Employment Law

• Sexual Harassment
  Child’s Play or Sexual Harassment: School Liability for Peer Sexual Harassment Under Title IX, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice in 2000 in the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Linn County Bar Association and Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Rich-Chappell served on the Iowa County Attorneys Association from 2003 – 2013, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals from 2010 – 2013, the Sixth Judicial District Drug Treatment Court steering committee from 2006 – 2008, the Mason Ladd Inn of Court from 2004 – 2006 and the Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division from 2000 – 2005. Before joining Lederer Weston Craig PLC, she practiced as the assistant Johnson County Attorney from 2003 – 2013, where she served as the first prosecutor for the Johnson County Drug Treatment Court.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  In our Des Moines office, Kent A. Gummert practices law in the areas of civil and insurance coverage litigation, professional liability, product liability, premises liability and insurance bad faith. Gummert received his J.D. from Drake University in 1992, after earning his bachelor’s degree at Iowa State University in 1990.
• Construction Litigation
• Property Damage
  This decision will curtail the practice of having unscrupulous businesses prey on Iowa insureds who suffer significant property damage, particularly after a widespread weather event such as hailstorm, straight wind event or tornado.  LWC lawyers are often at the forefront of defending insurers who responsibly and professionally handle claims.  LWC lawyers Brenda Wallrichs, Mark Parmenter and Shannon Powers successfully did so in winning the 33 Carpenters case

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Gregory M. Lederer is a founding member of Lederer Weston Craig PLC. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, including commercial and personal injury litigation. He has worked throughout his career on pharma litigation, product liability litigation and the defense of lawyers sued for malpractice. He has tried more than 80 cases to verdict or judgment.
• Medical Malpractice
  Brandon Bohlman is a member attorney at Lederer Weston Craig, PLC, in the firm’s West Des Moines, Iowa, office. Brandon practices in the area of tort and civil litigation, with a focus on insurance defense, liability defense, personal injury, medical malpractice and wage and hour litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Iowa and Arizona.
• Auto Accidents