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100% Workers Compensation
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Résumé
License
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33 years since Sara Jean Sersland was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Iowa |
Authorized to practice law
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1979 |
11/06/2008 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Drake University Law School |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1979 |
| Northwestern University |
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MAT |
1971 |
| Luther College |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1970 |
See all 3 degrees
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Board of Governors |
Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers |
1990-present
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| Board of Governors |
Iowa State Bar Association |
2004-2008
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| Board of Directors |
Polk County Bar Association |
2004-2008
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| President |
Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers |
2000-2001
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| Chair |
Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers, Rules Committee |
1993-1995
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| Co-chair |
Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers, Annual Seminar |
1991-1992
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| Chair |
Iowa State Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section |
1991-1992
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| Section Council |
Iowa State Bar Association |
1990-1992
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| Chair |
Iowa State Bar Association, Newsletter Committee |
1990-1991
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
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| Member |
Iowa Defense Counsel Association |
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| Member |
Order of the Coif |
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See all 12 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Mental Disability Caused by Mental Stress: Standards of Proof in Workers’ Compensation Cases |
Drake Law Review |
1984 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Practical Aspects of Computing the Rate |
Workers’ Compensation Seminar, Iowa State Bar Association |
2004 |
| Claims Procedure, Workers’ Compensation in Iowa Seminar |
Iowa State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section |
2000 |
| Guidelines and Deadlines — Defendants’ Concerns, Including Filing the First Report, Filing the Notice of Denial or Commencement of Benefits and Auxier Requirements |
36th Annual Workers’ Compensation Symposium, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Inc |
1998 |
| Crossover of the ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation Law |
20th Annual Seminar, Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Inc |
1998 |
| Has Dunlavey Changed Anything |
33rd Annual Workers’ Compensation Symposium, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Inc |
1995 |
| Current Legal Trends in Iowa Case Law on Workers’ Compensation |
Workers’ Compensation Seminar, Iowa Association of Business and Industry |
1994 |
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