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Toby J. Gordon

Burlington, Iowa
Partner

Phone: (319) 753-6201
Fax: (319) 754-8471
Email: Contact Me

Areas of Practice

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Criminal Defense
  • Labor Law

Litigation Percentage

  • 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Iowa, 1998
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2001

Education

  • Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1998
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

  • Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1998
    Masters of Public Administration
    Honors: With Honors

  • University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1991
    B.A.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: Social Science Education

Representative Clients

  • Mt. Pleasant School District, Labor Law
  • City of Keokuk, Labor Law
  • City of Bloomfield, Labor Law
  • Davis County, Labor Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present
    Member

  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - 2005
    Member, Board of Governors

  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present
    Workers' Compensation Group/Litigation Group

  • Des Moines County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
    Member

  • Iowa State Bar Association, 1998 - Present
    Member

Birth Information

  • 1969, Ankeny, Iowa, United States of America

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