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Erik Bergeland Elected to Serve as 2024 President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Posted October 17, 2024)

Finley Law Firm's Erik Bergeland has been elected to serve as the 2024 President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He assumes the position following his role as Vice President of the organization. Bergeland has been an active and distinguished member of ABOTA since 2020....
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Jack Hilmes Elevated to Diplomate of ABOTA (Posted May 13, 2024)

Jack Hilmes has been elevated to a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). This is the highest class of membership for an active trial lawyer. In order to be eligible for consideration, an individual must have at least twelve (12) years of active experience as a trial lawyer and as a member of the Bar of the state, province, district or territory in which he or she practices, must have held the rank of Advocate for a minimum of three (3) years, and must have tried a minimum of one hundred (100) civil jury trials to a jury verdict or hung jury as lead counsel. 

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