Robert J. Laubenthal - Council Bluffs, IA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1965
    J.D.
    Honors: With Distinction

• Non Legal Education

  • State College of Iowa, 1961
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Iowa Western Community College, General Counsel
• Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce, Past President, 1979 - 1980
• Salvation Army Advisory Board, Past President
• The Council Bluffs YMCA, Board of Director
• The Council Bluffs Noon Rotary, Member

References

• Peoples National Bank

• Silverstone Group

• Cutler Funeral Homes

• Heartland Properties

• Agro National LLC

• Iowa Western Community College

Classes and Seminars

• Nebraska Claims Professionals Seminars, Smith Peterson Law Firm, 1994 - 1995

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Services to low income households, 1965 - 2000

Representative Clients

• American Growers, Inc.

• Iowa Western Community College

• Peoples National Bank

Representative Cases

• East Broadway v. Taco Bell Corp
  • Citation: 542 N.W. 2d 816
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996034652
• Allied Mutual Ins Co v. Costello
  • Citation: 557 N.W. 2d 284
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996278320
• Holst v. Countryside Ent., Inc.
  • Citation: 14 F. 3d 1319
  • Court: 8th Circuit
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994037424

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1965
• Nebraska, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1965

Other Affiliations

• Federation of Insurance Corporate Counsel (Member)
• Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
• Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Member)
• Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (Member)
• Pottawattamie County Bar Association, 1982 - 1983 (President)