Mr. Roemerman has been in the private practice of law since 1977. He has tried many jury and non-jury cases throughout the state of Iowa, in both the state and federal courts. His clients are individuals, insurance companies, labor organizations and businesses. Currently, his work includes litigating and resolving disputes concerning personal injury, insurance coverage, civil rights of employees, public employee civil service rights, and business disputes.

He is active in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitational organization of plaintiff and defense lawyers limited to 250 members. He is also a member of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association and the Defense Research Institute. He has published various legal articles and frequently speaks at seminars for attorneys and insurance claims adjusters. He is also a published author of fiction.

Mr. Roemerman was born in 1953 in Blakesburg, Iowa. He is a lifelong resident of Iowa. While he was in school, he worked in agriculture and wrote for newspapers. He joined Jim Crawford, Gerald Sullivan and Thomas Read in the practice of law in 1977.

His outside interests include automobile restoration, horseback riding and writing. He is a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and has been active as a leader in the 4-H youth organization. He, his wife, Judy and their two daughters, Jenny and Katie live just outside Cedar Rapids. They frequently host exchange students from the far east.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Claims and Defense
• Public Employee Law
• Insurance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Legal Malpractice Defense

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1983

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1977
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction
  
  
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: With Honors
  
  

Published Works

• Damages in First Party Bad Faith Actions...Peering Through the Fog, Iowa Defense Update, Vol. III
• Tenants and Subrogation, Iowa Defense Update, Vol. IV
• Defending the Tortfeasor: A Proposal for UIM Insurers, Iowa Defense Update, Vol IX

Representative Cases

• Employee Mutual Casualty Co. v. City of Marion, 577 N.W.2d 657 (Iowa 1998)
• Clay v. City of Cedar Rapids, 577 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa App. 1998)
• DeLaMater v. Marion Civil Service Commission, 554 N.W.2d 875 (Iowa 1996)
• Barlow v. Brubaker, 465 N.W.2d 276 (Iowa 1991)
• Dirks v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., 465 N.W.2d 857 (Iowa 1991)
• Woods v. Schmitt, 439 N.W.2d 855 (Iowa 1989)
• City of Marion v. Weitenhagen, 361 N.W.2d 323 (Iowa App. 1984)

Representative Clients

• Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
• Mutual Fire and Auto Insurance Co.
• Zurich American Insurance Company
• Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
• Chubb Group
• Fireman's Fund
• City State Bank of Central City
• U.S. Bank
• Marion Policemen's Protective Association
• Coralville Policemen's Protective Association

References

• US Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Iowa, National Business Institute, 1999 - Present
• Surveillance Evidence, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997 - Present
• Strategies for Personal Injury Cases in Iowa, National Business Institute, 1994 - Present
• Personal Injury, Lorman Education Services, 1993 - Present
• Insurance Litigation in Iowa, National Business Institute, 1992 - Present
• Limiting Damages in Iowa, National Business Institute, 1991 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1988 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Iowa Defense Counsel Association, 1984 - Present
  
  
• Defense Research Institute, 1986 - Present
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1977 - Present
  
  
• Iowa Bar Association, 1977 - Present
  
  
• Linn County Bar Association, 1977 - Present
  
  
• St. Paul's United Methodist Church
  
  

Birth Information

• 1953, Blakesburg, Iowa, United States of America