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Attorney Profile:
Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. 

POSITION:
  • Born Kalona, Iowa, March 8, 1957
  • Admitted to bar, 1983,Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; 1987, U.S Claims Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court 2003
  • Law Clerk to Honorable William C. Stuart, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1983-1985

EDUCATION:
  • University of Iowa (B.A., 1979; J.D., with high 
    distinction, 1983).

GROUPS & COMMITTEES:
  • Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa: Mortar Board
  • Johnson County Bar, Iowa State Bar (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, 1994-1995)
  • Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee (President 2006, Claimant’s Counsel Representative, 2000-Present)
  • Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys (President 2007; Representative, Board of Governors 1993-Present
  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Representative, Board of Governors, 1993-Present; Secretary, Workers' Compensation Section, 1997-1998)
  • American Association for Justice (Member 1985-present; Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section, 2001)
  • Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (Board Member, 1997-Present, Treasurer, 2010-2011)
  • Best Lawyers in America (2001-Present)
  • Member, National Academy of Social Insurance, 2010 – present
  • The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, 2007- present

REPORTED CASES
  • Mortimer v. Fruefauf Corp., 502 N.W.2d 12 (Iowa 1993)
  • Sioson v. Manpower Temporary Services, 529 N.W. 2d 259 (Iowa 1995)
  • Heartland Express, Inc. v. Terry, 631 N.W. 2d 260 (Iowa 2001)
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Caselman, 657 N. W. 2d 493 (Iowa 2003)
  • Grinnell College v. Osborn, 751 N.W.2d 396 (Iowa 2008)

PUBLICATIONS:
  • “Harmless Error in Criminal Appeals,” 67 Iowa Law Review 607, 1982
  • Editor, Contemporary Studies Project, Iowa Law Review, 1982-1983
  • Work Place Injury Litigation, Ch. 1, “Compensability of Work-related Heart Attacks” (2004, eds. Todd Mc Farren & Glen Grossman)
  • The Postville Immigration Raid; A Manmade Disaster, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 2009, Workers’ Compensation & Workplace Injury Section (A Publication of the American Association for Justice)
  • “Let Injured Workers Choose Their Own Doctor,” Workers’ First Watch, Spring 2009 (Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group). 

PRESENTATIONS:
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Traveling Seminar, October 5, 2000, “Workers’ Compensation”, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Worksafe Iowa’s 3d Annual Occupational Health Symposium, March 29-30, 2001, “Current Law Concerning the Employer’s Return to Work Agent: A Workers’ A Workers’ Lawyers’ Perspective”, Iowa City, Iowa.
  • Iowa State Bar Association, April, 28, 2001, “Medical Benefits”, West Des Moines, IA
  • CompEd, Inc. in Association with Kentucky Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section, June 8, 2001, “The Energy Employees Occupational Illness compensation Program Act of 2000: What It Means to Your Practice Now”, Louisville, KY
  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, March 2002, “On the Road Again: Jurisdiction and Rate Issues in Trucker Cases”, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation, October 2002, “Selection of an Injury Date after Herrera”, Des Moines, IA
  • March 20, 2003, “Adjusting Workers’ Compensation Claims: All One Needs to do is apply the Golden Rule”
  • August 13, 2003, “Health Care and Workers’ Compensation In Iowa: The Nexus That Should Exist”, Iowa City, IA
  • Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, October 2004, “The Deal: What the Parties Gave Up Initially and Why the Deal Was Made”, Des Moines, IA
  • St. Luke’s Workwell Clinic, May 18, 2005, “Workers’ Compensation Medical Matters: Protecting Injured Workers and Medical Doctors”.
  • Iowa State Bar Association, April 28, 2006, “Methods for Obtaining Medical Opinions to Support Your Client’s Case”, Des Moines, IA
  • People’s Law School, June 2006, “Iowa Workers’ Compensation: Basic Facts about a Unique System”, Iowa City, IA

PRACTICE AREAS:
  • Workers' Compensation.
  • Social Security.

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Attorney Profile:
Nathan Reckman


Admitted to Iowa Bar 2010

Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A. 2004, J.D. 2008, M.B.A. 2009)

Groups and Committees:
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Johnson County Bar Association
  • Iowa Bar Association
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
  • Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group
  • Iowa Association for Justice

Practice Areas:
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Social Security
  • Veterans’ Benefits
  • Labor and Employment Law
Paul McAndrew Law Firm 

We are focused on Iowa workers' compensation claims and related claims for disability benefits. Our practice is not limited to Iowa City.We also represent people who live outside Iowa, such as truck drivers and construction workers hurt while in Iowa or while working for Iowa employers.

We also protect people hurt at home from:

  1. Being returned to work unsafely, such as too early for doctor's orders or in violation of doctor's restrictions.

  2. Retaliation, such as unfair transfers, demotions, lay-offs or firings.

  3. Losing financial well-being while being wrongfully denied benefits.

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