Abram Carls V

Abram V. Carls is an attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC where he engages in representation primarily falling within the commercial litigation, banking litigation, and bankruptcy practices. Mr. Carls routinely advises on tort claims, contract disputes, secured transactions, and collections matters, and counsels clients throughout various stages of the civil litigation process, both federal and state. His prior experience in agricultural and business debtor representation provides useful insight into agricultural restructurings and liquidations, and he provides guidance to creditors and banking institutions on their rights in bankruptcy proceedings and loan collection and foreclosure.     

Mr. Carls graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law where he earned recognition for his multidisciplinary scholarship in innovation, business, and law, and Dean’s Awards for outstanding academic achievement. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Iowa in civil engineering and business management.

Prior to private practice, Mr. Carls clerked for the Honorable Thad J. Collins, Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. Mr. Carls is admitted to practice before the state courts of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, federal district courts in Illinois and Iowa, and the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.