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Partners
MARTIN
E. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Extensive experience in handling litigation
involving all types of personal injury cases including settlements
and trials in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability,
legal malpractice, automobile litigation, premises liability,
dram shop litigation, aquatic injuries, recreational accidents.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1966.
LAW SCHOOL: Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1967
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1967, Iowa; 1983, Nebraska.
COURT ADMISSIONS: United States Supreme Court; State of Iowa
Courts; United States District Court, Northern District of
Iowa; United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa;
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; Nebraska State
Courts.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (membership by invitation
and limited to 1% of lawyers); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
(membership by invitation); Past President and Past Vice-President
of Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa State Bar Association;
Nebraska State Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys spending time with his family
and traveling. He has traveled throughout the United States
and to Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, India,
Egypt, South America, Mexico, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand,
Russia, and Europe.
DANIEL
J. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Plaintiff's personal injury, workers'
compensation, product liability, general practice, real estate.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1965.
LAW SCHOOL: Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1968.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1968, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: United States Supreme Court; State of Iowa
Courts; United States District Court, Northern District of
Iowa; United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa;
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Dallas County Bar
Association; Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys;
Past President, Vice-President, and Board Member of the Iowa
Trial Lawyers Association and Iowa Association of Workers'
Compensation Attorneys.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys hiking and reading.
PATRICK
J. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Extensive experience in handling decedents'
estates, probate, minors' conservatorships, injury litigation,
product liability, workers' compensation.
EDUCATION: Attended Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1969-1971;
Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska - Juris Doctor
Degree, 1973.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1974, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: United States Supreme Court; State of Iowa
Courts; United States District Court, Northern District of
Iowa; United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa;
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Past Vice-President and Board
Member of Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Past President of
Dallas County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American
Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of
Iowa; Past Chairman and Board Member of HELP Trust Political
Action Committee; Past Chairman and Board Member of Iowa State
Bar Association LAWPAC Political Action Committee; Iowa State
Bar Association Criminal Law Committee Member.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys antiques, traveling, gardening,
cars and spending time with his wife and children.
G.
MICHAEL KEALHOFER
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Plaintiff's personal injury, medical malpractice,
workers' compensation, wills and probate.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Montana State University - Bachelor
of Science Degree, 1973.
LAW SCHOOL: Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1976
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1976, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: United States Supreme Court; State of Iowa
Courts; United States District Court, Northern District of
Iowa; United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
American Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Kealhofer enjoys traveling with his wife and
four children, reading, gardening, and sports.
THOMAS
L. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Premises liability, workers' compensation,
motor vehicle collisions, product liability.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1981.
LAW SCHOOL: Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan -
Juris Doctor Degree, 1984.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1985, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Dallas County Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys golfing and running.
MARK
E. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Personal injury, product liability, medical
malpractice, workers' compensation.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Marquette University, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin - Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1991.
LAW SCHOOL: Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1994; DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
- Masters Degree in Law, 1995.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1994, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa; United States Court of Appeals,
Eighth Circuit.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Dallas County Bar Association, Blackstone Inn of Court, American
Trial Lawyers Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys hunting, running, golf, travel,
and spending time with his wife and two sons.
CHRISTINE
M. CREIGHTON
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Motor vehicle collisions, workplace injuries,
medical malpractice, personal injury.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Marquette University, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin - Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1989.
LAW SCHOOL: Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1992; McGeorge School of Law - Master
of Laws in Transnational Business Practice, 1993.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1992, Iowa; 1992, Wisconsin.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa; Wisconsin State Courts.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Wisconsin State Bar Association;
American Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Polk County Women's Association; Domestic Abuse Services -
Prior Board Member; Dallas County Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Ms. Creighton enjoys spending time with her husband
and four children, volunteer work at her children's school,
reading, and gardening.
DANIEL
JAY SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Product liability, commercial law, workers'
compensation, professional liability.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1992.
LAW SCHOOL: Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Juris Doctor Degree, 1995.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1995, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Iowa State Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys mountain climbing and writing.
EDWARD
M. (TED) SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Plaintiff's personal injury, premises
liability, product liability, automobile litigation.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1996.
LAW SCHOOL: Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- Juris Doctor Degree, December, 1998.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1999, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association - Young
Lawyers Division; American Bar Association; Dallas County
Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys spending time with his family
and traveling. He has visited Japan, Singapore, China, Hong
Kong, Malaysia, India, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, and
Europe.
ANNEMARIE
SPELLMAN McDEVITT
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Workers' compensation, personal injury,
wills.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1998.
LAW SCHOOL: Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Juris Doctor Degree, 2001.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 2001, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts; United States District
Court, Northern District of Iowa; United States District Court,
Southern District of Iowa.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association - Workers' Compensation Section;
Current President, Past Secretary and Treasurer of Dallas
County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State
Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division, Executive Council/District
Representative; Iowa Women Attorneys Association.
INTERESTS: Ms. McDevitt enjoys traveling, jogging, skiing,
hiking, and spending time with her family.
KEVIN P. SPELLMAN
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Personal injury, product liability, medical
malpractice, workers' compensation.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans,
Louisiana - Bachelor of Arts Degree, 2006.
LAW SCHOOL: Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa - Juris
Doctor Degree, 2009.
ADMITTED TO BAR: 2009, Iowa.
COURT ADMISSIONS: State of Iowa Courts.
PAST AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: Iowa State
Bar Association; Polk County Bar Association.
INTERESTS: Mr. Spellman enjoys cooking, golfing, running, biking,
gardening, and traveling.
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