Des Moines Commercial and Business Litigation Law Firm
Overview
Long & Gilliam is an association of Iowa lawyers and sole practitioners Scott Long and James Gilliam. Together, they have over fifty years of legal experience representing individuals, as well as public and private companies, in business and commercial litigation disputes and in employment and labor matters. Scott and James have both been listed in Best Lawyers in America - Scott for commercial litigation and James for labor and employment law. They have also both achieved an AV peer rating...
Long & Gilliam is an association of Iowa lawyers and sole practitioners Scott Long and James Gilliam. Together, they have over fifty years of legal experience representing individuals, as well as public and private companies, in business and commercial litigation disputes and in employment and labor matters. Scott and James have both been listed in Best Lawyers in America - Scott for commercial litigation and James for labor and employment law. They have also both achieved an AV peer rating...
Long & Gilliam is an association of Iowa lawyers and sole practitioners Scott Long and James Gilliam. Together, they have over fifty years of legal experience representing individuals, as well as public and private companies, in business and commercial litigation disputes and in employment and labor matters. Scott and James have both been listed in Best Lawyers in America - Scott for commercial litigation and James for labor and employment law. They have also both achieved an AV peer rating by Martindale Hubbell - reflecting the highest level of professional excellence and integrity. Scott and James have each tried numerous cases to successful conclusion in state and federal courts and have also successfully represented clients in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.They have both also successfully represented clients in state and federal appellate courts.
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