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E-Mail: bfagan@simmonsperrine.com
115 3rd Street SE, Suite 1200
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1266
Phone: 319.366.7641
Fax: 319.366.1917
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Brian Fagan is an attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC where he is engaged primarily in a general practice, including but not limited to Employment Law, Counseling, and Risk Avoidance, Business & Commercial Litigation, and Family Law.
Mr. Fagan graduated from the University of Iowa in 1994. He worked for Congressman Jim Leach in the district and Washington D.C. offices from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Fagan earned a Master of Arts in International Political Economy from the Catholic University of America in 1998. In 2001, he graduated with honors from Drake University Law School where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Drake Law Review, and a member of the Moot Court Board and the Jessup International Appellate Moot Court team. Prior to joining Moyer and Bergman, Mr. Fagan 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.
Mr. Fagan is a member of the American, the Iowa State, and the Linn County Bar Associations. He is admitted to practice in the State of Iowa, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.
Employment Law, Counseling and Risk Avoidance. Mr. Fagan represents and counsels businesses and individuals on employment related matters, including employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, trade secret, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, as well as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act. 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. He advises clients as they work toward a negotiated, mediated, or litigated result. He also assists and supports the firms’ trial attorneys with pre-trial discovery and motions, legal research and drafting.
Family Law. Mr. Fagan represents individuals in family law related cases, including dissolutions, custody matters, modifications, child support collection, and contempt hearings.
Mediation. Mr. Fagan is a Certified Mediator and received his training at the International Academy of Dispute Resolution in Des Moines, Iowa.
Publications:
Taxation of Electronic Commerce: Avoiding an Inroad upon Federalism, 49 Drake Law Review 465 (2000-01).
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Firm Hosts Collaborative Family Law Seminar
Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC hosted a seminar on collaborative family law on March 11-12, 2010. The seminar presenters were Stuart Webb and Ronald Ousky. Mr. Webb founded collaborative law in 1990 and the two have authored a book entitled THE COLLABORATIVE WAY TO DIVORCE: The Revolutionary Method that Results in Less Stress, Lower Cost, and Happier Kids – Without Going to Court. Collaborative law is a non-adversarial process that views the issues arising from a divorce (or other family law dispute) as a series of battles to be solved rather than fought. Jake Koller, Allison Heffern, Larry Gutz, Brian Fagan, and Matthew Brandes participated in the seminar.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Corridor Business Journal Names Brian Fagan Among Most Influential in Corridor
The Corridor Business Journal named Brian Fagan to its list of most influential persons in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City corridor, based on the polling of its readers. The Journal announced the list in its December 7, 2009 issue.
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PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
University of Iowa
- B.B.A., Business Administration, 1994
Catholic University of America
- M.A., International Political Economy, 1998
Drake University Law School
- J.D., with honors, 2001
- Editor-in-Chief, Drake Law Review
- Moot Court Board
- Jessup International Appellate Moot Court team
CLERKSHIP INFORMATION
Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Melloy, United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Northern District of Iowa, 2001-2003
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE (STATE)
- State of Iowa
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.
ASSOCIATIONS, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Cedar Rapids City Council
American Bar Association
- Member
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- State and Local Government Law Section
Iowa State Bar Association
- Member
- Labor and Employment Law Section
Linn County Bar Association
- Member
Linn County I-Club
- President
Iowa Association for Justice
- Member
