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R. Todd Gaffney

Education:
Legal: John Marshall Law School
Drake University, J.D., 1979
Undergraduate: Drake University, B.S.B.A, 1976
Bar Admissions: 1979, Iowa; 1994, Missouri; Iowa Supreme Court; Missouri Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Professional Memberships: Iowa Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Trial Attorneys of America; American Board of Trial Advocates; The International Association of Defense Counsel; American (Sections, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice and Litigation) Iowa State (Chair, Litigation Section, 1998-2000) and Polk County, Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar.
Areas of Practice: Commercial Litigation, General Civil Trial, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Transportation Law; Insurance.
Biography: Todd was born in Storm Lake, Iowa. He is an elected member and on the Board of Directors of The Trial Attorneys of America. He is a member of the honorary fraternity of Omicron Delta Kappa and was a staff member of the Drake Law Review. Upon graduation from Drake Law School, Todd served two years as a clerk to the Honorable Donald E. O'Brien, U.S. District Court Judge, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. He was a member of the Drake University Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1995. While an undergraduate at Drake, Todd was a First Team Academic All American football player.