George Anthony LaMarca

10+ Years of Experience

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George A. LaMarca’s practice includes Personal Injury Law, Business Litigation, and Professional Malpractice. He has handled some of Iowa’s largest personal injury cases and some of the state’s most complex business litigation cases. He is board certified in civil trials by the National Board of Trial Advocates. He is also board certified in medical malpractice litigation by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is a member of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys. Mr. LaMarca was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in the Des Moines metropolitan area. He was peer selected for inclusion by Best Lawyers in both “Best Lawyers in America” and Best Attorneys in Iowa.” He has consistently been selected as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has continually received “Super Lawyer” designation by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. LaMarca is a highly respected legal author. He has written and lectured extensively on the investigation and trial of complex cases, and the use of demonstrative evidence, models, tests and experiments in the courtroom. He has received awards for notable contributions to legal literature, and as a result of his press-worthy trials, he was featured in the legal anthology, The Trial Masters, Prentice Hall, 1994. Mr. LaMarca has been a very active member of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association n/k/a Iowa Association for Justice for over 25 years. He was President in 1995-1996 and served on its Board of Governors from 1979-1983 and 1987-1991. In 1989, he was selected as the ITLA’s Outstanding Member of the Year. As a result of his extensive jury trial experience, he holds the rank of Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2006, Mr. LaMarca was elected President of the Iowa Chapter of ABOTA and has served as a national board member representing Iowa since

Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Iowa
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Languages

  • English:
    Spoken, Written

Partner
LaMarca Law Group, P.C.

Current

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
B.A. | Political Science and English
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Drake University
J.D.
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Oxford University
Honors: Honors Program, Graduate Readings
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2016 “Lawyer of the Year” – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs – Des Moines Metropolitan Area
Best Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2015

Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2014
Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2014
Best Attorneys in Iowa
Best Lawyers
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2012
Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2012
Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers
2011
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2011
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2011
Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers
2010
Personal Injury Litigation
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2010
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2010
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer designation in Business Litigation
Great Plains Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2009
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2009
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2008
2008-2010
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2008
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2008
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
2007
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
2007
Public Justice Award
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
2006
Member of the Year Award
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
1989
Featured as a Prominent Trial Master in the Anthology
The Trial Masters, Bertram & Warshaw, Editor, Prentice Hall
1984
The Elite Registry of Extraordinary Professionals
Oxford’s Who’s Who
Lifetime Member, National Registry of Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in America

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America n/k/a American Association for Justice

Member
Current
Activities: Commercial Litigation Section
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Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

Member
Current
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American Bar Association

Member
Current
Activities: Litigation and Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Special Committee-Medicine and Law; Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section – Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee
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Million Dollar Advocates Club

Member
Current
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The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America

Member
Current
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American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Board Certified – Medical Malpractice
Current
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International Network of Boutique Law Firms

Chapter President and Member
Current
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Current
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The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America

Current
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Iowa Trial Lawyers Association

Member
1970 –
Current
Activities: President (1995-96); President-Elect (1993-94); Vice President-Member Services (1991-93); Parliamentarian (1990-91); Board of Governors (1978-83) (1987-93); Special Committees: Continuing Legal Education (1989); Medical Malpractice Legislation (1990)
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Iowa Trial Lawyers Association

President
1993 –
1996
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Articles & Publications
Iowa Pleading, Causes of Action and Defenses
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
2001
Witness Preparation, Preparing the Client for Trial
Aspen Law & Business Publishers, Inc.
1998
Expert Opinion Testimony: New Rules-Old Problems
The Iowa Trial Lawyer
1985
Overintrusive Surveillance of the Plaintiff in Personal Injury Cases
American Journal of Trial Advocacy
August, 1985
Inadequacy of Warning Device at Railroad Crossing
37 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts
1984

Unreasonable Speed of Train at Railroad Crossing
27 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts
1984
Market Share Liability, Industry-Wide Liability, Alternative Liability and Concert of Action: Modern Legal Concepts Preserving Liability for Defective but Unidentifiable Products
Drake Law Review
1981
Opening Statements-Effective Techniques
The Trial Lawyers Guide
1978
Courtroom Use of Demonstrative Evidence
The Iowa Trial Lawyer
1977
Industrial Catastrophe Management
Safe-Tech Industries
1976

Websites & Blogs

Website
LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
Blog
LaMarca Law Group, P.C. Blog

LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
1820 NW 118th St #200
Des Moines, IA 50325
US
Telephone: (515) 225-2600