Rob Conklin
Proven VerdictsAbout Rob Conklin
Rob Conklin began his career helping lawyers communicate with jurors, learning early that clear, honest, and direct communication is always the most effective path. He returned to Drake University Law School, where he graduated with high honors in 2015 and competed on both the National Moot Court and American Association of Justice Mock Trial teams. Throughout law school he clerked at the firm. Rob's practice focuses on personal injury trial work for those hurt by the fault of others. In 2016 he was invited to address the Iowa Association of Justice to share his professional experience. He holds a B.A. in English from Boston University (2003).
Proven verdicts and settlements
An eastbound SUV drifted onto the shoulder of Iowa Highway 141 east of Sloan on November 22, 2014, overcorrected, and crossed into the westbound lane, hitting a pickup head on. Five people died, among them Myrna Malone, 70, who was riding beside her husband Larry. The at-fault driver carried too little liability coverage to pay for the losses, so Larry Malone, individually and as administrator of his wife's estate, sued the family's own underinsured motorist carrier, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, for breach of contract in Polk County. The jury's verdict form, filed September 21, 2017, valued the loss of spousal consortium at $1,300,000 and the loss of parental consortium at $250,000 for each of the couple's two adult children, $1,800,000 in all. No appeal followed.
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