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Laura Laubenthal Pattermann
Attorney
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Phone: 712-323-0999
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Fax: 712-323-0814
Areas of Practice
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Memberships
- Top American Lawyers Lifetime Charter Member
- Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group, Board Member
- National Association of Trial Lawyers
- Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Iowa Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- American Bar Association
Profile
Bio
Laura L. Pattermann practicing in Workers' Compensation - Plaintiff Law Practice. Laura was admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court. Click here to read an article regarding this honor.
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1994
- Nebraska, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1995
- U.S. District Court of Nebraska, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D. – December 1993
- Honors: With Distinction
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
- B.A. summa cum laude - 1990
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Psychology
Representative Cases
Wilson v. IBP, Inc., 558 N.W.2d 132 (Iowa 1996)
Interiano-Lopez v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 883 N.W.2d 676 (NE 2016)
Owen v. American Hydraulics, 578 N.W.2d 57 (NE 1998); 606 N.W.2d 470 (NE 2000)
Pella Corp v. Hall, 746 N.W.2d 278 (IA Ct. App. 2008)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Iowa State Bar Association, Member
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Member
- Iowa Association for Justice
- Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Fellow of the American Bar Association
- Work Injury Law Group Board Member
- University of Iowa College of Law, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Board
- Iowas Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys Member
Seminars
Jones Act, IAWC Seniar 1999
Fraternities/Sororities
Phi Delta Phi
Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Notable (2016)
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Peer Review Rated (2015)
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Recognizing Excellent in Workers’ Compensation Law (2019, 2020)
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
- 10 Best Attorneys, Exceptional and Outstanding Client Services (2017)
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- Lifetime Achievement
- National Trial Lawyers
- Top 100 Civil Plaintiff (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- American Institute of Legal Professionals
- Lawyer of the Year - Workers' Compensation Law (2020)
- American Institute of Trial Lawyers
- Personal Injury Law - Litigator of the Year (2020)
- American Association of Attorney Advocates
- Top Ranking Attorney (2021 Member)
- Top American Lawyers
- Charter Member
- America's Top 100 Attorneys
- Iowa
