
Robert E. Konchar Counsel
Contact Information
Practice Area
- Labor and Employment Law
- Transportation Law
- Construction and Design Practice
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions
- State of Iowa, 1965
Court Admissions
- Iowa Supreme Court, 1965
- US Court of Appeals
- Third Circuit, 1989
- Seventh Circuit, 1988
- Eighth Circuit, 1967
- D.C. Circuit, 1976
- US District Court
- Northern & Southern Districts, 1965
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, JD, 1965
- University of Iowa, BA, 1962
Bob Konchar is counsel at Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC where he is engaged in an extensive litigation practice including labor and employment, transportation, products liability, commercial litigation and insurance. He handles cases before various federal and state courts and federal and state administrative agencies. These include, but are not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and city Civil Rights Commissions and the Iowa and Federal Department of Transportation. Mr. Konchar handles personal injury defense work for clients and their insurance carriers. He also defends businesses in insurance litigation matters. Further, he attends to various matters being arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Honors & Awards
- Included in the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" list for Cedar Rapids
- Employment Law – Individuals, 2022
- Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list, 2022
- Civil Rights Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers list, 2007, 2009-2010
Professional Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Linn County Bar Association
- Eighth Circuit Bar Association
- Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- North American Transportation
- Employee Relations Association, Member
- American Trucking Association
- Motor Carrier Lawyer Association
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association