Position: Member
E-Mail rstone@simmonsperrine.com
Phone 319-366-7641
Fax 319-366-1917
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Education
University of Iowa: (B.A., with highest distinction 1975; J.D., with highest distinction 1980)
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Order of the Coif
  • Recipient Hancher-Finkbine Medallion
  • Iowa State Bar Academic Excellence Award
  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Corporation Law, 1979-1980.
Columbia University: (M.A., Political Science, 1977)
  • International Fellow

Clerkship Information
Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald P. Lay, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981

Admitted to Practice (State)
State of Iowa, 1980

Admitted to Practice (Federal)
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1981
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1981

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
  • Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section
  • Litigation Section Member

Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations and Appointments
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
National Registry of Construction Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Chair
Cedar Rapids Art Museum, President
Cedar Rapids Country Club, President
Priority One Economic Development, Board of Directors

Publications
Author: "Construction Damages in Iowa", 52 Drake Law Review 101 (2004)
Author: "Mechanic's Liens in Iowa-Revised" 49 Drake L. Rev. 1 (2000)
Author: "Architect's and Engineers Liability under Iowa Construction Law, 50 Drake L. Rev. 33 (2001)
Author: "Mechanic's Liens in Iowa" 30 Drake Law Review 39, 1980
Author: "Iowa Mechanic's Liens and Public Bonds," Lorman, 1998
Author/Lecturer: Construction Lien Law, Lorman Business Services (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001)
Author/Lecturer: Design Professional Issues - Professional Liability Concerns, Holmes Murphy (1999)
Author/Lecturer: Iowa Construction Law, Lorman Business Services (1999, 2000, 2002)
Author/Lecturer: Construction Claims in Iowa, Lorman Business Services (2003)
Author/Lecturer: Iowa Construction Law, National Business Institute (2003)
Co-author: "Iowa Construction Law" National Business Institute, 1987
Co-author: "Iowa Construction Law: What Do You Do When," NBI, 1998
Author: "Indemnity in Iowa Construction Law," 54 Drake Law Review (2005)

Date and Place of Birth
Dakota City, Iowa, 1954