Michael J. Pugh

One South Gilbert Street
Iowa City, IA 52240-3914
Phone: (319) 358-5562
Fax: (319) 358-5560
mpugh@bradleyriley.com
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Assistant:
DeLisa, (319) 358-5564

Areas of Practice:

  • Real Estate
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use
  • Construction Law
  • Business Law
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Estate Planning

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree, University of Iowa, 1987
  • Juris Doctorate with honors, Indiana University, 1991

Experience:

  • Joined Bradley & Riley PC in 2003
  • Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker, Tucker & Gelman L.L.P., Iowa City, Iowa, 1994-2003
  • Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1994

Birth Information:

  • 1965 Pomona, California

Professional Memberships and Positions:

  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section - Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations
    • Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
      • Business Law Section Council, former member
      • Limited Liability Companies Subcommittee
    • Real Estate and Title Law Section
    • Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Johnson County Bar Association
    • Title Standards/Real Estate Committee, Co-Chair
  • Urban Land Institute
  • Community Associations Institute
  • University of Iowa College of Business, former Adjunct Lecturer
  • Greater Iowa City Area Homebuilder's Association, member of the Legislative Council and Past President

Bar Admissions:

  • Iowa State Courts
  • Illinois State Courts

Civic and Volunteer Involvement:

  • United Way of Johnson County Board of Directors
  • Iowa City High School, Volunteer Varsity Assistant Football Coach
  • Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program, graduate, former member of the Program Council, former leader of the Community Economics session
  • City High Alumni Association, Past President and Director
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Finance Council
  • Iowa City Downtown Association, Past Director and Treasurer
  • Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, former Chair and Vice-Chair

Publications:

  • "Real Estate Development In Iowa from Beginning to End," Lorman Education Services (2008)
  • "Plat and Subdivision Law," Lorman Education Services (2008)
  • "Land Development in Iowa," Lorman Education Services (2007)
  • "Mastering Land Use Planning & Process," National Business Institute (2006)
  • "Advanced Zoning and Land Use in Iowa," Lorman Education Services (2005)
  • "Current Land Development Issues in Iowa," Lorman Education Services (2005, 2006)
  • "Zoning and Land Use in Iowa," Lorman Education Services (2004)
  • "Iowa Land Use," National Business Institute (2003)
  • "Limited Liability Companies in Iowa," National Business Institute (2002)
  • "Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Iowa," National Business Institute (2001)

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