My Iowa Injury Matter is:

Workers
Compensation Car or Truck
Accident Motorcycle
Accident Dog Bite

At age 14, I began working for my grandfather in the concrete construction business during the summer school break. The work was hard, hot, and long, but provided me with framework for my character. My grandfather always told me to get a good education so I did not have to do hard labor for the rest of my life. I graduated from Newton High school in 1990 and played on the 1988 state 4A runner-up football team. After I graduated from high school, my mother purchased an appliance store and I began working on weekends and during the summer delivering refrigerators, washers, dryers and other heavy equipment. I would also help my grandfather when he needed extra help on job sites. I graduated from Central College in Pella in 1994 and then went onto law school at Drake in Des Moines. After my first year of law school in 1995, I began working at Walker & Billingsley (now Walker, Billingsley & Bair). Since 1997, I have been an attorney representing Iowans injured in personal injury (car, truck and motorcycle accidents, dog bites, etc.) and workers' compensation (work injury) cases. If you want a divorce or have a traffic ticket, I won't handle your case, but I can refer you to another attorney at our office that will. I worked my way through college and then through law school and am dedicated to helping Injured Iowans.

With hard work and personal attention I help Level the Field between Injured Iowans and Insurance Companies^TM

• www.Avvo.com Attorney Rating of "Superb"- 10 out of 10
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer As Determined by The National Trial Lawyers
• Featured by USA Today, Des Moines Register, Chicago Tribune, KCCI TV, WOI TV and Other Media
• Received Award from Iowa Department of Transportation for www.QuitDD.com Program Leading the Fight Against Distracted Driving in Iowa
• Active Injury Practice- Has Represented More than 1,000 Iowans Injured in Car Accidents, Work Injuries and Other Personal Injury Accidents.
• Active Trial Practice- More Than 300 Trials With 50+ Jury Trials and Experience in Handling Appeals
• Millions of Dollars Recovered for Injured Iowans
• Fighting Insurance Companies Since 1997
• Practicing Primarily in Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation
• Author of 8 Books and Numerous Consumer Reports and Articles
• Recognized Lecturer on "Legal Education" for Lawyers
• Member of the Iowa Association for Justice
• Board of Governor for Iowa Association for Justice since 2001
• Member of American Association for Justice
• Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
• Member of Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
• Member of WILG- Workplace Injury Litigation Group
• Admitted to the United States Supreme Court, all Federal Courts in Iowa and Minnesota State Court
• Active in Drafting and Lobbying for Legislation to Help Injured Iowans
• District 5A Judicial Nominating Commissioner from 2010 to *present
• District 5A Attorney Grievance Commissioner from 2009 to *present
• Born and Raised in Iowa
• Active in Community- Former United Way Board Member, www.QuitDD.com,
• Married to wife Beth for 12 years with 2 Wonderful Children, Son and Daughter