Stephanie Marett is a shareholder in the firm’s
Litigation Department. She practices in the areas of personal injury and tort defense, business and commercial litigation, insurance bad faith, ERISA, employment litigation, workers’ compensation, and appellate work.
Stephanie received her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Luther College in the majors of political science-sociology and psychology. She earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence, with high honors, from Drake University Law School. Stephanie served as the Articles Editor for the Drake Law Review.
Stephanie is a member of the Polk County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Sections. She serves as a member of the Young Lawyer’s Division Mock Trial Committee. Stephanie is currently serving as co-Chair of the Polk County Bar Association’s Public Relations Committee. She is also a member of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association and the Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.
Significant Cases
Rogers v. Energy Panel Structures, et al., No. 07-458 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2007). The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the district court decision, which dismissed all breach of contract, warranty, and negligence claims against client EPS because the co-defendant dealer was not an agent of EPS.
Singh v. Allen Mem’l Hosp., No. 6:04-cv-2090 (N.D. Iowa Aug. 3, 2006). Directly involved in case and second chair at jury trial, which resulted in a defense verdict on claims of national origin and race discrimination.
Mawhiney v. Warren Distrib., Inc., No. 1:06-cv-00021 (S.D. Iowa Nov. 29, 2006). Dismissal of plaintiff’s case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based upon civil rights allegations.
Walker v. Waste Mgmt., No. 95502 (Iowa Dist. Ct. Oct. 2005). Directly involved in case, which resulted in a defense verdict on negligence claims from an electric shock injury.
Kurt v. Reams, No. 03-0405 (Iowa Ct. App. April 28, 2004). Directly involved in case and appeal wherein the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s award of damages to plaintiffs for construction problems based upon breach of contract and breach of express warranty issues.
Bowers v. Polk County Bd. of Supervisors, No. 01-1636 (Iowa Supreme Ct. Jan. 7, 2002). Directly involved in amicus curiae brief addressing constitutional issues on behalf of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The brief was filed in support of the district court’s judgment affirming the Polk County Board of Supervisors’ decision to authorize the issuance of essential county purpose bonds for the Iowa Event Center without holding a public referendum. The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the district court’s judgment.