Practice Areas
General
Practice, Including But Not Limited To:
- Personal Injury
- Family Law
- Workers' Compensation
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, 1966, Parsons
College, Fairfield, IA
- Juris Doctor, 1970, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Iowa
- Committee of Specialization, 1974-1988
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
- Member of Board of Governors, 1991-present
- Officer at Large 2001
- Parliamentarian 2002
- Secretary 2003
- Vice President 2004
- President 2005-06
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Admitted To Practice
- State Bar of Iowa, 1970
- United States District Court Southern District of Iowa,
1970
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit,
1980
- United States Supreme Court, 1981
Board Certification
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of
Trial Advocacy
Dennis F. Chalupa was born and
raised in a small rural farming community in Southeast Iowa.
He received his undergraduate business degree at Parsons
College in Fairfield, Iowa in 1966 and his law degree from the
University of Iowa in 1970. Prior to attending law school, he
spent a year working for Brendix Corporation at Teterboro, New
Jersey. He began his law career in 1970, serving as Jasper
County Attorney and also engaging in private practice. Dennis
joined the law firm of Brierly, McCall & Girdner, the
predecessor to the present firm in 1971. While completing his
term as County Attorney, he practiced part-time with the firm.
He prosecuted many cases through trial as County Attorney and
thereafter continued focusing his law practice in the area of
litigation. Dennis devotes most of his time to plaintiff's
personal injury, worker's compensation, business transactions
and family litigation. Board certification in Civil Trial
Advocacy was awarded to Dennis in 2001, certifying special
competence in the field of civil trial advocacy.
In
addition to his active trial practice, Dennis has served on
the Board of Governors of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
since 1991, has been an officer since 2001, and was elected
President for the 2005-06 term.
He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Membership requires a settlement or verdict in excess of one
million dollars. He is frequently requested to speak on
various areas of the trial practice. Both Dennis and the law
firm have received the highest rating given by
Martindale-Hubbell, the recognized publication rating lawyers
in the United States.
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