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Thomas DeBoom is a business and transactional attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. Mr. DeBoom has offered a wide range of corporate law services to companies for more than 20 years. He understands the complexities of acquiring or forming a business, including financing options, governance and tax ramifications associated with the varying transactions. Mr. DeBoom counsels clients on matters such as sales and purchases of equity interests, securities, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, ESOP transactions, profit sharing and deferred compensation arrangements, both ERISA-qualified and non-qualified, and business contracts, consulting and planning. Mr. DeBoom also serves on the firm's board of directors.

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Roger Stone was elected as the first Iowan to the American College of Construction Lawyers, a prestigious group of 180 of the nation's top construction lawyers. He was named as one of the Top Ten Super Lawyers for the State of Iowa and was honored as Construction Litigation–Lawyer of the Year for Cedar Rapids by Best Lawyers®. Mr. Stone is also recognized as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®. He serves on the American Arbitration Association national panel of large complex case arbitrators and the Iowa State Bar Construction Section Council.

Robert Legislador has over 24 years of legal experience practicing primarily in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability law. Robert is well known for his committment to his clients, successful track record, and is a multi-year recipient of AVVO's Client Choice Award for his top client ratings.. In 2008, Robert and J. Richard Johnson opened Johnson & Legislador, PLC. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is a small local law firm tailored for the areas of legal practice they do best and allows their clients to receive personalized service.. Robert grew up in Clive, Iowa. After high school he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Iowa and went on to attended Drake University Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. He is licensed to practice law in Iowa state courts, the Federal Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children and live in Cedar Rapids.

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 Burian practices primarily in civil litigation and trial in state and federal courts as well as alternative dispute resolution. He brings a range of experience in multiple areas of law to industries, including transportation and construction. While his focus is on defending against claims and reducing risk for clients, he also prosecutes plaintiff cases. Mr. Burian is experienced in litigation involving production and use of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) under federal and state rules. He enjoys his practice most during trial, but he makes creative opportunities to narrow or resolve disputes when in the best economic interests of his clients.. Mr. Burian is a native of Eastern Iowa. He enjoys spending free time by participating in a variety of civic projects, family activities and curling. He brings a diverse array of personal, military and hands-on work experiences to his practice of law.. Transportation. Mr. Burian has acquired a broad knowledge of the transportation industry during his 20+ years with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. His primary transportation related experience has been in tort claims and accident reconstruction. Mr. Burian also advises and advocates for clients with cargo claims, agent disputes, debt collection, contract drafting and more.

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.

Pete Leehey has been practicing law for over 30 years. An avid biker himself, Pete's special interest is motorcycle injury cases. Pete also handles auto collision cases.

Performs legal services in regards to the regulation of insurance, securities and executive compensation.

Patrick McMullen attended the University of Iowa and graduated with a degree in Marketing in 2003, with a minor in English and an emphasis in both statistics and psychology. During his time in Iowa City, Patrick was actively involved with numerous charitable organizations, including Toys for Tots and Habitat for Humanity, while also working with the American Marketing Association and enjoying his time as a server and cook for Applebee’s. Patrick graduated the University of Iowa in 2003 and left Iowa City with a devoted allegiance to Hawkeye Nation, a proud honor he maintains to this graduating in 2003, Patrick lived in Denver, Colorado for a year, where he worked at an advertising agency, before being accepted into the 2007 graduating class at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. While at UMKC, Patrick was actively involved with the legal fraternity of Delta Theta Phi, which regularly donated to the Susan B. Komen For the Cure movement, as well as additional work for Habitat for Humanity. Upon graduation, Patrick worked briefly in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before returning to Iowa so he could be closer to his family. Once back in Iowa, Patrick passed the bar in 2008 before joining the office of Matthias, Campbell, Nuzum & Rickers in Newton, Iowa. His career then took him to Kaplan Frese & Nine, LLP in Marshalltown, Iowa, before becoming an Assistant County Attorney for Tama County, Iowa. Through his experiences, Patrick has represented dozens of parents in custodial battles and divorce cases, he has prosecuted and defended hundreds of felony and misdemeanor clients, and he has represented parties in civil and small claims actions as has a diverse background in the law, and he is ready to help you. Contact him to set up an appointment!

