Serving clients throughout Iowa and nationally, Pugh Hagan Prahm’s litigation and trial practice offers a deep reservoir of experience in state and federal courts, administrative agencies, arbitrations, and mediations, at the trial level and on appeal.
We leverage our decades of experience in large regional, national, and international law firms with a keen understanding of the needs of individual clients and small businesses, giving us the confidence and skillset to develop strategies that address each client’s unique circumstances.
Our extensive work trying and appealing cases gives us a strategic advantage in resolving cases early, and when a case must be tried, our courtroom dexterity maximizes our clients’ chances of success. Whether navigating high-stakes business and commercial litigation, resolving real estate disputes, protecting employers’ rights, or guiding creditors through bankruptcy litigation, our litigators handle every case with integrity, determination, and efficiency, producing unmatched excellence in resolving disputes and advancing our clients’ objectives.
We understand the complexities of all aspects of business and commercial disputes, and we stand ready to handle business litigation of any magnitude, from small contract disputes to partnership conflict to corporate governance issues to bet-the-company lawsuits. We understand that litigation comes with an inherent risk that the future of a client’s business will be transformed. That’s why we partner with our clients to understand their immediate and long-term needs, then develop a litigation strategy designed to protect their business interests as well as best position them for a favorable outcome through settlement or trial.
Pugh Hagan Prahm attorneys have been serving real estate clients in Iowa and nationwide for over thirty years. We represent dozens of developers, investors, property owners, and commercial and residential landlords. The long-standing relationships we have established with our clients and other industry professionals put us in the best position resolve and, when necessary, litigate the wide range of cases our clients face, from property rights, title issues, boundary disputes, landlord-tenant conflicts, to zoning and land use challenges.
Pugh Hagan Prahm’s bench strength includes attorneys well-versed in banking and finance transactions and the litigation that may arise from these transactions. We are equipped to prosecute and defend cases involving securities, banking, lending practices, and complex financial transactions. Our years of experience in large international law firms arms us with the knowledge and skills to represent the most sophisticated entities, and our understanding of the small business landscape allows us to readily develop cost-effective solutions for every client. Our litigators are not only adept in the courtroom; they are seasoned practitioners in FINRA, AAA, and JAMS arbitration.
Our litigators combine trial-tested litigation skill with deep knowledge of bankruptcy law and procedure to provide outstanding representation to a range of clients, including secured lenders, unsecured creditors, financial institutions, trustees, transferees, in all types of contested proceedings, including fraudulent transfer and preference litigation, director and officer liability litigation, objections to claims, and the many other contested actions that arise in bankruptcy cases. Our readiness to go to trial is an invaluable tool in advancing our clients’ objectives and gives us the foundation to take on insolvency litigation of almost any size and scope. We regularly go up against the most skilled adversaries and win—or identify novel resolutions to disputes that limit our clients’ output while maximizing their recovery.
Pugh Hagan Prahm has decades of experience in estate planning and probate administration. Our litigation team draws from this deep well of knowledge to provide comprehensive legal representation when our clients are faced with will contests, trust disputes, concerns and disagreements regarding their inheritances, or simply need to protect their rights as beneficiaries. Trusts and estates can be highly emotional and complex, often involving several parties and family members with competing interests. We have litigated a wide range of cases, including will contests, trust disputes, and guardianship and conservatorship matters, in which our clients have prosecuted and defended claims of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, fraud, conversion, challenges to asset distribution, testamentary intent, accounting, management of trust or estate property, and breach of fiduciary duty. The cases we have handled range from simple estates to complex, multi-million-dollar trusts. Our priority is to protect our clients’ rights and interests, whether they are beneficiaries, fiduciaries, or other interested parties. Our tenacious advocacy allows us to resolve disputes efficiently while preserving the integrity of the estate or trust at issue, and our personalized approach puts clients at ease.
Successful litigation requires viewing clients’ cases not only through the eyes of the judge or jury at trial but also through the eyes of appellate judges who might be called upon to review the outcome of a trial. We have briefed and argued appeals on a wide variety of issues that affect our clients, including boundary disputes, bankruptcy and financial matters, foreclosures, and contract disputes, and have briefed and argued more than one novel legal issue. The depth and breadth of our litigation experience includes appeals in numerous state and federal courts, including the Iowa Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, the New York Appellate Division, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
Today’s employment environment presents unique challenges, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. The current war for talent and customers is intensifying, the regulatory landscape is uncertain, and employment litigation claims are on the rise. Skilled legal counsel with a deep understanding of the relevant markets, laws, and regulations affecting businesses and their employees is critical to success.
Pugh Hagan Prahm’s employment and labor law and litigation practice offers comprehensive legal services spanning the full range of labor and employment issues, including:
We advise our clients from business inception to developing handbooks, policies, and procedures to drafting employment and separation agreements to prosecuting and defending claims before administrative agencies, state and federal trial courts, and courts of appeal. Through efficient, high-quality representation, we provide keen legal insight and a candid assessment of the claims our clients face and assert, and we are highly sensitive to protecting our clients’ reputations and bottom lines as they navigate the public landscape of contested litigation. Backed by decades of experience and a proven track record of obtaining favorable results, we deliver innovative yet practical solutions in high-stakes litigation and routine employment matters alike, and our clients rely on us for effective, strategic advice that advances and protects their business objectives.
If you’re ready to work with experienced and trusted attorneys who will make you a priority, please give us a call.
425 E. Oakdale Blvd,
Suite 201
Coralville, IA 52241