Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Our insurance defense attorneys have successfully defended hundreds of automobile liability personal injury cases through trials ranging from claimed soft tissue injuries through wrongful death. Our attorneys are experienced in non-traditional defense of insurance matters, including binding arbitration and mediation. Our attorneys routinely advise clients and insurance companies on coverage issues and outcomes in declaratory judgment and related matters. Peddicord Wharton attorneys are routinely retained to serve as appellate counsel on adverse coverage decisions.
• Fraud
  Peddicord Wharton litigators are highly regarded and respected for their track record in successfully defending all spectrums of insurance claims. Our attorneys boast vast experience in the areas of automobile liability defense, insurance coverage matters, bad-faith actions and insurance fraud.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Our litigation experience allows us to manage our clients' needs at every stage of litigation in the areas of contract disputes, business torts and regulatory matters. We have extensive experience in handling commercial matters before various state, federal and appellate tribunals in Iowa and beyond. Our attorneys are highly skilled in commercial arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Peddicord Wharton lawyers are innovative. Collaborative. Efficient. With decades of experience. And that’s just the beginning. Our collaborative approach helps us care for client needs in the areas of commercial litigation, product and professional liability, bodily injury, workers' compensation, aviation litigation, appellate advocacy, and insurance law. Peddicord Wharton strives to earn the status of trusted counsel, advocates and business partners in our clients' success.
• Employment Litigation
  Attorney Tyler Smith has been named Partner at Peddicord Wharton, effective January 1, 2023. Tyler focuses his practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, and employment litigation. As a trial lawyer, he helps clients see the “big picture” or long-term strategy of the case, wh...

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Litigators by training and experience, Peddicord Wharton attorneys are renowned for winning the cases we try. We represent insurance carriers who specialize in dram shop coverage to bars and establishments that sell alcohol. Our attorneys are experienced in defending businesses that are sued for personal injuries allegedly caused by an intoxicated patron of the bar or establishment. Our attorneys have a long-standing track record of successfully defending personal injury claims in dram shop actions in state and federal court.