LEDERER WESTON CRAIG, PLC – Founding Member

118 Third Avenue SE, Suite 700, P.O. Box 1927
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406

Phone: 319-365-1184
Fax: 319-365-1186
mweston@lwclawyers.com

Practice Areas:
Products Liability
Commercial Litigation
Professional Liability
Torts, Insurance Defense
Bad Faith Litigation
Insurance Coverage

Education and Admissions:
University of Iowa, B.A., 1977
University of Iowa, J.D., 1980
Admitted to Bar, 1980
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships and Affiliations:
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar President, 2013 – 2014
Officer, 2010 – 2015
Board of Directors, 2007-2010
Chair, Annual Meeting, 2008
Chair, Public Policy Committee, 2009-2010

Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
*President. 2019 – 2020
Board of Directors, 2012 – 2015
Member, 2007 – present

Iowa Defense Counsel Association President, 2002-2003
Board of Directors, 1995-2007
Chairman, Jury Instruction Committee, 1996-1997
Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1997-2002

International Association of Defense Counsel Faculty Member, IADC Trial Academy, 2003
Masters in Advocacy, 2004
Plains Region and Iowa Membership Chair, 2008-2014

Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
Member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
Iowa Great Plains Super Lawyer Civil Litigation Defense
Product Liability
Insurance Coverage

Listed in Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business

National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (NFJE) President, 2016 – 2017
Board Member, 2013 – current
Program Chair, 2011

American Bar Association Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections

Iowa State Bar Association Board of Governors, 2000-2004
Litigation Section

Fellow, Iowa State Bar Association Foundation
Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
Linn County Bar Association President, 1999-2000
Board of Governors, 1996-2001
Chair, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1988-1992
Chair, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1992-1998

Adjunct Professor, Mount Mercy University, 1981-1987
Chair, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2005

Company Firm

Lederer Weston Craig PLC
Website

Firm Mailing

PO Box 1927
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
52406-1927
United States of America

Fellow Since

February 28, 2015

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance-Defense
  • Personal Injury-Defense
  • Product Liability-Defense
  • Transportation

Chapter

  • Iowa