Ben Roach
Ben Roach is a shareholder in the Litigation and the Labor and Employment Departments at Nyemaster Goode. His practice is currently focused in the following areas:
Employment Law where he both consults and is continuously involved in litigation for employers involving drug testing, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, whistle-blower, retaliation, wrongful termination and non-compete issues.
Construction Law representing owners and contractors. In the past two years, he has taken two multi-million dollar cases to arbitration hearings.
UCC/Finance Contract Litigation where he both consults with lenders on best practices and litigates cases involving collections, equipment vendor issues and allegations of fraud.
Data Breach and Information Security where he consults with companies responding to data security incidents and helps assess legal risks associated with data management and security.
Federal and state debt collection practices act cases on behalf of creditors.
PRACTICE AREAS
Labor & Employment
Trade Secret and Non-Competition
Employment Counseling and Risk Avoidance
Banks and Financial Institution Litigation
Business and Commercial Litigation
Construction and Real Estate Litigation
Data Breach and Information Security
EDUCATION
University of Northern Iowa (B.A. 1999)
University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2003)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Iowa, 2003
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3899