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Wertz Law Firm, P.C. is a workers’ compensation law firm located at 1500 Center Street NE, Suite 101, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, reachable at 319-777-0950 or by fax at 319-861-3007. With over 60 years of serving the community and more than 50 years of combined experience, the firm focuses exclusively on workers’ compensation law. Founded by William H. Troupe and now led by attorneys Thomas M. Wertz and Mindi Vervaecke, the firm has helped thousands of Iowans and earned recognition including listings in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. The attorneys have made a real difference through landmark cases before the Iowa Supreme Court, representing employees injured at work and those with career-ending injuries or illnesses throughout Iowa from their Cedar Rapids office.
Wertz Law Firm specializes in brain injuries, shoulder injuries, hand and arm injuries, neck and back injuries, chemical and mold exposure, depression and mental health issues, and multiple injury cases, serving industries including construction, manufacturing, meat processing, delivery and commercial driving, hospitals and medical workers, retail, and food service. Thomas M. Wertz and Mindi Vervaecke have taken on major employers and insurance companies, demanding that employers and their insurance providers treat injured workers with dignity while providing maximized compensation packages. The firm serves clients throughout Massachusetts including Boston, Lawrence, Worcester, Fall River, Springfield, and the North Shore and South Shore of Boston, as well as areas including Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Decorah, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Johnston, Keokuk, Marshalltown, Urbandale, Waterloo, and West Des Moines, maintaining a reputation as one of the leading firms in workers’ compensation representation while putting clients’ interests first, keeping them informed, and treating them with compassion.
Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky, PLC is a law firm located at 425 Second Street SE, STE 700, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, reachable at 319-364-1535. Established in 1938 by William O. Gray, a former FBI agent and State Highway Commissioner, and B.D. Silliman, a distinguished business lawyer and lobbyist, the firm is now led by attorneys Frank S. Mitvalsky, Raymond R. Stefani II, Richard A. Stefani, Thomas F. Ochs, Richard F. Mitvalsky, Rachel R. McCrate, Corinne R. Butkowski, and Matthew J. Nagle. The practice areas include professional negligence defense, product liability defense, family and juvenile law, real estate and estate planning, commercial litigation, motor vehicle liability, workers compensation, medical malpractice defense, civil litigation and appeals, business and commercial law, divorce and family law, child custody and care, juvenile law, guardianships and conservatorships, wills trusts and estates, insurance defense, and personal injury. The firm has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest designation under their peer review rating system, and has over seven decades of independent thinking and prioritizing close relationships with clients through direct exchange and interaction.
The attorneys at Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky bring extensive experience with Richard A. Stefani serving as Member and Firm President, admitted to Iowa bar in 1980, Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, with representative cases including significant product liability and medical malpractice defense victories. Raymond R. Stefani II has been Manager since 1984, admitted to Iowa bar in 1979, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates with practice areas in dental malpractice, medical malpractice, products liability, real estate, and workers compensation. The firm provides collaborative engagement in an encouraging work environment that promotes multiple viewpoints and illuminates legal issues to achieve the best results, with support personnel who take friendly, knowledgeable, and active roles with clients and have direct daily contact with the lawyers. Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky emphasizes dedication, integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment based upon reasoned decision-making, serving clients throughout Cedar Rapids and surrounding Iowa communities.
Pundt Law Office is a law firm with a rich history of practicing law in Iowa since the 1970s, located at 4211 Glass Rd N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, reachable at 1-319-382-8900. The firm has been an advocate for the common person for over five decades, offering assistance when clients have exhausted other remedies on their own. Operating Monday through Friday from 9-5 with free parking available, Pundt Law Office works efficiently, diligently, and tirelessly to assist clients across multiple legal disciplines. The firm’s philosophy centers on protecting clients’ rights and health while providing multiple options for confidential meetings, including virtual consultations during times of pandemic or inclement weather. With their motto “We Do Law,” Pundt Law Office has been determined to bring fair and just results to each client since the 1970s.
Pundt Law Office provides comprehensive legal services in incorporation, contract negotiations, wills and estates, personal injury, liable and slander, copyright protection, and unfair business practices. The firm specializes in assisting entrepreneurs with incorporation when starting new businesses, helping individuals with estate planning to protect property after a lifetime of hard work, and representing personal injury victims suffering from unfair treatment by other parties or large corporations. The attorneys work in an unwavering, dedicated manner to bring about fair, balanced, and resolute outcomes for their clients. Pundt Law Office emphasizes that they represent clients as completely as they would a family member or dear friend, maintaining their downtown office at 4211 Glass Rd N.E. in Cedar Rapids and encouraging potential clients to call 1-319-382-8900 to leave their name and phone number for representation inquiries.
