Cedar Rapids, IA

Phone: (319) 363-4040  

Fax: (319) 363-9789

Iowa City, IA

Phone: (319) 351-4996  

Fax: (319) 351-7063

 
     
  Tom Riley (Retired)

 

 

 

 

Bar Admissions:

Iowa, 1952
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1952
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court, 1966
Education:
 
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1952
J.D.
 
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, 1950
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Published Works:
 
Proving Punitive Damages: The Complete Handbook, Prentice Hall, 1981
 
Price of a Life: One Woman's Death from Toxic Shock, Adler and Adler, 1986
 
Trial Handbook for Iowa Lawyers, Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co., 1997
 
Iowa Practice: Civil Litigation Handbook 2000-2001, West Group
 
Trial Masters: Strategies and Tactics that Win Cases, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Article on Punitive Damages, Prentice Hall, 1984
 
Punitive Damages: The Doctrine of Just Enrichment, 27 Drake Law Review 194, Summer, 1978
 
Opening Statement--Winning at the Outset, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall, 1978
 
Cross Examination: The Art of Gentle Persuasion, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 6, No.1, Spring, 1983
 
Protective Orders: Machiavelli Would Be Please, Trial, Vol. 20, No. 12, November, 1984
 
The ABC's of Cross-Examination, 41 Drake Law Review 35, Fall, 1992
 
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Proving Causation Before Science Has, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 6, No. 1, Summer, 1982
Representative Cases:
 
Holmquist v. Volkswagen, 261 N.W.2d 516 (Iowa App. 1977)
 
Kehm v. Proctor & Gamble, 724 F.2d 630 (8th Cir. 1983)
 
DeBurkart v. Louvar, 393 N.W.2d 131 (Iowa 1986)
 
Nesler v. Fischer, 452 N.W. 2d 191 (Iowa 1990)
 
Vinson v. Linn-Mar Community School District, 360 NW2d 108 (Iowa 1985)
 
Coster v. Crookham, 468 N.W. 802 (Iowa 1991)
 
Knickerbocker v. First National Bank of Oelwein, 827 F.2d 281 (8th Cir. 1987)
 
Huber v. Watson, 568 N.W.2d 787 (Iowa 1997)
References:
 
Michael W. Dunn, President, F & M Bank, Cedar Rapids, IA
Classes/Seminars Taught:
 
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Iowa, College of Law, 1979 - 1980
 
Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa, College of Law, 1976 - 1982
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1975
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Nebraska Trial Lawyers Association, 1978
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association, 1982
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Toronto Canada, 1982
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Tennessee Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1982 - 1998
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Belli Society Seminar, 1988
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers, 1990
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Iowa Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, 1991
 
Trial Advocacy Lecture, Iowa State Bar Association,, 2000
 
Private Seminar for Governor of Iowa, CLE, 2001
Honors and Awards:
 
Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1969 - Present
 
Chairman of Governor's Advisory Commission on Aging (State of Iowa), 1963
 
Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, 1971
 
The Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships:
 
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governor's
2000 - Present, Member
 
Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers, 1990 - Present
 
Court Practice Institute
1976 - 1980, Member of Faculty
 
Judge Advocate, USAF (Korean War), 1952 - 1954
First Lieutenant
 
Iowa State House of Representatives
1961 - 1965, Member
 
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Governor's, 1981 - 1990
Member
 
Iowa State Commission on Aging
1971, Member
Fraternities/Sororities:
 
Alpha Tau Omega
Delta Theta Phi
Birth Information:
 
1929, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

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