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.
• 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)
• Best Lawyers in America (2001-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)
  
  

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)

PRESENTATIONS:

• Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Inc., October 14, 1993, “Appellate Court Caselaw, Agency Decision and Legislation Update, Des Moines, IA
• Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Inc., June 9, 1994, “Workers’ Compensation Mental Cases”, Des Moines, IA
• Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Inc., June 13, 1997, “Indemnification and Subrogation under Iowa Code § 85.22: A Matter of Judicial Interpretation?” Des Moines, IA
• Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Inc., October 15, 1998, “Can’t We Do A Better Job? Ethics, Fee Agreements and Client Satisfaction”, West Des Moines, IA
• Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, February 19, 1999, “Quick Tips to Improve Your Practice”, Des Moines, IA
• Governors Safety Conference, November 1999, “Paying Workers’ Compensation Benefits Promptly: What Benefits Are Due And What Can Happen If They Are Not Paid”, Des Moines, Iowa
• Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, February 17, 2000, “Work Comp “Deform”: What Can Happen When We Aren’t Looking, Des Moines, IA
• Nebraska Association of Trial Lawyers, May 5, 2000, “Workplace Injury Sources On The Internet: Where We Can Find Information On It”, Lincoln, Nebraska
  
• IWCAC Workers’ Compensation Symposium, June 8, 2000, “Ergonomics and Confidentiality of Medical Concerns that Affect You”, Des Moines, Iowa
• 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.

 

Paul McAndrew Law Firm
2771 Oakdale Blvd, Suite 6
Coralville, IA 52241

Telephone: (319) 887-1690
Fax: (319) 887-1693
E-mail: paulm@paulmcandrew.com

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