Bradley & Riley PC - Attorneys & Counselors in Cedar Rapids - Iowa City

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Vernon P. Squires

2007 1st Avenue SE

P.O. Box 2804

Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2804

Phone: (319) 861-8726

Fax: (319) 363-9824

vsquires@bradleyriley.com

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Assistant:

Jan, (319) 861-8757

Areas of Practice:

• Labor and Employment
• Commercial Litigation
• Intellectual Property

Representative Cases:

• Sign Productions, Inc. v. Lehman, Allsop & Evans, L.L.C., Iowa District Court for Linn County (Case No. 62701) (2011). Obtained $106,261 jury verdict and judgment for Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff on claim alleging breach of a commercial lease.
• PSK, L.L.C. d/b/a Overhead Door Company of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City v. Randy Hicklin and Danetta Hicklin d/b/a Advanced Garage Door Repair and A-1 American Garage Door Repair, Case No. 1:09-cv-105, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (2011). Obtained $301,667.26 jury verdict for Plaintiff after four-day trial on claim alleging unfair competition under the Lanham Act.
• Gene Gessner, Inc. v. Novak Design Group, P.L.C., Iowa District Court for Johnson County, No. LACV 69943. Successfully defended architectural firm on breach of contract claim brought by engineering subcontractor on a multimillion dollar office building project, and obtained $28,000 judgment on counterclaim.
• Fesler et al. v. City of North Liberty, Iowa District Court for Johnson County, No. EQCV 072701. Obtained a temporary injunction for citizens/taxpayers group to prevent the issuance of $11.3 million in municipal bonds and the related sale of land in North Liberty, Iowa in a dispute involving Iowa's Urban Renewal Act.
• In re Yellow Book Sales & Distribution Company, Inc. (Docket No. 10 11146). Successfully represented telephone directory publisher in obtaining a determination from the State of Washington Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals that independent contractors delivering telephone directories are not covered under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act.
• Dahl and MSD Sales, Inc. v. Welsh Machine Tool Co., Linn County No. LACV 055639. Obtained $342,663 verdict for plaintiffs after a 10-day jury trial primarily involving Wage Payment Collection Act claims; successfully defended against multiple counterclaims.
• Sourcecorp BPS, Inc. v. Kenwood Records Management, Inc., 548 F. Supp.2d 673 (S.D. Iowa 2008). Obtained judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claims alleging breach of a requirements contract.
• Wyatt v. Iowa Department of Human Services, 744 N.W.2d 89 (Iowa 2008). Obtained favorable ruling from Iowa Supreme Court in a case alleging dependent adult abuse.
• Moore Development v. M.G. Midwest, Inc., 2007 WL 2331021 (N.D. Iowa 2007). Obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant on claims alleging breach of contract and promissory estoppel.
• Dennison v. Mediacomm, Inc., 720 N.W.2d 194 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006). Successfully represented the plaintiff, a secured creditor, to foreclose a security interest related to the sale of a radio station.
• H&H FoodService v. Reinhart FoodService, Inc., Linn County No. LACV 050406. Obtained verdicts for the defendants against claims alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets; prevailed on counterclaims under Wage Payment Collection Act.
• Powell v. Yellow Book USA, 445 F.3d 1074 (8th Cir. 2006). Obtained summary judgment for defendant in a discrimination/harassment case.
• Gruebel v. Lyness Enterprises, Linn County No. EQCV 51118. Obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant and counterclaim plaintiff to enforce a non-compete agreement contained in a franchise agreement.
• BT Smith Properties v. Lamar Advertising, Linn County No. LACV 048510. Obtained judgment for plaintiff in a breach of commercial contract case.

Publications and Speeches:

• "Internal Investigations and Employee Terminations," presented at Employment Laws Made Simple seminar (2011)
• "The Family and Medical Leave Act," presented at Iowa State Bar Association Labor and Employment Basics Seminar (2011)
• "FMLA/ADAAA Update," presented at Bradley & Riley client seminar (2011)
• "Increased HIPAA Privacy Rules" (2010)
• "How to Manage Social Networking in the Workplace," presented to the Employers Council of Iowa (2010)
• "Employment Law Update," presented to the Iowa Association of Corporate Counsel and HR Roundtable (2010)
• "ADA Amendments Act and FMLA Update," presented at Bradley & Riley PC's Client Seminar (2010)
• "Employment Law Update," presented to the HR Roundtable and Cedar Rapids Chamber Academy (2009)
• "Plugging the Dam: Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave Under the FMLA" (2008 and 2006)
• "Iowa FMLA Update" (2007)
• "Conducting a Thorough Investigation: Getting to the Truth, Protecting Privacy Rights, and Documentation Tips" (2007)
• "Steps You Should Take to Eliminate Harassment at Work and How to Respond to Complaints" (2007)
• "Adhering to the Family and Medical Leave Act" (2006)
• "Eliminating Workplace Harassment and the Hostile Work Environment" (2006)
• "Employee Privacy in the Workplace" (2006)
• "After Burlington Northern: Will Every Discrimination Claim Now Pull a Retaliation Caboose?" (2006)
• "Preventing Lawsuits for Wrongful Termination" (2005)
• "Safeguarding Against Sexual Harassment" (2005)
• "The Ultimate Right to Fire" (2005)
• "Iowa FMLA Update" (2005)
• "Employee Privacy in the Workplace" (2005)
• "Negligence in the Workplace" (2004-2005)
• "Sexual Harassment: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities" (2003)
• "Everything You Need to Know About Employee Departure Issues, Including RIF's, Severance Agreements, Non-Competes and Non-Disclosures" (2003)
• "Current Exemptions under the FLSA" (2003)
• "Sex, Race and Other Harassment in the Workplace" (2003)
• "Recent ADA Developments in Reasonable Accommodation" (2003)
• "Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property Protection" (2002)
• "Employee Leave Issues" (2002)
• "Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition" (2002)
• "Hiring Issues in Iowa" (2002)
• "Liability Issues Associated with Automatic External Defibrillators," presented to the American Red Cross, Grant Wood Area Chapter (2002)
• "Employee Leave Rights Under State and Federal Law" (2001)
• "Corporate Trade Secret Protection in Iowa" (2001)
• "Family and Medical Leave Act in Iowa" (2001)
• "Circuit City Adds Power to Employment Arbitration Agreements" (2001)
• "Advanced Legal Drafting for Iowa Paralegals" (2001)