My name is Pressley and I am a trial lawyer. The only thing I am before that is a father of my two sons.  I have worked hard to live authentically in all aspects of my life. I always try to grow and learn. This has been true in my lawyering as well as my personal life – they are, in many ways, one in the same – because I am who I am, whether at home, meeting with clients, or in the courtroom.

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.

Jacob Koller is a family law attorney with more than 20 years of experience. He counsels individuals in all aspects of domestic relations, including premarital agreements, separation and divorce, child custody and visitation, child support and related matters. He also represents individuals in other circumstances affecting the family unit, such as adoption.. Mr. Koller is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), an organization comprised of family law practitioners with the highest levels of knowledge, skill and integrity. He is among only 10 family law attorneys named Fellow of the AAML in Iowa. Mr. Koller also serves as president of the Collaborative Lawyers of Eastern Iowa and believes in empowering his clients to make informed decisions about their lives and their children's lives. Mr. Koller also serves on the firm's board of directors.. Mr. Koller’s family law practice focuses on the following:. Litigation. Mr. Koller believes the best result in any family law matter is a successfully negotiated settlement. When this is not possible, however, it becomes necessary to have a trial before a judge. Mr. Koller is experienced in the preparation and prosecution to trial of complex financial, including high net worth marital estates, large farm and livestock operations, and business interests – and child custody matters. He is a 2008 graduate of the American Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, which is an advanced trial training program for attorneys specializing in the practice of family law.. Collaborative Law. Mr. Koller is trained in the practice of collaborative law. He is a founding member of the Collaborative Lawyers of Eastern Iowa. Collaborative Law is a non-adversarial process that views the issues arising from a divorce as a series of battles to be solved rather than fought. The end goal is to meet the legitimate needs of everyone involved in a restructured family. Both parties have independent lawyers present during negotiation to provide legal advice in an educational context. Mr. Koller is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.. Mediation. Mediation, which is a form of alternative dispute resolution, has become an important component in resolving family law cases. Mr. Koller is a trained lawyer mediator, having completed a 40-hour training in 2009, and he has successfully mediated hundreds of cases. As a mediator, he acts as a neutral to aid parties and their attorneys in settling their disputes without the need for court intervention.. Appellate Advocacy. In some cases, the decision of the trial judge is challenged on appeal. Mr. Koller has experience handling the prosecution and defense of appeals, both in cases for which the firm was trial counsel and in cases brought to him that have been tried by lawyers outside of our firm. He has successfully argued cases before the Iowa Supreme Court and the Iowa Court of Appeals.

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.

I’m Tim Semelroth.  I grew up in Hiawatha, Iowa.  I’m married to my high school sweetheart and I’m a dad to three strong-willed kids.. Who do you represent?. I only work for people dealing with death or injury because of someone else’s fault.. What led you to this work?. My dad worked in a factory and my mom was a teacher.  They worked hard, played by the rules and raised five kids.  Thankfully, they didn’t have reason to hire a lawyer after a tragedy, but if they did, they would have had no idea who to call.. When you graduate from law school, you have to decide who you want to represent.  Some people choose to work for corporations.  Some people choose to work for the government.. I decided I was most comfortable representing working people – people like my parents.. What motivates you to do what you do?. When I started high school, I was five feet, two inches tall.  I wrestled in the 90-pound weight class.  I know what it’s like to be the little guy.. It really bothers me to see those with power – particularly insurance corporations – take advantage of people who don’t have the knowledge or the opportunity to stand up for themselves. I am forever amazed by the lengths that the insurance industry will go to deny or lowball a legitimate claim.  It keeps me very busy and a little ticked off.. It’s always an honor when someone asks you to be their voice, particularly at one of the most difficult times in their life.  I can sleep at night because I know I’m always working for the right side.. What do you do when you are not working as an attorney?. I volunteer as den leader for my son’s Cub Scout pack even though I’m horrible at making pinewood derby cars.. I play on a sand volleyball team with guys from high school even though our vertical leaps are receding faster than our hairlines.. When the weather isn’t nice enough for volleyball, I coach scary-smart kids on middle and high school mock trial teams.. And when we find an opening in our family’s ridiculously busy calendar, we try to go on vacations. I’ve found that nothing makes me appreciate Iowa more than a little time away from home.. If you weren’t an attorney, what would you be doing?. I would probably be a teacher like my mom. Well, not exactly like my mom because she taught home economics and I’m not a very good cook. But I’ve always enjoyed learning and helping people find answers. There are a lot of similarities between what I try to do in a courtroom and what a teacher does in a classroom.

