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General Litigation Ahlers & Cooney's litigation department provides breadth and depth of experience to defend today’s varied litigation matters. Our experienced trial attorneys regularly handle jury trials, bench trials, bankruptcy proceedings, arbitrations, mediations and administrative and regulatory proceedings. Our litigation group also has extensive experience in dispute resolution outside the court room. Several of our attorneys have served as mediators and/or arbitrators. Our senior trial counselors are seasoned lawyers, including several lawyers with more than 25 years of trial experience. Several attorneys are members of the Fellows of American College of Trial Lawyers. A number of the Firm's litigation partners and associates are former law clerks for judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court and the Iowa Supreme Court. Ahlers & Cooney's litigators offer legal counsel and advice in virtually every area of the law drawing expertise from the members of litigation department, as well as the expertise from the Firm's business, public finance, local government and employment attorneys. Our goal is to provide high quality legal services, and to resolve litigation as favorably and as quickly as possible, at a reasonable cost. We believe our commitment to excellence and reputation for quality work enhance the interests of our clients. The Firm's litigation attorneys represent clients in a broad array of matters ranging from antitrust and trade regulation, bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters, business law, contract interpretation and enforcement, corporate law issues, and finance matters. The litigation attorneys have extensive courtroom experience in all types of civil suits including antitrust cases, civil rights actions, ,complex civil litigation, constitutional law issues, educational law matters, employee benefits, employment contract cases and tort claims, environmental litigation, ERISA litigation, insurance defense, intellectual property, municipal law issues, personal injury and property damage cases, product liability cases, professional liability claims, public utility law, real estate matters and land use litigation, social security issues, toxic torts, and workers’ compensation matters. Ahlers & Cooney's litigation department has a long and distinguished reputation in trial and appellate practice at both the federal and state level, and received a number 1 rating in the 2005 Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Home | Attorneys | History & Philosophy | Practice Groups | Our Firm |
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