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Michael  McDonough

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(319) 896-4063 (319) 366-1917 mmcdonough@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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Michele Slater

Michele Slater

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(319) 896-4067 mslater@spmblaw.com

Practice Area

  • Construction and Design Practice
  • Transportation Law
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense and Coverage
  • Personal Injury

Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 1985
  • State of Nebraska, 1981

Education

  • Creighton University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 1981
  • University of Iowa, BA, 1977

Clerkship

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Norman Krivosha, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Nebraska, 1981-1982

Michael McDonough is a trial attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. His trial experience involves trials in both federal and state courts in approximately 20 different states. The subject matter of his practice is varied and includes commercial and personal injury litigation, as well as insurance law and coverage issues. His trial practice involves insurance agent errors and omissions matters, motor carrier litigation, construction litigation, business torts and fair competition issues, transactional and contract litigation disputes, secured transactions/equipment leasing and medical malpractice. Mr. McDonough also has represented securities dealers in NASD arbitration proceedings.

Mr. McDonough practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska, until joining Moyer & Bergman in 1985.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
  • Linn County Bar Association
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Truck Insurance Defense Association (TIDA)
  • USLAW NETWORK, Inc.

Honors & Awards

  • Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list, 2022
    • Commercial Litigation

Publication

Creighton Law Review. Author, Comment on the Law, Safety in the Workplace, 13 Creighton Law Review 955 (1)

News & Events

2021

  • Eleven SPMB Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® 2022, 08/19/2021

2020

  • Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 37 SPMB Attorneys, 08/20/2020

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