Tom Riley

Personal Injury, Mediation
4040 First Avenue N.E., P.O. Box 998
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 524060998


Personal Injury

Admitted

1952, Iowa

Law School

University of Iowa, J.D., 1952

Law School Graduation Year

1952

College

University of Iowa, B.B.A., 1950

Memberships

Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1990); Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1999-2002); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Biographical

Author: Punitive Damages: When and When Not to Claim, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1978, reprinted in The Trial Masters: A Handbook of Strategies and Tactics That Win Cases, Prentice-Hall, 1984; Punitive Damages: The Doctrine of Just Enrichment, 27 Drake Law Review 194, Summer 1978; Opening Statement—Winning at the Outset, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 1979; Proving Punitive Damages: The Complete Handbook, Prentice-Hall, 1981; Toxic Shock Syndrome: Proving Causation Before Science Has, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 6, No. 1, Summer 1982; Cross Examination: The Art of Gentle Persuasion, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 6, No. l, Spring 1983; Article, Protective Orders: Machiavelli Would Be Pleased, Trial, Vol. 20, No. 12, November 1984; The Price of a Life: One Woman's Death from Toxic Shock, Adler & Adler, 1986; The ABC's of Cross Examination, 41 Drake Law Review 35, 1992; Trial Handbook for Iowa Lawyers, Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co., 1997; Iowa Civil Litigation Handbook, 2000-2001 (West Group). Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Iowa College of Law, 1979.

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