Michael R. Reck - a Des Moines, Iowa (IA) Appeals Lawyer

Des Moines Appeals Lawyer

Updated: 02/18/2026

Areas of Practice

Appeals
Complex Civil Litigation
Labor and Employment Law
Trial Practice
Infrastructure and Regulation
Litigation
Administrative Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Mike Reck is a shareholder of the firm who has handled a wide variety of litigation matters over the years ranging from complex commercial litigation to employment disputes. Mike assists clients in all stages of litigation from pre-litigation strategy, planning through summary judgment, trial, and defending appeals where necessary. Mike and those who work with him believe in a proactive approach to litigating cases designed to highlight the legal issues and to seek resolution through an appropriate motion.

Mike has extensive experience in large and complex litigation including representative suits such as proposed collective actions, class actions and derivative suits. That experience includes a vanishing premium class action in the insurance industry, a proposed class action challenging mortgage practices, asbestos property damage class actions, a proposed public nuisance class action, antitrust class actions, a shareholder fraud class action, Fair Labor Standards collective actions, and derivative suits challenging corporate mergers.

Mike also provides clients with substantial counseling in labor and employment matters. He assists clients with the full range of employee relations matters including drafting and editing employee handbooks and manuals, investigating employee allegations and complaints, representing clients before Iowa's Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and counseling on compliance with the full range of regulatory matters including the WARN Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, the ADA, the ADEA, Title VII and the Wage Payment Collection Act. Mr. Reck has been recognized by Chambers and Partners for his employment law practice.

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Education

Legal Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Review: Journal on Legislation, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review, Member
  Law Review: Journal on Legislation, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review, Member
Non Legal Education
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Honors: Hancher Finkbine Medallion
  Honors: Mortar Board

Current Employment Position(s)

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Shareholder
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Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1991
Iowa
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

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Des Moines, IA

606 Walnut Street
Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309

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Website: http://www.belinmccormick.com

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