Kevin C. Papp

2007 1st Avenue SE
P.O. Box 2804
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2804
Phone: (319) 861-8770
Fax: (319) 363-9824
kpapp@bradleyriley.com
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Assistant:
Jan, (319) 861-8757

Areas of Practice:

  • Commercial Law and Litigation
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Appeals
  • Bankruptcy
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree magna cum laude, University of San Diego, 1995
  • Juris Doctorate with distinction, University of Iowa College of Law, 1998

Experience:

  • Joined Bradley & Riley PC in 2001
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Louis A. Lavorato, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Van D. Zimmer of the Iowa Court of Appeals
  • Law Clerk to Jeffrey Axelrad, Section Chief, Section for Federal Tort Claims Act Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Birth Information:

  • 1973 Columbus, Ohio

Professional Memberships and Positions:

  • American Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
      • Appellate Practice Committee
      • Bankruptcy & Insolvency Committee
      • Commercial & Business Litigation Committee
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
    • Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section Council
    • E-Commerce Section Council
    • Real Estate & Title Law Section
  • Linn County Bar Association
  • Cedar Rapids Area Credit Association
  • American Judicature Society
  • American Bankruptcy Institute

Bar Admissions:

  • Iowa State Courts
  • United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
  • United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Representative Cases:

  • In re Robert K. Miell, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Iowa, Case No. 09-01500. Successfully represented three secured lenders, among larger group of creditors, in obtaining conversion of Chapter 11 case to Chapter 7, obtaining relief from automatic stay with respect to over 60 properties, and acquiring those properties via credit bid sales under Section 363 of United States Bankruptcy Code.
  • Park National Bank v. H-N-W Associates, LP, et al., Iowa District Court, Linn County Case No. EQCV 56321. Successful foreclosure of real estate and ground lease mortgage relating to 63 acre regional two-story in-line retail shopping mall having approximately 628,000 net leaseable square footage.
  • United Fire & Casualty Company v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Case No. 4-476/03-0715. Successful appellate reversal of district court ruling finding that client had waived attorney-client privilege with respect to knowledge of in-house counsel and ordering in-house counsel to testify as to same.
  • American Ordnance v. Welcher, Iowa Court of Appeals, Case No. 5-872/04-1045. Successful appellate affirmance of district court ruling holding that former employee of United States military munitions manufacturer was precluded under state and federal law from pursuing action for alleged breach of state private workplace drug testing laws.

Civic and Volunteer Involvement:

  • Cedar Rapids Metro North Rotary
  • American Heart Association
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Graduate of Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership for Five Seasons Program

Publications and Speeches:

  • "The Impact of General Growth Properties on the Continued Viability of Bankruptcy-Remote Special Purpose Entities," Iowa Title Guaranty (2010)
  • "Discovery of Electronically Stored Information," Iowa Association of Women Attorneys (2010), Iowa State Bar Association’s Bridge the Gap Seminar (2009)
  • "Automatic Stay Litigation," National Business Institute (2009)
  • "War Eagle Village Apartments v. Plummer: Iowa Supreme Court Issues Opinion Regarding Service of Original Notice in Eviction Cases," Co-Author, Bradley & Riley PC Client Newsletter (2009)
  • "Tax Consequences of Debt Cancellation," Bradley & Riley PC Client Seminar (2009)
  • "Executory Contracts & Unexpired Leases Under the Bankruptcy Code" (2009)
  • "Making the Post-Judgment Process More 'Appealing' " (2009)
  • "Environmental Constitutional Protections, Human Rights, and the Eighth Draft of the Temporary Constitution for the Palestinian National Authority in the Transitional Period," 7 Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems 530 (1997)

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