Position: Member
E-Mail wwassmer@simmonsperrine.com
Phone 319-366-7641
Fax 319-366-1917
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General Practice Including but not Limited to
Construction Law, Environmental Law and Litigation

Education
University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1989)
Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., cum laude, 1986)

Clerkship Information
Law Clerk to the Honorable David R. Hansen, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1989-1991
Law Clerk to the honorable David R. Hansen, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1991-1992

Admitted to Practice (State)
State of Iowa, 1989

Admitted to Practice (Federal)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1993
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1993
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1992
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1992
United States Court of Federal Claims, 2005

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Section
  • Environmental Law and Natural Resources Section Council Member,
    1999 - 2002, 2005-Present and Chair 2001 - 2002
  • Iowa Uniform Jury Instruction Committee (2000 - present)
American Bar Association
  • Construction Industry Forum
  • Section of Environment, Energy and Resources

Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations and Appointments
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Defense Research Institute
  • Appellate Advisory Committee
  • Construction Law Committee
  • Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee
Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court

Date and Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1964