Personal injury lawyers in Des Moines.
Personal injury attorneys serving Des Moines, Iowa.
Top-rated personal injury lawyers in Des Moines.
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Adam Bates
AttorneyAdam Bates is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Iowa, with 15+ years of private practice since 2011. His practice covers personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, workers' compensation, construction injuries and disputes, and insurance bad faith litigation. Before transitioning to plaintiff representation, Bates was a partner at an insurance defense firm representing major national insurance companies and employers, bringing unique insight into defense strategies. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Drake University and his Juris Doctor with Distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He is admitted to the Iowa and Nebraska state bars and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Bates is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, and the Iowa Association for Justice. His recognitions include Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent Rated and Best Lawyers in Personal Injury. During law school, he won the Client Counseling competition at both the national and international levels.
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Alex Cardenas
AttorneyAlex Cardenas is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC (MSMC Injury Lawyers) in Iowa. His practice focuses on family-based immigration, humanitarian immigration, and removal defense cases. He has been with the firm since 2021. Before joining MSMC, Cardenas worked at Kasaby Schmoke immigration law firm in Omaha during law school, then spent two years at Justice for Our Neighbors nonprofit, where he eventually became managing attorney and assisted over 200 immigration clients. He then spent two years at Barten Law in Ames, Iowa, handling immigration, criminal, and family law matters. He earned his B.A. in Finance with minors in Management Information Systems and Business Law from Villanova University in 2015, a Master's degree in Government Organizations and Leadership, and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2018. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and the Immigration Court. Cardenas is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves as Secretary of the Iowa MMJ Board of Directors.
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Nick Cooling
AttorneyNick Cooling is a partner at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Iowa. His practice covers insurance bad faith, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases. Before joining the firm, Cooling spent nearly 8 years in private practice at a previous firm doing defense work. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Cooling is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (Board Member), the Polk County Juvenile Drug Court Collaborative Board, and the SFM Foundation Kids' Chance Board. He is a Trial Lawyer College graduate. He has received the Super Lawyers Rising Stars designation and Avvo Client's Choice Award.
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Myles Dean
AttorneyMyles Dean is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Des Moines, Iowa. His practice concentrates on workers' compensation and personal injury law. A West Palm Beach, Florida native, Dean earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science cum laude from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2022. He earned his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School, where he received the Justice Daryl Hecht Award for his exemplary academic performance. Before his current role, Dean spent two years as a law clerk at the firm. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in September 2025.
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Robert Maxey
AttorneyRobert Maxey is an associate attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC, practicing personal injury law in Iowa and Nebraska. He primarily focuses on securing compensation for clients involved in motor vehicle accidents while also providing counsel on the firm's complex litigation matters. Maxey's background includes criminal appellate and legislative matters that enhance his strategic approach to litigation and client advocacy. A Crystal Lake, Illinois native, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations with minors in History and Philosophy from the University of Iowa in 2015. He earned his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar.
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Hannah Moreland
AttorneyHannah Moreland is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC (MSMC Injury Lawyers) in Iowa. Her practice focuses on personal injury and employment law cases, including motor vehicle accidents. Before her current role, Moreland worked as a paralegal at a general practice firm in Des Moines for two years prior to law school. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Studies (minor in Spanish) from Iowa State University in December 2016, and her Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School in December 2021. During law school, she was a Drake Law Women board member and Student Bar Association representative. She is admitted to the Iowa State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Moreland serves on the Iowa Association of Justice New Lawyers Division Board and as Membership Chair of Polk County Women's Attorneys.
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Dustin Mueller
AttorneyDustin Mueller is a partner at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC, an Iowa-based law firm. With more than 11 years of experience, his practice covers workers' compensation, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, and property insurance claims. Mueller earned his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School and was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2013 and the Nebraska Bar in 2024. He is also licensed in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa (2016). He is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, and the Iowa Association for Justice (Board of Governors since 2023; Vice-Chair, Workers' Compensation Core Group since 2024). He served as Chair of the Iowa Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section in 2021-2022. Mueller's recognitions include the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Distinguished Achievement Award, Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated & Preeminent 5.0/5.0, SuperLawyers Rising Stars (2018-2019), Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers and Association of American Trial Lawyers, and America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys (2020).
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Connor Mulholland
AttorneyConnor Mulholland is a partner at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC, an Iowa law firm. His practice covers workers' compensation, personal injury, and motor vehicle accident cases. Mulholland joined the firm as an Associate in February 2020 and previously practiced in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Kansas and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2018. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Mulholland is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, and the Blackstone American Inn of Court. He is also a Trial Lawyer College Graduate. He has been recognized as Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, and received Avvo's Client's Choice Award in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
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Andrew Portis
AttorneyAndrew R. Portis is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC with over 15 years of legal practice, including 13 years focused almost exclusively on workers' compensation law. His practice covers personal injury and workers' compensation cases. A Mason City, Iowa native, Portis earned his B.A. in Criminology with a Spanish minor cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa in 2006. He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude with a litigation concentration from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska in 2010, where he served on the Creighton Law Review and participated in national trial and moot court teams. He was admitted to the Iowa and Nebraska state bars in 2010. Portis is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Nebraska Bar Association, the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, and the Iowa Association of Justice. He is a Trial Lawyer College graduate.
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Richard Schmidt
AttorneyRichard Schmidt is a partner at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC in Iowa, with 32 years of practice. His work covers motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases. Schmidt earned his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School. He is admitted to the Iowa State Bar and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, and the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys. He is a Trial Lawyer College graduate.
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Catherine Tanihu
AttorneyCatherine Tanihu is an attorney at Mueller Schmidt Mulholland & Cooling, PLLC (MSMC Injury Lawyers) in Des Moines, Iowa. Her practice focuses on immigration law. During law school, Tanihu served as a Student Attorney at the Drake Refugee Clinic and worked with immigrant advocacy organizations, demonstrating commitment to public service in immigration matters. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Philosophy from the University of Ghana, Legon, and her Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. She is admitted to the Iowa State Bar. Tanihu is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and Public Justice Impact Change. Her law school awards include the Public Service Certificate Award, Social Justice and Public Interest Lawyering Certificate, the Cady Law Opportunity Fellowship, and the Edwin Earle Ferguson Silver Award.