Position:  Associate
E-Mail tvanpelt@simmonsperrine.com
Phone  319-366-7641
Fax 319-366-1917
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Education
University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 2006)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Managing Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 2005-2006
  • ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property
Iowa State University (B.S., 2002)

Admitted to Practice (State)
State of Iowa, 2006

Admitted to Practice (Federal)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Membership, Offices and Committee Assignments in Bar Association
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Linn Law Club, Vice President

Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations and Appointments
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Publications
“Is Changing Patent Infringement Liability the Appropriate Mechanism for Allocating the Cost of Pollen Drift?”, 31 J. Corp. L. 567 (2006)
“Maize, Soybean & Alfalfa Biomass Densification”, Agricultural Engineering International.:  CIGR J. Sci. Res. & Dev. Manuscript EE 03 002, Vol. V (May 2003)
“Food, Fuel, and Freeways:  An Iowa perspective on how far food travels, fuel usage, and greenhouse gas emissions”, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University (2001)

Date and Place of Birth
Jefferson, Iowa, 1979