Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Admitted to bar: 1994, Iowa; 1995 Nebraska. Education: Drake University, B.A. with honors, 1990; University of Iowa, J.D. with distinction, 1994; Executive Council, International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi; Student Contributor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1992 - 1994. Member of the Firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Pattermann practices primarily in the areas of trial law and worker compensation law. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Southwest Iowa Bar Association; Pottawattamie County Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa League of Municipal Attorneys.  Board of Directors: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Nebraska Chapter; St. Alberts Foundation; Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Law and Worker Compensation Law

Representative Clients

• Allied Insurance Group
• Nationwide
• Farm Bureau Mutual
• ALC
• US Liability
• Acuity Ins.
• American National

Representative Cases

• Allied Mutual Ins v. Costello, 557 NW 2d 284 (Iowa 1996)

West Practice Categories

Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1994
• Nebraska, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Iowa State Bar Association (Member)
• Southwest Iowa Bar Association (Member)
• Pottawattamie County Bar Association (Member)
• Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Iowa League of Municipal Attorneys (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Balfour Scholarship for outstanding service to the law school community, 1993

Classes and Seminars

• Jury Instructions & Workers Comp Update, ISBA Traveling Seminar, 1996

Pro Bono Activities

• Community Education Foundation - Board of Directors, 2000 - Present
• St. Alberts Foundation, Board of Directors, 2006 - Present

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1994
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Honors: Executive Council, International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi
  
  Law Review: The Journal of Corporation Law, Student Contributor, 1992 - 1994
• Drake University, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Biology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Theta Chi

References

• John Nelson
• Karl Hertz - Former Mayor of Malvern
• Lori Koop - Allied
• Carol Reisinger - Acuity
• Dave Anderson - Allied
• Randy Short - Farm Bureau Mutual
• Larry Hill - Farm Bureau Mutual
• John Wharton - Wharton - AIC
• Doug Hobie - Mayor of Sidney

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Defense Update, Iowa Defense Council Assoc., April, 1998

Address

35 Main Place
Suite 300
P.O. Box 249
Council Bluffs, IA 51502-0249

Phones

(712) 328-1833

Faxes

(712) 328-8320

Emails

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Websites

http://www.smithpeterson.com