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Michael W. Thrall

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2005.
700 Walnut Street, Suite 1600 Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3899
(515) 283-3100
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Firm: Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
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Nyemaster Goode, P.C.


Years In Practice


Phone Number (515) 283-3100

Michael Thrall is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and practices in the area of commercial litigation; life, health, and disability insurance litigation; ERISA litigation; railroad litigation; and complex tort defense.

Michael is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in the categories of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and ERISA Litigation. He is a Fellow in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the National Association of Railroad Trial Attorneys. Michael is a past President of ABOTA's Iowa Chapter, a past President of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association, and is a former DRI State Representative.

Michael serves on the Defense Research Institute’s Life, Health, and Disability Committee and is a member of DRI’s Data Management and Security Committee and DRI's Commercial Litigation Committee. 

PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation 
Professional Malpractice 
Product Liability 
Personal Injury and Tort Defense 
Life and Disability Insurance Litigation 
Intellectual Property Litigation 
Insurance Coverage and Conduct 
Health Care Litigation 
ERISA Litigation 
Construction and Real Estate Litigation 
Class Actions 
Business and Commercial Litigation 
Banks and Financial Institution Litigation 
Appellate Practice 
Administrative Hearings, Arbitrations, and ADR 
Data Breach and Information Security 
Estate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation 

EDUCATION
Iowa State University (B.S., 1977)
University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1980)

BAR ADMISSIONS
Iowa, 1980
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. Admitted pro hac vice in numerous state and federal courts across the United States.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Law Clerk, Hon. Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1980-1982

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - ERISA
Education
Graduated
Iowa State University
Graduated 1977
University of Iowa
Graduated 1980
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (515) 283-3100
700 Walnut Street, Suite 1600
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3899
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3899
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