 | Huber, Book, Cortese,
Happe & Lanz, P.L.C. | | | | | 2700 Westown Parkway, Suite 170
Des Moines, Iowa 50266-1411 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice Defense and Administrative Law. Commercial, Business, Insurance Litigation and Employment Law. | | | | Year Established: 1920 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Huber, Book, Cortese, Happe & Lanz, P.L.C. was founded by William Carl Hoffmann in 1920. Serving clients throughout the state of Iowa with a focus in Polk and contiguous counties, the firm engages in an emphasis in trial work. The firm is also listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | | | Firm Size: 7 | | | | Representative Clients: | | Allied Insurance; Argonaut Insurance Co.; Atlantic Mutual Cos.; CNA Insurance Cos.; Chesterfield Services, Inc.; Continental Western Insurance Company; Crawford & Co.; Design Professional Insurance Co.; ESIS; Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; GAB Business Services, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett; General Motors Acceptance Corp.; Hartford Fire; Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co.; Interstate Insurance Group; Laidlaw, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Markel Insurance Co.; Merastar Insurance Co.; Meridian Insurance; Nationwide Agribusiness; Nova Pro Risk; RLI Insurance Companies; Sedgwick CMS; Society Insurance; Travelers; United Heartland; Zurich Insurance. References: Wells Fargo, Des Moines; The Bankers Trust Co.; Bank of America. | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| | | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | | | James C. Huber (Member) born New Prague, Minnesota, October 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Missouri and Iowa; 1971, U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1967); Washington University (J.D., 1970). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Workers Compensation Law. | | | | Richard G. Book (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., in Biochemistry, 1976); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Editor, Newsletter of Litigation Section of Iowa State Bar Association, (1992-1997); Speaking Experience: National Business Institute, Damages Seminar, April 1991, Administrative Law Section of Iowa State Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Procedure, Administrative Law Seminar, April 1992; Plant Managers Association, Iowa Workers' Compensation Law, September 1992; National Education Network, Workers' Compensation Law in Iowa, July 1994; National Business Institute, Advanced Workers' Compensation Law in Iowa, January 1996; Iowa State Bar Association, Section on Worker's Compensation Annual Seminar, March 1999; Iowa State Bar Association, Section on Worker's Compensation, Annual Seminar April 2003; Sterling Educational Services, Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Iowa, October 2003; Lorman Education Services, Advanced Workers' Compensation in Iowa, February 24, 2005; The Iowa State Bar Association, 2006; Workers' Compensation Seminar, April 28, 2006; National Business Institute, Workers' Compensation Hearings: Techniques and Strategies for Success, August 24, 2006; Council on Education Management, Iowa Workers' Comp Update March 15, 2007; Case Law and Legislative Update, Sterling Educational Services, Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Iowa, Overview of Worker's Compensation and Miscellaneous Topics, April 18, 2007. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Commercial, Litigation and Workers Compensation Sections) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Bankruptcy; Insurance Defense; Employment Law. | | | | Joseph S. Cortese II (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, August 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1977); Creighton University; Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law. | | | | Joseph A. Happe (Member) born Carroll, Iowa, June 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa; 1986, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Workers Compensation Section) and American (Law Student Division Liaison, Section of General Practice Counsel, 1982-1983) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Workers Compensation Law. | | | | Jeffrey W. Lanz (Member) born Grand Forks, North Dakota, December 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., 1990); Drake University Law School (M.B.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Workers' Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law. | | | | William H. Grell (Member) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Trial Practice. | | | | Nathan R. McConkey (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1990); Drake University Law School (J.D., 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Hoffmann & McConkey, P.L.C. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Iowa Defense Counsel Association; The Defense Research Institute, Inc. | | | | —————————— | | | | Jason T. Farley (Associate) born Overland Park, Kansas, July 31, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2004); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2008). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | | | The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyers as specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Iowa. |
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