General Practice Including but not Limited to
Family Law
Education
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981)
University of Notre Dame (B.A. 1975)
Clerkship Information
Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward J. McManus, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1983-1985
Admitted to Practice (State)
State of Minnesota, 1981
State of Iowa, 1985
Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Family Law Procedures Committee, 2001-present
Panel Mediator, Sixth Judicial District Family Mediation Program
Iowa State Bar Association
Family & Juvenile Law Section Member; Family and Juvenile Law Section
Council 2002-2005
Litigation Section Member
Workers Compensation Section Member
American Bar Association
Family Law Section Member
Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations and Appointments
Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa, Inc. (President 2002-2004)
Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc.
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Place of Birth
Waverly, Iowa
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.