The Zenor Law Firm is a boutique law firm specializing in the litigation of complex cases. The firm has extensive experience in the trial and appeal of cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death, business disputes, insurance coverage, health care, labor and employment, and regulatory and white collar matters. The firm practices in state and federal courts in Iowa and throughout the United States.
Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
The firm frequently handles cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. It is often called upon for its expertise litigating claims involving injuries from motor vehicle crashes (including motorcycle, semi-tractor trailer, automobile, boat/jet ski), negligence, gross negligence/workplace injuries, and dram shop.
Business Litigation
The firm regularly litigates all manner of business disputes, including issues of contract, franchisor/franchisee, insurance coverage, minority shareholder oppression, among other litigated commercial matters. Whether the business client is long-standing or new, the firm is routinely trusted with sophisticated matters, which can be delicate and are often high profile.
Insurance Coverage
The firm often is called upon to evaluate coverage issues in insurance matters, from litigating claims of bad faith to evaluating whether coverage may be found. While the coverage work itself is specialized and can be unique, clients benefit from the firm’s extensive trial and appellate experience related to coverage issues generally.
Health Care
The firm routinely counsels health care organizations, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other health providers. In most instances, health law issues tend to involve billing, credentialing, discipline, Medicare/Medicaid, regulation compliance, and/or standard of care. Such issues may require the firm to conduct internal investigation together with reporting on findings and providing recommendations for best practices. Other times, our lawyers defend litigate health law matters across any number of venues, including administrative, civil, or criminal.
Labor & Employment
The firm specializes in labor and employment issues, such as hiring, promotion, performance evaluation, discipline, compensation and discharge issues. It is experienced in claims alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, violations of federal and state wage/hour laws, and common law claims such as breach of contract, interference with contract or prospective economic advantage, invasion of privacy, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The firm often is asked to conduct internal investigations of alleged harassment or other employee misconduct claims and also to provide litigation avoidance counseling and training.
Regulatory & White Collar Matters
The firm defends business leaders, medical professionals, insurance and investment professionals, and against allegations of impropriety. Whether in administrative proceedings or the courts, we specialize in defending clients seeking to avoid government overreach.
Local Counsel
The firm is regularly asked to serve as local counsel to out-of-state attorneys seeking to represent their client in Iowa courts. Those attorneys are often looking to associate with a firm with significant trial and appellate experience and a good understanding of Iowa’s state and federal courts. The firm has served this role for the following firms most recently: Bailey Brauer, Baker Donelson, Barnes & Thornberg, Meissner Tierney, and Seyfarth Shaw.