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Robert (Bob) Hatala is a litigation attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. He has practiced law in Cedar Rapids since his graduation from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1983. Mr. Hatala is engaged in the general practice of law including, but not limited to, commercial law, product liability, litigation, contracts, construction law, municipal law and insurance. Mr. Hatala also represents business clients on organizational and business matters and small municipalities on planning, zoning and other legal matters. Mr. Hatala has appeared before the Iowa Supreme Court and the Iowa Court of Appeals in various types of cases. He is admitted to practice in the State of Iowa, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.. Mr. Hatala was born in 1952 in Fort Madison, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1974 with a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in 1983 from the University of Iowa in Public Affairs. After serving as Mayor of Fort Madison, Iowa, and Employee Relations Manager for a can manufacturing plant owned by Dial Corp., he entered law school at the University of Iowa where he graduated in 1983.

Phil Brooks is a business attorney serving clients on tax matters with emphasis in estate and business tax planning for closely-held entities including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships. Although his practice is largely devoted to counseling businesses and their owners on organizational, tax and estate planning matters, he has developed a niche practice area of assisting insurance agents and brokers in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other areas unique to the regulated environments of the property, liability, life and health insurance industries. In addition to earning an MBA in risk management and finance, Mr. Brooks also holds the Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designations.. Mr. Brooks is a frequent speaker at insurance trade association meetings dealing with construction and interpretation of property and liability insurance contracts and insurance agent and broker business and tax issues. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Insurance and Risk Management located within the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa where he teaches life, health, property and liability insurance courses.

Mr. Anderson regularly represents individuals with matters pertaining to estate planning, probate and trust administrations and tax planning. Such representation involves advising and assisting clients to properly structure their estate plans in order to accomplish their estate plan goals and objectives in an efficient and tax effective manner. Mr. Anderson also counsels and guides individuals through the procedures relating to the administration of estates and trusts, including fiduciary (estate and trust) income tax, Iowa inheritance tax and federal estate tax planning.. In addition, Mr. Anderson deals extensively with corporate and business matters, including working with clients involving entity selection, establishment of business entities, business succession planning, preparation of employment agreements, asset and stock purchase/sale agreements and the drafting of contracts. He also regularly represents clients on a variety of real estate transactions, including real estate purchase/sale agreements, title corrective work, lease agreements, like-kind tax deferred exchanges and other real estate work.

Lynn Hartman has represented financial institutions for more than 30 years after serving as in-house counsel for Firstar Bank (now U.S. Bank) prior to joining Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in 1998. While leading the banking and finance practice group, Ms. Hartman advises lenders and borrowers on commercial transactions including secured and unsecured lending, asset-based and real estate lending, project and acquisition financing, letters of credit and mortgage enforceability opinions. She has worked on commercial lending transactions upwards of $200 million.. In addition, Ms. Hartman helps banking clients navigate compliance requirements with federal and state regulations, as well as handling all aspects of foreclosure actions and negotiating loan default workout agreements.. Ms. Hartman presents regularly on industry and regulatory topics. She has been recognized on many rating sites, including the Best Lawyers® 2015 & 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" list for Cedar Rapids banking and finance law. Ms. Hartman is a former long-standing member of the firm's board of directors.

Laurie L. Dawley is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll. Her work focuses on business law, banking and finance law, real estate law and mergers and acquisitions. She serves on the Firm’s board of directors, is chair of the Firm’s business practice group and immediate past chair of the Firm’s associate/recruiting committee.  Laurie has represented numerous individuals, banks and financial institutions, agricultural and commercial real estate owners and developers, and closely-held businesses and their owners.  She has experience conducting farmland auctions and managing large foreclosure actions involving numerous residential and commercial properties.  Laurie works with local nonprofit corporations to address their various legal needs including helping a local nonprofit obtain its tax exempt status to further its mission of supporting Iowa’s women business owners.. Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa and married to a grain and cattle farmer, Laurie is passionate about the importance of agriculture to Iowa’s businesses, economy and overall qualify of life.

Kathleen Kleiman provides counsel to businesses in all aspects of commercial transactions. Having nearly 30 years of experience, Ms. Kleiman is well versed on the variety and complexity of issues relating to initial business structure, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, equity incentive plans and securities issues.

J. Scott Bogguss is a business, transactional and tax attorney with extensive experience providing tax, trust and estate, probate and general business law counsel to a wide variety of closely held businesses and their owners. Mr. Bogguss’ general activities include initial organization and reorganization of business entities to accomplish the financial, tax planning, management and other objectives of the owners and managers of such entities. His work also frequently involves the design and implementation of estate, pension, mergers, acquisitions, business succession and executive compensation plans. Mr. Bogguss’ experience includes transactional work in mergers, acquisitions and secured lending. He also represents business and individual clients with respect to disputed income tax matters and is a practicing member of the agricultural law practice group.. Prior to 2009, Mr. Bogguss was a member of the Cedar Rapids firm of Moyer & Bergman PLC where he served several terms in that firm’s management and as chair of its business and tax group.

Before he was a lawyer, James Arenson spent 22 years in the automotive industry as an auto dealer operator and franchise-holder of the Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo franchises. Drawing from the extensive business experience he gained, he now uses this when counseling his clients. Today, at his firm Arenson Law Group, PC, James and his team represent a number of clients in a handful of practice areas, including estate planning, family law, divorce, litigation, real estate, construction law, and architect and design law.

Amanda D’Amico is an experienced transactional attorney primarily engaged in business and corporate law, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, estate planning and probate law. She counsels clients regarding entity formations, business operations, governance, and tax implications regarding pass-through entities. Ms. D'Amico also works with many individuals and families regarding their estate and succession plans and guides clients through the probate process.. Business Counseling and Transactions. Ms. D’Amico advises businesses of all sizes and their members regarding entity organization, operations, governance and planning, which includes the review, negotiation and drafting of contracts related to mergers, sales and purchases of assets or stock, reorganizations, redemptions and buy-sell agreements.. Taxation. Ms. D’Amico advises individual and business clients regarding the tax aspects of various corporate entity transactions and with respect to the use of pass-through entities (limited liability companies, partnerships and S corporations). In addition, she represents clients regarding issues related to qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation.. Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate and Wealth Transfer. Ms. D’Amico advises clients regarding gift and estate tax planning, succession planning for family businesses and charitable gifting. In addition, she drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney and estate and gift tax returns and assists clients through the probate process.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.