Michael B. Abbott
Mike Abbott is a shareholder of the firm whose practice emphasizes many areas of corporate and finance law, including mergers and acquisitions, financial institutions, venture capital and private equity, emerging companies/startups, commercial and investment debt facilities, and corporate bankruptcy matters.
Mr. Abbott joined the firm in 2005 after completing a joint JD/MBA degree program at the University of Iowa. While he was a student at the University of Iowa School of Law, Mr. Abbott was an Articles Editor of the Journal of Corporation Law and a University of Iowa College of Law Merit Scholar. Mr. Abbott was also a Vice President for the MBA Association and served as a teaching assistant for the business school's course in Law and Ethics in Management from August 2002 to May 2003.
Mr. Abbott served as a student law clerk to the Hon. Paul J. Kilburg, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Northern District of Iowa during the Spring of 2005.
Publications and Presentations
"A Swing and a Miss: The U.S. Supreme Court's Attempt to Resolve the Confusion Over the Proper Evidentiary Burden for Employment Discrimination Litigation in Costa v. Desert Palace," 30 J. Corp. L. 573 (2005).
Community & Professional Activities
Iowa State Bar Association (Member, 2005 to present)
Polk County Bar Association (Member, 2005 to present)
American Bar Association (Member, 2005 to present)
The 10,000 Hours Show (Counsel)
Volunteer Lawyers Network (Volunteer)
United Way Emerging Leader's Initiative
Greater Des Moines YMCA Camp (Board Member, 2006)
