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The lawyers of Lederer Weston Craig have collectively tried more than 200 civil jury trials and have more than 100 years of legal experience. Our lawyers have served as officers in state, national, and international organizations focused on civil defense trial practices.

Areas of Practice
Leadership
Clients


Areas of Practice

  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Contract Litigation
  • Drugs/Medical Devices
  • Employment Law
  • Insurance Law/Coverage/Bad Faith
  • Municipal Law
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Transportation
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Leadership


The lawyers of Lederer Weston Craig have held leadership positions (board and/or officers) in the following organizations:
  • Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association (IDCA)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA)
  • Linn County Bar Association (LCBA)
  • Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Priority One
  • American Cancer Society of East Central Iowa
  • American Red Cross (Linn County Chapter)
  • American Heart Association (Linn County Chapter)
  • Variety - The Children's Charity
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
  • Cedar Rapids Marion Optimists

The lawyers of Lederer Weston Craig have been honored with selection to the following organizations:
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • American Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Iowa State Bar Association Foundation
  • Iowa Super Lawyers
  • The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (PLAC)
The Firm has earned a Martindale Hubbell “AV” rating.


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Clients


Insurance Company Clients
  • American Family Insurance Group
  • Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
  • Integrity Insurance Company
  • Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
  • Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
  • Society Insurance Company
  • State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
  • State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
  • West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
  • Westfield Insurance Group
Non-Insurance Company Clients
  • Actavis Group
  • Alcoa, Inc.
  • Attorneys Liability Assurance Society, Inc.
  • Crawford & Company
  • Clipper Windpower, Inc.
  • Crown Equipment Corporation
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Emerson Power Transmission Corporation
  • Forest Laboratories, Inc.
  • Firmenich, Inc.
  • Home Depot USA, Inc.
  • Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
  • Life Investors/AEGON
  • Medtronic, Inc.
  • MetaBank
  • Merck & Company, Inc.
  • NIBCO Inc.
  • PLIVA U.S.A., Inc.
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Wilbur-Ellis Company
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