Labor Law, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Taxation Law, Toxic Torts