Brady Preston Gronlund PC is a personal injury and consumer fraud law firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa located at 2735 1st Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, reachable at (319) 866-9277. The firm is led by attorneys Brad J. Brady, Matthew L. Preston, and Ann C. Gronlund, with Brad Brady being elected President of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and Ann Gronlund being inducted as a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, an organization limited to no more than 250 attorneys by invitation only. The practice specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, and consumer fraud cases throughout Eastern Iowa including Cedar Rapids, Marion, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Coralville, Des Moines, Dubuque, Davenport, Waterloo, and Ames, serving clients across Linn County, Benton County, Buchanan County, Cedar County, Delaware County, Iowa County, Johnson County, Jones County, and surrounding counties.
The firm handles complex and challenging personal injury cases that other law firms may turn away, including car accidents, nursing home neglect, insurance bad faith, slip and fall accidents, dog bites, bicycle crashes, grain bin accidents, lead poisoning, and wrongful death cases, as well as consumer fraud, commercial fraud, and financial fraud cases including deceptive money-making practices, internet spammers, pyramid schemes, defective products, and misleading business opportunities. Brady Preston Gronlund provides aggressive representation with attorneys who have trial experience in over 200 jury trials and hundreds of judge-tried cases, giving clients weight and gravity in negotiations with prosecutors, opposing attorneys, and insurance adjusters. The firm offers free, no-obligation consultations and evening and weekend appointments, with offices conveniently located across from the St. Louis County Courthouse for clients throughout Eastern Iowa.
Bribriesco Law Firm operates multiple locations including 2407 18th Street, Suite 200, Bettendorf, IA 52722, 1700 S 1st Ave, Suite 26, Iowa City, IA 52240, 1500 Plaza Place, Suite 105, Muscatine, IA 52761, and 4403 1st Ave SE, Suite 507, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, all reachable at (563) 359-8266. The firm offers free consultations and provides services in Spanish with “Se Habla Español” support. Bribriesco Law Firm’s mission is to fight aggressively for real people who have been wrongfully injured. The firm has been serving clients for many years with a commitment to represent clients with the utmost integrity, using everything in their power to achieve favorable outcomes.
Bribriesco Law Firm specializes in personal injury and death cases, nursing home abuse and neglect, and workers’ compensation claims. The firm helps clients determine if they have a case and whether it is worth pursuing, particularly for those who have suffered preventable injuries. The nursing home practice focuses on holding skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities accountable for abuse or neglect of loved ones. The workers’ compensation practice protects all workers regardless of immigration status who have been injured on the job. The firm operates from four convenient Iowa locations in Bettendorf, Iowa City (inside the Eastdale Plaza), Muscatine (in Muscatine Plaza Properties), and Cedar Rapids (inside the Executive Plaza), providing comprehensive legal representation throughout central Iowa for personal injury, workers’ compensation, and nursing home cases.
David A. Cmelik Law PLC is a criminal defense firm located at 311 Third Avenue SE, Suite 308, Cedar Rapids, IA, reachable at 319-389-1889. Founded by attorney David A. Cmelik, the firm specializes exclusively in criminal law with over 22 years of experience involving over 5,000 Iowa state law criminal offenses ranging from simple assault to double homicide. David Cmelik obtained his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2001 and his Bachelor of Arts from Iowa State University where he served as student body vice president and chairman of the student government senate. The firm handles only criminal matters from simple misdemeanors to serious felonies in Iowa courts with David and his family residing in Cedar Rapids.
The practice focuses on OWI-DUI cases including operating while intoxicated, operating while impaired by drug, operating while less than .08, boating while intoxicated, serious injury by motor vehicle, criminal mischief, vehicular homicide, and eluding charges. David A. Cmelik Law also handles various criminal cases including simple misdemeanors, serious misdemeanors, aggravated misdemeanors, Class D felonies, Class C felonies, Class B felonies, criminal prosecutions, probation matters, community service, and contempt cases. The firm’s professional successes include Iowa jury acquittals in vehicular homicide, assault with dangerous weapon, and OWI, with judgments of acquittal in jury trials for possession with intent to deliver and delivery of controlled substances, plus jury trial experience in first degree murder, armed bank robbery, and embezzlement cases.
