General Practice Including but not Limited to
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Product Liability
Education
University of Iowa (B.S., 1967; J.D., with distinction, 1972)
Clerkship Information
Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald P. Lay, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1972
Admitted to Practice (State)
State of Iowa, 1972
State of Wisconsin, 1981
Admitted to Practice (Federal)
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1992
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1984
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1977
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1982
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1973
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1982
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1987
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1983
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1992
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1973
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1973
Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Litigation Section Member
Trade Regulation Section Member (Chairman, 1987-1990)
Intellectual Property Section Member
Federal Practice Committee, 1979, 1991-1994
Member, Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure
Iowa State Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations and Appointments
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
American Law Institute, Member
• Advisor, Restatement (Third) of Torts, Apportionment of Liability
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator 1975 - Present
Peer Review Recognition
Included in The Best Lawyers in America, Business LItigation and Commercial Litigation
Listed in Super Lawyers in Iowa, Business Litigation
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Place of Birth
Burlington, Iowa
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Firm Attorneys to be Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010
The following Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman attorneys have received notifications that they will be listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 publication. Their names are followed by the practice area in which they are listed and the year in which they were first listed.
Steve Holtman and Jason Steffens Obtain Trial Victory in a Dispute Over a Shareholders' Agreement
On July 29, 2009, the Linn County District Court entered a ruling and judgment in favor of the firm's client in an action to enforce a stock purchase agreement among the shareholders of a closely-held corporation. Steve Holtman and Jason Steffens had tried the case on behalf of the shareholder seeking to purchase the stock following the death of another shareholder. Steve and Jason successfully argued that the purchase price of the stock was approximately $1.1 million. The selling shareholder's Estate made a number of arguments to increase the price to approximately $3.5 million. The court ruled in favor of the firm's client on each of the arguments designed to increase the purchase price.
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