Attorney Profiles

James A. Albert 
Des Moines, Iowa
Professor of Law, Drake University Law School, since 1981
Of Counsel, Galligan, Doyle, Reid & Galligan, P.C., since 1982
phone (800) 217-9312 (Toll Free)
(515) 282-3333
fax (515) 282-0318
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Areas of Practice:
Business Torts
Torts
Administrative Law
Bar Admissions:
Iowa, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1978
U.S. Tax Court, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1982
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1987
Education:
Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif


Drake University, 1971
B.F.A.


Published Works:
The Broadcaster's Legal Guide, Pluribus Books, 1985


Pay Dirt, Branden Press, 1989


Pay Dirt, Berkley Publishing Co. (Paperback), 1990


Personal Injury: Actions, Defenses and Damages, Matthew Bender, Chapter on transportation liability, 1990


Personal Injury: Actions, Defenses and Damages, Matthew Bender, 120 page Chapter on maritime litigation, 1990


Personal Injury: Actions, Defenses and Damages, Matthew Bender, Chapter on landlord-tenant relations, 1992


Damages in Tort Actions, Matthew Bender, Chapter on comparative negligence, 1992


Law Check, Macmillan Publishing, 200 page chapter on litigation, 1996


Jim Bakker: Miscarriage of Justice?, Open Court Publishing Company, 1998


Twelve major Law Review articles on topics ranging from business litigation to the government regulation of business in academic journals across the country, including the New York Law School Law Review, St. John's Law Review, Colorado Law Review, Florida Law Review, Loyola Law Review and Virginia Law Review, 1977-present.


Administrative Law: How Government Works, Currently being edited by publication in 2009, A 600 page college textbook


Representative Cases:
Davidson v. Elliott, (  1986)
Weinkoetz v. Zarifis Insurance Agency, (  1990)
Barrows v. Eckmiller Transportation Company, (  1993)
Cty of Estherville Civ. Serv. Comm. v. Iowa Civil Rights, Comm., 522 N.W.2d 82 (Iowa Supreme Court 1994)
Norred v. Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., (  1995)
Damerville v. United Parcel Service, (  1995)
Nguyen v. Chrysler Corporation, (  1997)
Dickens v. Haag, 2001 WL 23100 (Iowa Court of Appeals 2001)
Estate of Jurries v. Keim TS, Inc., (  2006)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Business Torts, Drake University, 1981 - Present


Business Torts, Lectures to practicing attorneys throughout Iowa in continuing legal education seminars., 1981 - Present


Honors and Awards:
Professor of the Year: University of South Dakota, 1979


Outstanding Law Professor in the Nation, Delta Theta Phi, 1989, 1999 and 2000


Voted eight times Professor of the Year Drake University Law School, including being named the Leland Stanford Forrest Outstanding Professor at Drake Law School in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005


Selected from 4,000 college and graduate school professors nationally to receive the Professional Fraternity Association of America's 2006 Award of Excellence


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Iowa State Bar Association, 1976 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, 1976 - Present
Member


Notre Dame Law Association, 1976 - Present
Member


Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1983 - Present
Member


Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, 1997 - Present
Chairman


Martendale Hubbell Attorney Rating: AV


Order of the Coif, Delta Theta Phi, Alpha Epsilon Rho
Member


Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Theta Phi
Alpha Epsilon Rho

The law firm of Galligan, Doyle, Reid & Galligan, P.C., with offices in Des Moines, represents injured people and surviving family members of fatal accident victims throughout the state of Iowa, including Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Sioux City, Waterloo, Davenport, Burlington, Keokuk, Iowa City, and Council Bluffs.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Galligan, Doyle, Reid & Galligan, P.C.
Suite 5, The Plaza
300 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2239

Toll free: 1.800.217.9312
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