Attorney James Albert, Galligan, Doyle, Reid & Galligan, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa

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
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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.