About me
I am a founding and managing partner of Gourley Rehkemper, & Lindholm, PLC, also known as GRL Law. I work with some of the best attorneys and legal professionals in the business and I am proud to say that our firm is one of the best Trial Law firms in Iowa.
I head up the wrongful death and traumatic injury division at the firm. In the last 5 years alone, I have obtained verdicts from Iowa juries totaling just under 5 million dollars. But those cases are not about me. They are about the Iowans who have been permanently and extraordinarily injured and the families who have lost a loved one and then have been lied to, taken advantage of, mistreated, or all three by coporations and their insurance companies. I have had the honor of helping families hold insurance companies, corporations and other wrongdoers accountable for their actions when they have caused the death of, or a life changing injury to folks in Iowa. We have gone up against the big boys; the insurance companies and their big law firms, and we have prevailed. We will continue to fight to do so.
No firm in Iowa investigates deaths and injuries more throughly. No firm handles lawsuits more zealously. No firm gets better results for grieving families. I am proud to say that I am a part of GRL Law, the firm that Iowans turn to when Good People Need GReat Lawyers
Practice areas
Licensed
- Wrongful Death: 30%11 years
- Car Accident: 20%13 years
- Trucking Accident: 20%12 years
- Brain Injury: 15%10 years
- Dog Bite: 15%12 years
Payment
Fees:
Contingent (25-40%), Free consultation (120 minutes)
Payment types:
Cash, Check, Credit card
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Contact info
440 Fairway.
Suite 210
West Des Moines, IA, 50266
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | Active | 2002 | 09/19/2016 |
| Legal answers | |
| Legal guides |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 Under 40 | National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys | 2016 |
| Top 40 Trial Lawyers under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association | 2015 |
| Top 40 Trial Lawyers under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association | 2014 |
| Top 40 Trial Lawyers under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association | 2013 |
| Top 40 Trial Lawyers under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association | 2012 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Member | Gourley, Rehkemper, & Lindholm, PLC | 2005 - 2016 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| American Association for Justice | N/A | 2002 - Present |
| Iowa Association for Justice | N/A | 2002 - Present |
| Iowa State Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present |
| Polk County Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present |
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| Kathy Winger et al v. Critelli Properties et al. | Polk County Jury returned a verdict totaling $1,137,500.00 in favor of Plaintiffs. It is believed the jury's verdict is the largest Iowa verdict under Iowa's relatively new adult parental consortium statute. Case is still on Appeal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Two Rivers Bank and Trust et al v. Venture One et al. | Case went to trial and jury found defendants negligent and responsible for Plainitff's injuries & damages of over $3.6 million. Defendants appealed, the US Eighth Circuit Ct of Appeals upheld the jverdict and required the defendant’s to pay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication name | Title | Date |
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| Oh Crap App IOS and Android Application | Oh Crap App | 2013 |
| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University Law School | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2002 |
| University of Kansas | Business | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1999 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Defense Counsel Annual Conference | Plaintiff's Counsel's Perspective on litigation ethics | 2014 |