Attorney Profiles

Stephanie G. Techau

Stephanie G. Techau

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Phone: (515) 283-3110
Fax: (515) 283-3108
sgtechau@nyemaster.com

Stephanie Techau is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation department. She practices in the areas of insurance coverage and conduct, insurance product litigation, personal injury and tort defense, commercial litigation, and workers’ compensation.
Stephanie has been an active participant in professional legal organizations on the local and state levels. In addition to the American and Iowa Bar Associations, Stephanie is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, the Polk County Women Attorneys, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Defense Research Institute, and the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. She was elected to serve as the attorney representative for the Des Moines area on the State Judicial Nominating Commission from 2001-2007, and served nine years on the Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct from 1996-2005.

Speeches & Publications

Proposed SEC Rule Will Regulate Indexed Annuities as Securities, The Voice, Volume 7, Issue 46 (November 19, 2009) (Author).
Establishing Causation: The Defendants Perspective, Iowa State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Seminar (April 6, 2007) (Speaker).
Avoiding and Defending Retaliation and ADA Claims During Workers' Compensation Claims, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien P.C. Labor and Employment Seminar (October 14, 2005) (Speaker).
Return to Work after a Workers’ Compensation Injury, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar (April 16, 2004) (Speaker). 

Community Involvement

Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, 1999-2000; Class Program Coordinator, 2000-2001
Special Recognition

Elected attorney representative District 5, State Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001–2007
Member, Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct, 1996-2005

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

AV®

Education

University of Iowa (B.A., 1989; J.D., with distinction, 1992)

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1992
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Associations & Affiliations

American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Specialization Committee, 1995-2005
Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1998-2001
Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Section Council Bench-Bar Committee, 2000-2001
Co-Chair, YLD Newsletter and Public Information Committee, 1995-1997
YLD Justice For All Committee, 1993-1995
Polk County Bar Association
Membership Committee, 1999-2002
Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Co-Chair, Annual Seminar, 2001-2002
Board of Directors, 2002-2008
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Polk County Women Attorneys
Board Member, 1996
Defense Research Institute
Lincoln Inne of Court, 2008-present
Blackstone Inn of Court, 1995-2000