Donald G. Thompson

One South Gilbert Street
Iowa City, IA 52240-3914
Phone: (319) 358-5568
Fax: (319) 358-5560
dthompson@bradleyriley.com
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Assistant:
Denzel, (319) 861-8747

Areas of Practice:

  • Civil Trial
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Appeals
  • Mediation and Arbitration

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1971
  • Juris Doctorate with distinction, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1976
    • Order of the Coif

Experience:

  • Joined Bradley & Riley PC in 1983
  • Bradley & Riley's Litigation and Construction Practice Groups, Chair
  • Neutral third-party mediator since 1993

Birth Information:

  • 1949 Grand Island, Nebraska

Professional Memberships and Positions:

  • American Bar Association
    • Dispute Resolution Section
    • Law Practice Management Section
    • Litigation Section
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Construction Law Section Council
    • Federal Practice Committee, former chair
    • Litigation Section Council, former member
    • Law Practice Management Section Council, former member
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution, Professionalism and Technology Committees, former member
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Dean Mason L. Ladd American Inn of Court, co-founder, President 1991-1992
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, former faculty member for Mid-America Regional, Pacific Regional, Southern California Regional, Denver Deposition Program, and the Drake Legal Services Program
  • Johnson and Linn County Bar Associations

Professional Recognition:

Bar Admissions:

  • Iowa and Nebraska State Courts
  • United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the District of Nebraska and the Central District of Illinois
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
  • United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court

Representative Cases:

  • Knutson Construction Services Midwest, Inc. v. Board of Regents, 767 N.W.2d 420 (Iowa App. 2009)
  • City of Coralville v. Faulkner USA, Inc., 2006 WL 3735644 (S.D. Iowa 2006)
  • United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance Corp., 690 N.W.2d 700 (Iowa App. 2004)
  • Thompson V. Mary Greeley Medical Center, 666 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa App. 2003)
  • EnvironGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002)
  • Rail Inter modal Specialists, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corporation, 103 F.2d 627 (8th Cir. 1996)
  • Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 338 (Iowa 1994)

Civic and Volunteer Involvement:

  • Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation, Immediate Past President
  • Iowa City Summer of the Arts Board of Directors, President
  • Orchestra Iowa/Cedar Rapids Symphony Association: Board of Directors; Executive Committee; Artistic Committee; Audience Development Committee, Chair

Publications:

  • "Damage to a Contractor's Own Work: Determining Insurance Coverage of Defective Workmanship Claims,” for the Iowa Defense Counsel Annual Meeting (2008)
  • "Legal Issues Relevant to Scheduling and Recovery of Delay Damages," The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2007)
  • "Legal Topics re Change Orders," Construction Contracting and Change Orders in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2006)
  • "Payment Bonds: Claims Against Public Projects," Construction Lien Law in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2006)
  • "Commencement & Completion Legal Issues," Tricks, Traps & Ploys Used in Construction Scheduling in Nebraska, Lorman Education Services (2005)
  • "Construction Delay Claims," Tricks, Traps & Ploys Used in Construction Scheduling in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2005)
  • "Dispute Resolution," How to Minimize Construction Conflicts in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2004)
  • "Legal Issues for Design-Build," Design-Build in Iowa: Issues and Answers, Lorman Education Services (2004, 2003)
  • "Legal Issues - Construction Delay Claims," Construction Delay Claims in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2003)
  • "Legal Issues Surrounding Water and Mold Problems," Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2003, 2002)
  • "When a Major Problem Arises," Iowa Construction Law: Developments, Avoiding Problems, Contract Completion, and Getting Paid, Lorman Education Services (2002)
  • "Available Contract Documents," Design-Build in Iowa: Issues and Answers, Lorman Education Services (2002)
  • "Contractor's Claims Against Owner," Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2001)
  • "Owner's Claims Against Contractor," Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2001)
  • "Bid Mistakes," Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Iowa, Lorman Education Services (2000)
  • "A Review of Selected Local Rules of the Federal District Courts in Iowa," A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in Iowa, National Business Institute (1999)
  • "What's New in Alternatives to Court," Iowa Construction Law: Can This Job Be Saved? (1998) and Iowa Construction Law: Developments, Avoiding Problems, Contract Completion and Getting Paid (1999), Lorman Education Services
  • "The Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution," A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in Iowa, National Business Institute (1998, 1997)
  • "Guiding Principles for the Civil Litigator," Winning Ways With Direct and Cross-Examination, National Business Institute (1998)
  • "Pros and Cons of Mediation and Arbitration for Plaintiffs," for Pleadings and Practice Seminar, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (1995)
  • "Resolving the Dispute," Construction Claims Under Iowa Law, The Cambridge Institute (1992)
  • "Litigation Against Lenders," for Business Litigation Seminar, University of Iowa (1990)
  • "Maximizing Recovery on Consortium Claims," Effective Trial Advocacy, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (1985)
  • "Preparation of Client for Deposition and Trial," for Aspen Seminar, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (1984)
  • "Preparation of Client for Direct and Cross Examination," for Trial Advocacy Seminar of Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys and Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (1982)

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