Mark L. Chipokas PC is a workers’ compensation and personal injury law firm located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 866 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, reachable at 319-366-7888. Led by Attorney Mark L. Chipokas with support from Paralegal Polly Denison and Legal Assistant Jayna Crawford, the firm specializes in workers’ compensation cases including shoulder injuries, back injuries, hip injuries, head injuries, repetitive stress injuries, mental health injuries, construction accidents, roofing accidents, manufacturing accidents, nursing home injuries, and volunteer emergency employee accidents, as well as Iowa’s Second Injury Fund claims and workers’ compensation benefits.
The firm’s personal injury practice covers truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, bicycle accidents, dog bites, wrongful deaths, premises liability, minor injuries, and Iowa dramshop cases. Mark Chipokas understands the unique challenges clients face and provides comprehensive case management, handling all communication with insurance company representatives to prevent clients from making statements that could harm their claims. The firm collaborates with healthcare providers to ensure proper organization and timely submission of medical records and reports, with Mark well-versed in strategies employed by insurance defense lawyers to invalidate valid claims. The practice has worked on cases for over 2 years in some instances, providing expert knowledge and sympathetic, encouraging, and reassuring support throughout complex cases.
Tom Riley Law Firm is a personal injury law firm serving clients since 1980 with offices in Cedar Rapids at 4040 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 and Iowa City at 1210 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246. The firm can be reached at 319-363-4040 or 319-351-4996. The attorneys at Tom Riley Law Firm have sought justice for those who have been injured or damaged by wrongful acts of others, representing thousands of clients and obtaining more than $350,000,000 in recoveries on their behalf. The firm charges no fees for initial consultations in personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation and medical malpractice cases, where fees are usually based on a percentage of recovery or contingent fee arrangement.
Tom Riley Law Firm specializes in workers’ compensation for job-related injuries, slip and fall cases including icy walkway incidents, medical malpractice cases, and auto accident claims with two million people visiting emergency rooms annually due to auto accidents. The firm provides comprehensive legal services with representation that can be based on contingent fee or hourly fee depending on the case type. Tom Riley Law Firm offers free, no-cost consultations for potential clients and maintains a commitment to making clients whole again after experiencing injuries or damages. The firm operates from two convenient locations in Iowa to serve clients throughout the region with experienced legal representation in personal injury and related legal matters.
Ann Brown Legal is a personal injury and employment law firm located at 600 3rd Street Southeast, Suite 302, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, reachable at 319-826-2250. For over 20 years, Ann Brown has been representing families devastated by injury or death and employees treated unfairly in cases throughout Cedar Rapids and all of Iowa. The practice focuses on personal injury cases involving car accidents, defective products, unsafe premises, medical malpractice, and specializes in child injury cases including lead poisoning, serving clients with both compassion and professionalism to reach satisfactory settlements or successful jury verdicts.
Ann Brown handles both complicated and straightforward cases, treating each client as a friend while focusing on employment law matters involving unequal pay, sexual harassment, discrimination, and failure to pay wages due. As one of the best workplace discrimination lawyers in the area, she has dedicated her career to representing those who have been wronged, overlooked, or mistreated, with over a decade of experience helping clients receive deserved compensation. The firm offers free initial consultations and has particular expertise in representing injured children, understanding the complexity of these cases that require respect, patience, commitment, and expertise to protect children’s futures and make the world safer for all children.
Rush & Nicholson P.L.C. is a personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm located at 221 3rd Ave SE, Suite 550, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, reachable at 319-363-5209 or toll-free at 877-467-7874. With over 100 years of combined attorney experience, the firm specializes in workers’ compensation, personal injury, employment and labor law, Social Security disability, long-term disability, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents. Founded in Cedar Rapids, the firm serves clients throughout Eastern Iowa including Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Keokuk, representing workers rather than employers or insurance companies.
The firm’s attorneys include Tony Olson, Matthew Dake, Gary B. Nelson, and Nate Willems, who have achieved significant results including a $650,000 settlement for head injury, $1,000,000 motor vehicle crash settlement, and successful appeals including a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court victory in Dee Delaney v. Second Injury Fund of Iowa. They handle employment claims, workers’ compensation disputes, personal injury cases from automobile and motorcycle accidents, and have been recognized for outstanding pro bono services in the community. The firm provides specialized attorney services with smart, independent advice, maintaining offices strategically located to serve Eastern Iowa’s diverse client base while achieving superior service ratings from clients.