I’m Farl Greene. I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I’m the oldest of my parents’ three sons and the first person in my family to obtain a graduate degree. I’m married to the love of my life and I’m the proud father of two sons. I was a practicing chiropractor in Cedar Rapids before I decided to become an attorney.. During the course of my chiropractic education and my time as a practicing chiropractor, I learned that health includes mental and social well-being as well as physical well-being. As a result, I believe health is one of our most precious possessions.. As a chiropractor, I saw first-hand the effect injuries have on a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being. I saw how injuries cause pain, mental anguish, and loss of function, which in turn affect a person’s ability to perform simple daily tasks, to work, and to engage in hobbies, recreation, and social activities.. When someone’s carelessness injures another person and deprives that person of their health, I believe the injured person should be fully and fairly compensated for their loss. However, I have learned that people are frequently denied full and fair compensation in such situations.. As an attorney, I work to help people obtain full and fair compensation when someone else deprives them of their health.

I’m Dillon Besser. I grew up in Topeka, KS and am the son of long-haul truck driver and a special education teacher. After going to college in Liberty, Missouri and law school at the University of Iowa, I am proud to now call Cedar Rapids my home. My wife Brittney and I met within months of me moving here, making it even more clear this is the place for me.

In the last 40 years, I've helped over 1000 people get their lives back on track by filing for Bankruptcy in Iowa. I can help you too!. I handle my Bankruptcy cases differently from the high volume bankruptcy firms. I meet with you personally every time.. When it's time to work on the petition and schedules of debts and assets, I sit down across from my client and go through each part of the bankruptcy forms with you.. Aside from a secretary answering the phone, I deal one on one with my clients. The answers to your questions come from me, not a paralegal or secretary.. Contact me to get started today.. John M Heckel

I prefer to be called “Corey” by my family, friends, co-workers, peers, and clients. I grew up in Central City, Iowa. I’m the oldest of five children. I was the first child to graduate college in either my immediate or extended families.I represent people who are unable to work because of their physical or mental health conditions. All too often the disabled are denied disability benefits by the Social Security Administration. I try to help those who have been denied disability benefits to appeal and obtain the benefits that they deserve.

I joined the Army Rangers from 1982-1985.  My company was A Co. 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. My company spearheaded the invasion of Grenada in October 1983.

I am an AV rated lawyer at a 28 lawyer business law firm with offices in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa.  I have practiced law for almost 28 years and handle 6-12 multi-million dollar deals every year.  I am very active in the community, serving on many non-profit boards.  I am currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.

Growing up I learned how to serve client interests from my father and grandfather, who are both attorneys in northeast Iowa. They taught me to take a hands-on approach to learning and to work hard to understand the underlying causes of a conflict, not just address the immediate problem. I applied that philosophy throughout my academic and professional education by learning the construction industry beginning as a carpenter and then architectural intern at OPN Architects, SOM, and Kahler Slater Architects. After I earned my Bachelors of Architecture from Iowa State University and my Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa, I took a position as General Counsel with a contractor in eastern Iowa. Those experiences give me a pragmatic legal view based in developing and tailoring solutions to each client’s unique problem.. I was born and raised in Oelwein, Iowa. Today I live in Iowa City with my wife Brooke and two Great Danes. I traveled extensively throughout my life, including living in and studying architecture in Rome for five months, but Iowa has always drawn me back. When I am not working or traveling, I spend my free time giving back to my community through volunteer opportunities and helping to further ballroom dancing in the Cultural Corridor through Hawkeye Ballroom and USA Dance. I believe my diverse experiences and interests help me better understand my clients’ needs and serve each client more effectively.