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Areas of Practice: |
Mr. Pugh practices in the areas of Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Construction Law, Business Law, Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning. |
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Education and Experience: |
Michael J. Pugh earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1987 and received his law degree from Indiana University in 1991. Before joining Bradley and Riley PC in 2003, Mr. Pugh practiced with Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker, Tucker & Gelman L.L.P in Iowa City and with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago, Illinois. |
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Bar Admissions: |
Mr. Pugh is licensed
to practice in the Iowa and Illinois State Courts. |
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Memberships and Positions: |
Mr. Pugh is a member of the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Johnson County Bar Association. He has co-chaired the Title Standards/Real Estate Committee of the Johnson County Bar Association since 1999. He has co-authored professional publications including:
"Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Iowa" published by National Business Institute (2001)
"Limited Liability Companies in Iowa" published by National Business Institute (2002)
"Iowa Land Use" (2003)
"Zoning and Land Use in Iowa" (2004)
"Current Land Development Issues in Iowa" (2005, 2006)
"Mastering Land Use Planning & Process" (2006)
"Land Development in Iowa" (2007)
Mr. Pugh is a member of the Urban Land Institute and Community Associations Institute. He is also a member of the Business Law Section (Section Council 2003-2005) and Limited Liability Companies Subcommittee, the Real Estate and Title Law Section and the Probate and Trust Law Section of the Iowa State Bar Association. He is a member of the Business Law Section-Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections of the American Bar Association. |
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Of Mention: |
In addition to professional memberships and activities, Mr. Pugh is active in the Iowa City community. Mr. Pugh has volunteered his time to Iowa City High School, serving as a Varsity Assistant Football Coach since 1994. Mr. Pugh is a 1996 graduate of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program and served on the Program Council from 1998 to 2001 and was a leader of the Community Economics session from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Pugh was President of the City High Alumni Association from 2002 to 2004 and served as a Director from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Pugh is on the Finance Council at St. Mary's Catholic Church. He is a past Director and Treasurer of the Iowa City Downtown Association and past Chair and Vice-Chair of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Pugh was also an Adjunct Lecturer for the University of Iowa College of Business for the 2004-2005 school year. He is Past President of the Greater Iowa City Area Homebuilder's Association and serves on the Legislative Council of that organization. |
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