Member Bio
MIKE WESTON
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 Activities:
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
· Iowa Defense Counsel Association
o President, 2002-2003
o Board of Directors, 1995-2007
o Chair, Jury Instruction Committee, 1996-1997
o Chair, Legislative Committee, 1997-2002
ADTA, Member
FDCC, Member
· IADC
o Faculty Member, IADC Trial Academy, 2003
o Masters in Advocacy, 2004
o Plains Region and Iowa Membership Chair, 2008-2014
· DRI
President 2013 - 2014
o Product Liability, Insurance and Diversity Committees
o Iowa State Representative, 2004-2007
o Chair, Annual Meeting, 2008
o National Board Director, 2007—2010
o Chair, Public Policy Committee, 2009-2010
· Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
· American Board of Trial Advocates
· Iowa Super Lawyer
Rated in Chambers USA
o Civil Litigation – Defense
o Product Liability
o Insurance
· NFJE - President 2016 - 2017
Lawyers For Civil Justice - President 2019 - 2020
· Life Fellow, Iowa State Bar Association Foundation
· Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
o Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections
· Iowa State Bar Association
o Litigation Section
o Board of Governors, 2000-2004
· Linn County Bar Association
o President, 1999-2000
o Board of Governors, 1996-2001
o Chair, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1988-1992
o Chair, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1992-1998
· Adjunct Professor, Mount Mercy College, 1981-1987
· Chair, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2005