Robert J. Laubenthal, Of Counsel

Admitted to bar: 1965, Iowa; 1989, Nebraska. Education: State College of Iowa, B.A., 1961; University of Iowa, J.D., with distinction, 1965. Mr. Laubenthal is the senior member of the Firm. His trial experience includes insurance defense, personal injury, worker compensation, product liability, civil rights issues, business torts, property damage and crop insurance cases. He serves as the general counsel for Iowa Western Community College. He represents a number of public bodies in addition to private clients. Member: Federation of Insurance Corporate Counsel, Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. President: Pottawattamie County Bar Association, 1982 - 1983. Mr. Laubenthal is past President of the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce, 1979 - 1980, and past President of the Salvation Army Advisory Board and the Council Bluffs YMCA Board of Directors. Mr. Laubenthal has more than 45 years personal injury, insurance defense experience including property damage and crop insurance and more than 200 trials.  He has participated in over 100 arbitrations and mediations and is available as an arbitrator and mediator.

• Holst v. Countryside Ent., Inc. 1994

• East Broadway v. Taco Bell Corp 1996

• Allied Mutual Ins Co v. Costello 1996