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My name is Laura Schultes. I grew up the daughter of a veterinarian and non-profit executive director in north central Iowa. My childhood was spent living in the country and attending small town schools. Then life took me to Iowa City, the southwest United States and even out of the country before I landed back in Cedar Rapids, which is now the city I call home.. I also see my work as an attorney extending far beyond each individual client. The law is not always fair. The “rules of the game” don’t always produce the right result. But from time to time while working on a single case for a single client, an opportunity arises to question the law as it is written or nudge the “rules of the game” towards greater fairness. It is motivating to me that I could play a role in making the system just a little bit fairer into the future.

Mark Hudson is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.  Mark's work focuses on labor and employment compliance and counseling (including personnel policies and decisions, workplace investigations, affirmative action program compliance, wage and hour advice, and general employment counseling), labor and employment litigation (including equal opportunity, wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment and defense of employment-related claims), fair housing litigation and compliance, and data breach and security compliance.

Lisa Stephenson is an associate with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman where she practices primarily in employment law, labor and commercial litigation, and the Affordable Care Act.

Erin Nathan is a member with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman where she is engaged primarily in commercial litigation, specializing in employment and labor law, class actions and appellate law.. Ms. Nathan graduated with honors from the University of Iowa. She then went on to graduate from the University of Iowa College of Law, with distinction, and served as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems.. Ms. Nathan comes to the firm from the Chicago office of Locke Lord LLP where she was the sole labor and employment associate. She was also an adjunct faculty member of Loyola University School of Law where she taught appellate advocacy and an advanced writing course.. Employment and Labor Experience. Ms. Nathan represents clients accused of the following: age; sex; race; disability and national origin discrimination; sexual harassment; hostile work environment; retaliatory discharge; ERISA violations; Family and Medical Leave Act violations; defamation; fraud; tortious interference; infliction of emotional distress; breach of contract; and wage and hour violations. Ms. Nathan handles matters in state and federal court and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state and local governmental agencies, as well as before arbitration tribunals.. Practical Employment Counseling and Advice. Ms. Nathan represents and counsels businesses and individuals on employment-related matters, including employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, trade secrets and non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Ms. Nathan provides advice and practical steps on employment hiring and terminations, large-scale reductions in force, resolving wage and hour issues (e.g. which employees are “exempt”), creating and revising employee handbooks to reduce risk and prevent contractual liability, crafting an alternative dispute resolution program that will withstand court scrutiny and implementing harassment prevention and other employee training programs.. Non-Compete and Trade Secret Experience. Ms. Nathan regularly assists employers and individuals when faced with non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret issues. Ms. Nathan frequently drafts restrictive covenant agreements for employers and counsels employers on how to avoid employee theft of trade secret information. Ms. Nathan represents companies in the enforcement of their non-compete agreements and for violation of trade secret laws. Ms. Nathan also negotiates restrictive covenant agreements on behalf of individuals and represents individuals when faced with non-compete litigation.. Appellate Experience. Ms. Nathan has represented clients before the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court of Appeals, the Illinois Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Nathan clerked for Justice David Wiggins of the Iowa Supreme Court and taught appellate advocacy at Loyola University School of Law in Chicago for three years.

Brian Fagan is a litigation attorney with 20 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in matters relating to employment and labor law, business and commercial litigation and trust and estate litigation. Mr. Fagan represents employers in a variety of industries, including health care, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, insurance and transportation. He appears before local, state and federal administrative agencies, and state and federal courts and arbitration panels. Mr. Fagan is the firm's managing partner and also chairs the firm's labor and employment practice group.. Mr. Fagan formerly served as a Law Clerk to Judge Michael J. Melloy for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. From 2006-2010, he served as Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Cedar Rapids.. Mr. Fagan graduated from the University of Iowa. He worked for Congressman Jim Leach in the district and Washington, D.C. offices and for the U.S. House of Representative Financial Services Committee. Mr. Fagan earned a Master of Arts in International Political Economy from the Catholic University of America. He graduated with honors from Drake University Law School where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Drake Law Review.. Mr. Fagan was listed in Best Lawyers® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in Cedar Rapids for Litigation - Labor and Employment, in 2021 for Employment Law - Individuals and in 2022 for Labor Law - Management. Mr. Fagan has been recognized by his peers as an AV Rated attorney with Martindale-Hubbell and is included in the Great Plains Super Lawyers list.. Employment and Labor Law. Mr. Fagan represents and counsels businesses and individuals on employment-related matters, including employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, trade secrets, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, as well as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). He regularly handles traditional labor law arbitrations, including discipline and discharge and contract interpretation grievances. He conducts internal employment investigations and counsels clients facing government investigations on the multitude of statutes and regulations governing the workplace.. Litigation Practice. Mr. Fagan represents and advises individuals and businesses in a broadly varying litigation capacity, including commercial and business litigation, agricultural related litigation and trust and estate litigation. He advises clients as they work toward a negotiated, mediated or litigated result.. Mediation. Mr. Fagan is a Certified Mediator and received his training at Northwestern University and the International Academy of Dispute Resolution in Des Moines, Iowa. He is trained in Collaborative Law.

Bob Konchar is counsel at Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC where he is engaged in an extensive litigation practice including labor and employment, transportation, products liability, commercial litigation and insurance. He handles cases before various federal and state courts and federal and state administrative agencies. These include, but are not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and city Civil Rights Commissions and the Iowa and Federal Department of Transportation. Mr. Konchar handles personal injury defense work for clients and their insurance carriers. He also defends businesses in insurance litigation matters. Further, he attends to various matters being arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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