Brian P. Galligan
Work in Galligan Law
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Litigation
300 Walnut Street, Suite 5, Des Moines, IA 50309
About Brian P. Galligan
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Litigation
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, May, 2000J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: With High Distinction
- Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May, 1997B.A.
- Major: U.S. History/Political Science
Classes and Seminars
- Engineering and the Law: Product Liability, Iowa State University - Department of Engineering - Ames, IA, November 7, 2006 - Present
- Personal Injury Basics, Iowa State Bar Association, March 12, 2008 - Present
- Changes Facing Trial Court Judges in the Coming Decade, 2008 Iowa Judicial Conference - Des Moines, IA, June 19, 2008 - Present
- Vicarious Liability Through Agency Relationships, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association - Auto/PI Seminar - Des Moines, IA, August 1, 2008 - Present
- Case Settlement Considerations, Iowa Association for Justice - Des Moines, IA, March 31, 2009 - Present
- Standards for Expert Testimony In Iowa, Iowa Association for Justice - 2009 Annual Convention - Des Moines, IA, November 5, 2009 - Present
- Stumbling Blocks to Case Settlement, Iowa Association for Justice - 2009 Annual Convention - Des Moines, IA, November 5, 2009 - Present
- Trying Your Personal Injury Case in Federal Court, Iowa Association for Justice - 2010 Personal Injury Seminar - Des Moines, IA, April 23, 2010 - Present
- The New Restatement's Top 10 Tort Tools: The Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm, American Association for Justice 2010 Annual Convention - Vancouver, B.C., July 11, 2010 - Present
- Standards for Expert Testimony - Pretrial Strategies, American Association for Justice 2010 Annual Convention - Vancouver, B.C., July 11, 2010 - Present
- The Things You Shouldn't Forget to Do Before Trial, American Association For Justice - Litigating Auto Collision Cases Seminar - New Orleans, LA, April 29, 2011 - Present
- The Things You Shouldn't Forget to Do Before Trial, Iowa Association For Justice - 2011 Personal Injury Seminar - Des Moines, IA, August 27, 2011 - Present
- The Restatement (Third) Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm: What You Need to Know, Mass Torts Made Perfect/Torts Made Perfect - Las Vegas, NV, October 14, 2011 - Present
- Discovery and Admission of Medical and Mental Health Records, Story County Bench/Bar Seminar - Ames, IA, January 27, 2012 - Present
- How to Find a Courageous Jury, Iowa Association for Justice - 2012 Annual Convention - Des Moines, IA, November 8, 2012 - Present
- Voir Dire - Choosing the Right Jury, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Seminar - Des Moines, IA, February 21, 2013 - Present
- The Restatement (Third) Torts and Iowa Tort Law, Iowa Judges Association Annual Conference - Des Moines, IA, June 19, 2014 - Present
- The Med Mal Climate, Patient Safety & Iowa's New "Candor" Law, Iowa Association for Justice - 2015 Annual Convention - Des Moines, IA, November 5, 2015 - Present
- Adult Child Consortium Claims in Wrongful Death Cases, Iowa Association for Justice - 2016 Annual Convention - Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2016 - Present
- Handling the Challenges of Implicit Bias/Rehabilitating Witnesses, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Seminar - Des Moines, IA, February 23, 2017 - Present
- Trial by Human with Nick Rowley, Drake Law School AAJ - Des Moines, IA, November 11, 2017 - Present
- The Current State of Medical Malpractice In Iowa, Iowa State Bar Association – Webinar, May 1, 2018 - Present
- Trial Practice, Nevada Justice Association Annual Convention – San Diego, CA, October 5, 2018 - Present
- jury Verdict Panel, Iowa State Bar Association - Annual Meeting - Des Moines, IA, June 20, 2018 - Present
- The Current State of Medical Malpractice In Iowa, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Seminar - Des Moines, Iowa, February 21, 2019 - Present
- Ethical Constraints in Closing Arguments - Panel, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Seminar - Des Moines, IA, February 27, 2020
- Candor Laws, National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives - 2021 Government Affairs Conference - Savannah, GA, November 7, 2021 - Present
- Motions in Limine, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Seminar - Des Moines, IA, February 24, 2022 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 2000
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present (Board of Governors)
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - Present (Continuing Legal Education Committee)
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present (Legislative Committee)
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - 2008 (Justice For All PAC, Board of Trustees)
- Roscoe Pound Civil Justice Institute, 2011 - 2014 (Fellow)
- American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2000 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America - NLD, 2010 - 2011 (President/Chair)
- Polk County Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Iowa State Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Iowa State Bar Association YLD, 2005 - 2009 (District 5C Representative - Executive Council)
- Iowa State Bar Association - Independence of the Judiciary Committee, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Blackstone Inn of Court, 2004 - 2010 (Barrister)
- Professional Negligence Section - American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Birth Trauma Litigation Group - American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group - American Association for Justice, 2008 - Present (Member)
- Product Liability Section - American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2004 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2011 - Present (Board of Governors)
- Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2013 - Present (Fellow)
- Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2015 - 2016 (President)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), June 12, 2017 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Intern, 1995 - Present
- The White House, Intern, 1996 - Present
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 21 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Product Liability, Health Care Law
- 3 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Litigation, Sex Crimes
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