Scott Wadding - Des Moines, IA

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 2010
    J.D.
    Honors: Drake Law Review
    Honors: President, Criminal Justice Society
    Honors: Highest Honors
    Honors: AAJ Mock Trial Team
    Honors: Certificate in Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    Honors: Order of the Coif

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Northern Iowa, 2006
    B.A.
    Honors: Purple and Old Gold Award

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Past Positions

• The Honorable Brent R. Appel, Iowa Supreme Court, Clerkship Experience, 2010 - 2012

Pro Bono Activities

• Chair, Litigation Section, Iowa State Bar Association, July, 2025 - Present
• Iowa Supreme Court Appellate Rules Committee, 2020 - 2025
• Iowa State Bar Association Litigation Legislative Committee, 2020 - 2023
• Board Member, American Constitution Society, 2019 - 2022
• Volunteer Attorney, Iowa Legal Aid, 2012 - 2014
• Chair, Cedar Rapids NAACP Legal Redress Committee, 2013 - 2014
• Board Member, American Red Cross—Eastern Iowa Area, 2013 - 2014

Representative Cases

• Herbst v. Sioux County et al.
• Schiebout v. Sioux County et al.
• John Doe v. Jasper County
• John Doe v. Archdiocese of Dubuque
• Sprint v. Cox (D. Del.)
• Sprint v. Comcast (D. Kan. 2018)
• Bagbey v. DePhillips et al.
• Smith et al. v. Godwin Realty et al.
• Sprint v. Time Warner Cable (D. Kan.)
• M.L. v. Immanuel Lutheran Church
• Vergara v. California (Cal.)
• StrikeForce Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation (D. Del.)
• Oracle USA v. Rimini Street, Inc. (D. Nev.)
• Ray and Related Claimants v. State of Iowa
• Estate of Bisignano v. Exile Brewing Company, LLC
• Shareholder Derivative Litigation – Multi-Entity Restaurant Group

Published Works

Articles

• Presentation, "The Right of Publicity: Protecting Identity in the Age of Media" (May 2025)
  
• Presentation, "A Proposed Framework for Civil Liability Arising from Automated Vehicles", Blackstone Inns of Court (June 2022)
  
• Presentation, "Legislating Automated Vehicle Liability", Lincoln Inns of Court (May 2021)
  
• "Legislating Civil Liability of Automated Vehicles," The Iowa Lawyer (March 2021)
  
• Presentation, "The Evolution of State Constitutional Law in Iowa", Blackstone Inns of Court (Feb. 2019)
  
• "A Primer on Reasonable Royalty Damages", The Iowa Lawyer (May 2018)
• "Protecting Trade Secrets? Beefy ‘Defend Trade Secrets Act’ to the Rescue", IpQ: Enhancing Your IP IQ (June 2016)
• "Proportionality in Perspective: Old Whine in New Bottles?", IpQ: Enhancing Your IP IQ (Jan. 2016)
• "Cultivating a Common Bond: The Right to Adequate Education in South Africa and the United States", OxfordHuman Rights Hub Blog (September 11, 2013)
• Tonn-Ochoa "Analysis Recognizes Iowa Supreme Court’s Duty to Tailor the Iowa Constitution to the Unique Traditions and Values of Iowans", The Iowa Lawyer (June 2013)
• "What the Iowa Supreme Court Amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure Mean", The Iowa Lawyer (April 2013)
• Co-Author, "Mechanics’ Liens Go Viral: Lessons from Iowa to Utah", Division 7 of the ABA Forum on Construction (January 2013).
• Co-Author, "Criminal Law Newsletter", Drake University Law School (2010).
• Co-Editor, 4 Iowa Practice Series, "Criminal Law" (West 2010).

Bar Admissions

• Iowa
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Iowa State Bar Association, 2020 - Present
• Linn County Bar Association
• Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court
• Iowa Bar Association
• American Constitution Society