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Business and Corporate Law Group
The Business and Corporate Law group provides comprehensive legal
services for both large and small businesses. The lawyers in this group
handle the broad spectrum of business needs of entrepreneurs, small
businesses, or large corporations. This group offers assistance to
clients in selecting and forming the type of business entity under which
to operate, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability
companies, franchises, sole-proprietorships, and other appropriate
business forms. This group provides assistance with the purchase of a
business, mergers and acquisitions, drafting of business agreements and
contracts, the full spectrum of business operating needs, business
litigation, and assistance with the sale or dissolution of the
business.
Lawyers in our Business and Corporate Law Group include:
Family Law Group
Our Family Law group assists clients with understanding and resolving
the difficult issues involved in divorce, child and spousal support,
custody and visitation, adoption (both domestic and international),
paternity, pre-marital agreements, separation, and juvenile matters.
This group encourages negotiation, mediation, and alternate dispute
resolution to enable our clients to actively participate in the
resolution of these complex issues.
Lawyers in our Family Law Group include:
Labor and Employment Law Group
Our Labor and Employment Law group represents both employers and
employees in the matters that arise in the workplace. The issues
addressed by this group include work policies and guidelines, the
application and hiring process, issues arising as a part of the
employment relationship including wage and hour standards and fair labor
practices, family medical leave, civil rights, drug testing, employee
benefits, OSHA compliance, and wrongful discharge. This group represents
clients in state and federal courts and before numerous administrative
agencies.
Lawyers in our Labor and Employment Law Group include:
Liability Defense Group
The Liability Defense group has existed since the inception of our
firm and advises insurers on issues of coverage and liability under
various types of insurance policies. This group also represents insurers
and their insureds in the defense of a variety of personal injury and
property damage matters ranging from automobile accidents and products
liability claims to claims based on premises liability, municipal
liability, and comprehensive general liability.
Lawyers in our Liability Defense Group include:
Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution Group
Our Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution group illustrates the character
of our firm. It includes a number of our attorneys who are trained and experienced
mediators retained to handle all types of matters, including workers' compensation
and civil litigation. Attorneys in this group are often asked by our colleagues in
the legal profession to act as mediators or arbitrators on cases they handle for their
clients. In all of our practice groups, alternative methods of resolving our clients'
legal matters are explored. Every lawyer in our firm is skilled in both negotiation
and advocacy on behalf of clients in mediation, arbitration, or other alternatives to
litigation or trial.
Lawyers in our Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution Group include:
Personal Injury and Work Injury Group
Attorneys in the Personal Injury and Work Injury group represent
persons in Iowa and Illinois who have suffered injuries from automobile
accidents, defective products, slip and fall accidents, medical or other
professional malpractice, and other types of negligence. This group also
represents workers injured as a result of their employment and assists
them in obtaining workers' compensation benefits in Iowa or
Illinois.
Lawyers in our Personal Injury and Work Injury Group include:
Real Estate Group
The Real Estate group represents both individual and commercial
clients in all proceedings and transactions dealing with real estate
property transactions, disputes, and related matters. Our lawyers in
this group handle mortgage closings, review abstracts and
prepare title opinions, and address issues in purchase and sale
transactions, foreclosures, commercial leasing, agricultural and
environmental issues, zoning and land use, and land development
strategies.
Lawyers in our Real Estate Group include:
Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Estate Planning Group
The Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Estate Planning group handles a
variety of estate matters, including will and trust preparation and the
administration of probate estates, conservatorships, and guardianships.
This group is also involved in planning for the distribution of an
individual's property at death and issues involved in elder law. The
focus of this group is maintaining lifelong relationships with clients
to better serve their changing needs.
Lawyers in our Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Estate Planning Group include:
Workers' Compensation Defense Group
The Workers' Compensation Defense group represents insurance carriers
as well as self-insured and insured employers in the defense of workers'
compensation claims in Iowa and Illinois. This group educates clients
about new developments in workers' compensation law, provides practical
and effective legal advice on the proper and efficient handling of
claims, and represents insurance carriers and employers in litigated
proceedings before the Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner and the
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. This group has existed since the
inception of our firm and now includes four former Deputy Commissioners
and one former Iowa Industrial Commissioner.
Lawyers in our Workers' Compensation Defense Group include:
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