Nathaniel R. Boulton - Des Moines, IA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 2005
    J.D., Certificate in Legislative Practice
    Honors: With Honors
    Law Journal: Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Board of Editors, 2003 - 2005

• Non Legal Education

  • Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, May, 2005
    Master of Public Administration
  • Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, May, 2002
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: History and Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Simpson College, Adjunct Professor, January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2017
• William Penn University, Adjunct Professor, 2006 - 2013
• Drake Law School, Adjunct Professor, August 1, 2012 - August 1, 2013
• Hedberg, Owens, Hedberg & Walsh, P.C., Associate Attorney, September 23, 2005 - July 31, 2007
• Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Lobbying and Research Intern, 2005
• Sen. Bob Dvorksky, Legislative Session, Legislative Intern, 2004
• Gephardt for President, Statewide College Organizer, County Field Organizer, 2003 - 2004
• Wapello High School, Substitute Teacher, 2003
• Indianola High School, Student Teacher, 2002
• Iowa Democratic Party, State Senate Campaigns Field Researcher, 1999
• Iowa High School Athletic Association, Licensed Sports Official, 1997 - 2002

Classes and Seminars

• Iowa Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, February 16, 2006 - February 17, 2006
  
• Workers' Compensation Discovery: Drafting/Answering Written Discovery and Handling Disputes (Claimant Attorney's Perspective), Iowa State Bar Association, April 28, 2006
  
• Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Eastern Iowa Seminar), September 7, 2006
  
• Panel Discussion for New Attorneys, Iowa State Bar Association, October 4, 2006
  
• Workers' Compensation 101, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Western Iowa Seminar), September 13, 2007
  
• Agency Case Law Update, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers Annual Seminar, October 16, 2008
  
• Workers' Compensation Update, Iowa Association for Justice Annual Convention, November 5, 2009
  
• Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Seminar, February 12, 2010
  
• Penalties in Workers' Compensation: The Practical Implications of the New Penalty Statute, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee Annual Symposium, June 3, 2010
  
• Workers' Compensation, Iowa State Bar Association, June 9, 2010
  
• Agency Case Law Update, Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Annual Seminar, October 21, 2010 - October 22, 2010
  
• Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Association for Justice Annual Convention, November 4, 2010 - November 5, 2010
  
• Causation Concepts Simplified: "Substantial," "Sequelae," "Aggravation," and "Increased Risk", Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Seminar, February 10, 2011 - February 11, 2011
  
• Calculating Credits in Workers' Compensation, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers Annual Seminar, October 21, 2011
  
• Civil Procedure, Iowa Association for Justice Annual Convention - Basic Skills for New Attorneys Program, November 10, 2011
  
• Industrial Disability and the Aging Workforce, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee Annual Symposium, May 30, 2012
  
• Issues involving Labor Unions in Workers' Compensation, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee Annual Symposium, June 14, 2014
  
• Ethics Panel, Iowa State Bar Association, Federal Practice Seminar, 2015
  
• Expedited Case Proceedings Panel, Polk County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Spring Seminar, 2016
  
• Workers’ Compensation Law, Polk County Bar Association, Fall General Practice CLE, 2016
  
• Ethics: Collegiality Panel, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Annual Symposium, 2017
  
• Legislative Update, Iowa Association for Justice, Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2018
  
• Legislative Update, Iowa State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Seminar, 2018
  
• Marijuana and Workplace Injuries Panel, Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Annual Seminar, 2019

Representative Clients

• United Steelworkers (USW)

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)

• United Auto Workers (UAW)

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (Boilermakers)

Representative Cases

• Homan v. Branstad
  • Citation: 812 N.W.2d 623
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 2012
• Dell v. Hy-Vee, Inc. and Quality 1 Enterprises,Inc.
  • Citation: 2009 WL 2528095
  • Court: Iowa Ct. App.
  • Year: 2009
• The Dexter Company and EMC Insurance Companies v. Steven Connelly
  • Citation: 2008 WL 2200107
  • Court: Iowa Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2008
• Local 447 of the Intern. Union of Painters and Allied Trades v. Five Seasons Paint and Drywall, Inc.
  • Citation: 426 F.Supp.2d 982
  • Court: S.D. Iowa
  • Year: 2006
• Big Tomato Pizza v. Cloud
  • Citation: 2013 WL 750423
  • Court: Iowa Ct. App.
  • Year: 2013
• Iowa Newspapers, Inc. v. Watson
  • Citation: 2013 WL 4769526
  • Court: Iowa Ct. App.
  • Year: 2013

Published Works

Articles

• The Farmer's Retort to Tort Reform: How Legislation to Limit or Eliminate Punitive Damages Hurts the Agricultural Sector, 9 Drake J. of Agric. L. 415, 2004
  A discussion of products liability law and the role punitive damages have played in making farm equipment safer for agricultural workers.
• Establishing Causation in Iowa Workers' Compensation Law: An Analysis of Common Disputes over the Compensability of Certain Injuries, 59 Drake L. Rev. 463, 2011
  An overview of certain work-related injuries and how they are compensated or excluded from compensation under Iowa law.

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 2005
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2009

Other Affiliations

• Iowa Association for Justice (formerly the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association), 2005 - 2016 (Board of Governors Member)
• Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Section, 2007 - 2016 (Core Group Member)
• Iowa State Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee, 2009 - 2016 (Board Member)
• Iowa State Bar Association: Workers' Compensation Section, 2007 - 2013 (Section Council Member)
• AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2008 - Present (Member)
• Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, 2009 - Present (Member)
• Polk County Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Steelworkers (USW), 2003 - Present (Associate Member)
• Blackstone Inn of Court, 2007 - Present (Associate)
• Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group, 2008 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Simpson College Alumni Association, 2008 - 2015 (Board of Directors Member)
• Simpson College Alumni Association, 2013 - 2015 (President)
• John Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College, 2010 - 2014 (Board of Directors)
• Drake University Athletics Bulldog Club, 2011 - 2017 (Board of Directors)
• Drake University President’s Circle Board of Directors, 2013 - 2019
• American Federation of Teachers, 2015 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Delta Theta Phi