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Huber, Book, Cortese, Happe and Lanz, PLC is a Des Moines, Iowa law firm practicing in the areas of bankruptcy, collections law, construction law, debtor and creditor, employment law, insurance law, litigation, personal injury, products liability, professional liability and workers' compensation.

Practice Areas
• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury Law
• Iowa Employment Law
• Bankruptcy Law

Attorneys
• James C. Huber
• Richard G. Book
• Joseph S. Cortese II
• Joseph A. Happe
• Jeffrey W. Lanz
• William H. Grell
• Nathan R. McConkey
• Jason T. Farley

James C. Huber, Attorney at Law

Email: jhuber@desmoineslaw.com
Phone: (515) 243-4149

Professional Background

Admitted to Iowa and Missouri Bar 1970, Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; Admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; and, Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Washington University, School of Law (J.D., 1970)
Carleton College, (B.A. Government and International Relations, 1967)
  — Work scholarship, all four years

Memberships and Admissions

• Iowa State Bar Association
  — Member, Workers' Compensation Section
  — Workers' Compensation Section Council (1995—1998)
  — Community Relations Committee (1994)
• American Bar Association
• Polk County Bar Association
  — Member, Arbitration Committee
• Iowa Defense Counsel Association
• Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys

Curricula Vitae

• Tried at hearing over 100 Workers' Compensation cases before the Iowa Industrial
   Commissioner, now Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner, 1974 to Present

• Trial to verdict of 75 to 100 jury trials from 1974 to Present

• Oral presentation to Iowa Association of Claims Adjusters,
   "Iowa Bad Faith Case Law" (1979)

Practice Areas

General practice including, but not limited to trial law, Personal Injury Law and Workers' Compensation Law.

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