Background
Finley, Thomas A. was born on December 22, 1940 in Mason City, Iowa, United States.
Finley, Thomas A. was born on December 22, 1940 in Mason City, Iowa, United States.
State University of Iowa (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, 1966). Phi Delta.
Worked at Finley, Alternate, Smith, Scharnberg, May & Craig, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in General Civil Practice, Litigation and Appeals in all Courts. Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Trial, Commercial, Communication, Corporate, Education, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Health Care, Insurance, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Transportation, Trust and Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Iowa.
United States.
District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Chair, Iowa State Bar Association Committees on: Professional Ethics. Professionalism; Appointed Special Master, Iowa Supreme Court to study attorney advertising.
Company-Author: "Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice—Iowa Past, Present and Future," 36 Drake Law Review 669, 1987.
Company-Author Iowa Section of: "Fifty States Construction Lien and Bond Law." Frequent author and lecturer on Medical Malpractice issues. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations.
Fellow: The Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Iowa Defense Counsel. C. Edwin Moore American Inn of Court.
Defense Research Institute.
History: The firm was founded in 1924 under the name of Carr, Cox, Evans & Riley. In the firm"s 71 year history the firm name has changed a number of times.
On July 1, 1993, the firm name was changed to FINLEY, Alternative, Smith, SCHARNBERG, MAY & CRAIG, Professional Corporation
Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: The Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Iowa Defense Counsel.
C. Edwin Moore American Inn of Court. Defense Research Institute.