Gordon Allen Prof ile
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Professor of Law


Areas of Expertise

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Federal Jurisdiction, State and Local Government Relations, Litigation

Education

Drake University; BA
U of Iowa; JD Order of the Coif

Experience

10 years in private practice, and serving as Legal Director for the ACLU of Iowa, and Iowa Student Public Interest Group (Nader affiliate)

24 years with Iowa Attorney General – 5 years as Human Services Division Head, and 19 years as the Deputy for civil litigation, supervising and monitoring or conducting all civil litigation against the State, officers and employees

Trial Advocacy trainer for Assistant AG’s sponsored by National Association of Attorneys General bi-monthly for six years


Selected Publications

Forthcoming

Significant Accomplishments

NITA trained as trainer in trial advocacy

Coached 9 middle school mock trial state champion teams, 7 High School state champions and one national champion
 
Chaired Civil Justice Reform Task Force, Southern District of Iowa 1991-93

Managed litigation team successfully recovering 130 million in Iowa Trust funds (and all expenses) stolen and dispersed across the United States

Managed litigation team successfully achieving national settlement against Tobacco companies 1998-2005

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