George Anthony LaMarca
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Biography
George A. LaMarca's practice includes Personal Injury Law, Business Litigation, and Professional Malpractice. He has handled some of Iowa's largest personal injury cases and some of the state's most complex business litigation cases. He is board certified in civil trials by the National Board of Trial Advocates. He is also board certified in medical malpractice litigation by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is a member of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys. Mr. LaMarca was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year" in the Des Moines metropolitan area. He was peer selected for inclusion by Best Lawyers in both "Best Lawyers in America" and Best Attorneys in Iowa." He has consistently been selected as one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by the National Trial Lawyers and "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has continually received "Super Lawyer" designation by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. LaMarca is a highly respected legal author. He has written and lectured extensively on the investigation and trial of complex cases, and the use of demonstrative evidence, models, tests and experiments in the courtroom. He has received awards for notable contributions to legal literature, and as a result of his press-worthy trials, he was featured in the legal anthology, The Trial Masters, Prentice Hall, 1994. Mr. LaMarca has been a very active member of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association n/k/a Iowa Association for Justice for over 25 years. He was President in 1995-1996 and served on its Board of Governors from 1979-1983 and 1987-1991. In 1989, he was selected as the ITLA's Outstanding Member of the Year. As a result of his extensive jury trial experience, he holds the rank of Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2006, Mr. LaMarca was elected President of the Iowa Chapter of ABOTA and has served as a national board member representing Iowa since
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Partner LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
Year: Current
Description:
Professional Associations
International Network of Boutique Law Firms Chapter President and Member (Current)
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Member (Current)
American Bar Association Member (Current)
Million Dollar Advocates Club Member (Current)
The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America Member (Current)
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys Board Certified - Medical Malpractice (Current)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Current)
The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (Current)
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association Member (1970 - Current)
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association President (1993 - 1996)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America n/k/a American Association for Justice Member (Current)
Publications
Industrial Catastrophe Management Safe-Tech Industries (1976)
Courtroom Use of Demonstrative Evidence The Iowa Trial Lawyer (1977)
Opening Statements-Effective Techniques The Trial Lawyers Guide (1978)
Overintrusive Surveillance of the Plaintiff in Personal Injury Cases American Journal of Trial Advocacy (August, 1985)
Unreasonable Speed of Train at Railroad Crossing 27 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts (1984)
Inadequacy of Warning Device at Railroad Crossing 37 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts (1984)
Expert Opinion Testimony: New Rules-Old Problems The Iowa Trial Lawyer (1985)
Iowa Pleading, Causes of Action and Defenses Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (2001)
Market Share Liability, Industry-Wide Liability, Alternative Liability and Concert of Action: Modern Legal Concepts Preserving Liability for Defective but Unidentifiable Products Drake Law Review (1981)
Witness Preparation, Preparing the Client for Trial Aspen Law & Business Publishers, Inc. (1998)
Awards
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Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2009.0
Note: Super Lawyer designation in Business Litigation
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Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2009.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2009.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2009.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2008.0
Note: 2008-2010
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2008.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2010.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2007.0
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Public Justice Award
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association 2006.0
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Member of the Year Award
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association 1989.0
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Featured as a Prominent Trial Master in the Anthology
The Trial Masters, Bertram & Warshaw, Editor, Prentice Hall 1984.0
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The Elite Registry of Extraordinary Professionals
Oxford's Who's Who
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Lifetime Member, National Registry of Who's Who in America
Who's Who in America
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2007.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers 2010.0
Note: Personal Injury Litigation
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2008.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2011.0
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2016 "Lawyer of the Year" - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs - Des Moines Metropolitan Area
Best Lawyers 2016.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers 2015.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers 2015.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2011.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2015.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2015.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers 2014.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers 2014.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2014.0
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Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2014.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2010.0
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Best Attorneys in Iowa
Best Lawyers 2013.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2012.0
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Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2012.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2014.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2012.0
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Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers 2011.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers 2013.0
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Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2013.0
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Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine 2013.0
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association 2013.0
Education
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Drake University J.D.
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Oxford University
Honors: Honors Program, Graduate Readings
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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale B.A. | Political Science and English
Certifications
- Board Certified-Medical Malpractice: American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Websites
http://www.lamarcalandry.com/
LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
1820 NW 118th St #200, Des Moines, IA 50325