Areas
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Mr. Burns practices in the area of Commercial Litigation. |
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Education and Experience: |
Paul D. Burns earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1989 and received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, with high honors, in 1993. Mr. Burns served as Articles Editor of Volume 78 of the Iowa Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. Before joining Bradley & Riley PC in 1997, Mr. Burns worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Harold D. Vietor, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. |
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Bar Admissions: |
Mr. Burns is licensed
to practice in the Iowa State Courts, the United States District
Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |
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Memberships and Positions: |
Mr. Burns is a member of the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association and the Linn County Bar Association. He serves as Chair of the ISBA Federal Practice Committee and served as Chair of the e-Commerce Section Council of the ISBA in the years 2005-2006. He also is a member of the Construction Industry Forum and the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. His professional publications and presentations include:
“Spoliation of Evidence: What Every Defense Lawyer Needs to Know,” Speaker, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Seminar (September 2005)
Contributed the Iowa section in "50 State Survey of Payment Provisions in Construction Contacts," in Construction Lawyer published by ABA, Vol. 24 No. 4 (Fall 2004)
“Construction Contracting and Change Orders," Lorman Education Services (2004)
“Overview of Mechanic's Lien Law in Iowa,” Lorman Education Services (2003)
Co-authored the “Computer Law” chapter in Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003)
“Licensing Issues in Design-Build,” Lorman Education Services (2002)
“Iowa Public Bidding Law,” Lorman Education Services (2002)
“Iowa Code Chapter 573," (Public Contracting), Lorman Education Services (2002)
“State and Federal MBE/DBE Requirements,” Lorman Education Services (2001) |
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Of Mention: |
In addition to professional memberships and activities, Mr. Burns is active in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City communities. He is a member of the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club and a founding member of the Corridor Free Wireless Project. Mr. Burns serves on the Board of Directors of the Grant Wood Area Chapter of the Red Cross, the Englert Theatre, and the Corridor Free Wireless Project. In 2006 Mr. Burns was a recipient of the Corridor Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Award. |
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