Peterson & Lipps

Law Firm Overview

For more than 20 years, the law firm of Peterson & Lipps has been protecting the rights and interests of clients in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation, real estate, wills and trusts, and probate. Our firm's attorneys are AV-rated under Martindale Hubbell's peer review rating process. We represent clients throughout north Iowa, including Algona, Mason City, Storm Lake, Spencer, Fort Dodge, Emmetsburg, Humboldt, and surrounding communities as well as statewide. The Peterson & Lipps law firm is located in Algona, Iowa.

The present firm consists of Thomas W. Lipps and Martin W. Peterson. Thomas W. Lipps practices primarily in personal injury and workers compensation. Mr. Lipps is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy . Martin W. Peterson practices primarily in wills, estates and probate law in addition to general practice.

The firm has handled a number of significant cases including representing the plaintiffs who recovered what were reported to be the record highest and second highest jury verdicts in Kossuth County District Court history as well as one reported national record. In August of 2000, the firm represented the plaintiff in a jury trial who recovered what was reported to be the highest punitive damage award - $500,000 - in Kossuth Country District court history. In October of 2002 the firm represented the plaintiffs who obtained a thirty-three million dollar ($33,000,000.00) jury verdict in an environmental pollution case, which was reported to be a national record .

Also, of current interest, the firm has represented several farm families in a successful constitutional challenge overturning an Iowa law that prevented the public from holding corporations responsible for air pollution. The firm handles cases in Northern Iowa and throughout the state.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Workers' Compensation
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Wills and Trust
• Real Estate Law

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law