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Attorney Nate Boulton is a partner with Hedberg & Boulton, P.C. (formerly Hedberg Law Firm). Nate had practiced as an associate attorney for two years before being named a partner with the firm in 2007. He earned his law degree with Honors, as well as a Certificate of Legislative Practice, from Drake Law School in May of 2005 and was admitted to the bar in Iowa in September 2005. He also has a Master of of Public Administration degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in history and political science from Simpson College. He is a 1998 graduate of Columbus Community High School in Columbus Junction, Iowa.
Nate Boulton practices in workers compensation, personal injury and labor law. His is a member of the Board of Governors of the Iowa Association for Justice (formerly the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association). Nate also currently serves as a member of the Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee, the Iowa Association for Justice's Workers' Compensation Core Group and the Iowa State Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section Council.
Aside from his law practice, Nate is also an adjunct professor at both Simpson College and William Penn University, where he teaches courses related to law and leadership.
- Partner
- Iowa, 2005
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2009
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 2005
- Juris Doctor (J.D.); Certificate in Legislative Practice
- Honors: With Honors
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Law Journal:
Board of Editors, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, 2003 - 2005
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, May, 2005
- Master of Public Administration
- Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, May, 2002
- Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science
- Honors: cum laude
- The Farmer's Retort to Tort Reform: How Legislation to Limit or Eliminate Punitive Damages Hurts the Agricultural Sector, 9 Drake J. of Agric. L. 415, Vol 9, Issue 2, 2004
- Dell v. Hy-Vee, Inc. and Quality 1 Enterprises,Inc., 2009 WL 2528095
(Iowa Ct. App. 2009)
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- The Dexter Company and EMC Insurance Companies v. Steven Connelly, 2008 WL 2200107
(Iowa Court of Appeals 2008)
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- Local 447 of the Intern. Union of Painters and Allied Trades v. Five Seasons Paint and Drywall, Inc., 426 F.Supp.2d 982
(S.D. Iowa 2006)
- United Steelworkers (USW)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
- United Auto Workers (UAW)
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (Boilermakers)
- Iowa Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association,
February 16, 2006
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February 17, 2006
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- Workers' Compensation Discovery: Drafting/Answering Written Discovery and Handling Disputes (Claimant Attorney's Perspective), Iowa State Bar Association,
April 28, 2006
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- Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Eastern Iowa Seminar),
September 7, 2006
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- Panel Discussion for New Attorneys, Iowa State Bar Association,
October 4, 2006
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- Workers' Compensation 101, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Western Iowa Seminar),
September 13, 2007
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- Agency Case Law Update, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers Annual Seminar,
October 16, 2008
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- Workers' Compensation Update, Iowa Association for Justice Annual Convention,
November 5, 2009 - Present
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- Workers' Compensation Case Law Update, Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Seminar,
February 12, 2010 - Present
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- Penalties in Workers' Compensation: The Practical Implications of the New Penalty Statute, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee Annual Symposium,
June 3, 2010 - Present
- Drake Journal of Agricultural Law Outstanding Note Award,
2005
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- CALI Excellent for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy,
2005
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- American Bar Association/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law,
2004
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- Simpson College Recent Alumni Acheivement Award,
2007
- Iowa Association for Justice (formerly the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association),
2005 - Present
- Member
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- Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Section,
2007 - Present
- Core Group Member
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- Iowa State Bar Association,
2005 - Present
- Member
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- Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee,
2009 - Present
- Board Member
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- Iowa State Bar Association: Workers' Compensation Section,
2007 - Present
- Section Council Member
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- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee,
2008 - Present
- Member
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- Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers,
2009 - Present
- Member
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- Polk County Bar Association,
2005 - Present
- Member
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- Steelworkers (USW),
2003 - Present
- Associate Member
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- Blackstone Inn of Court,
2007 - Present
- Associate
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- Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group,
2008 - Present
- Member
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- American Association for Justice,
2005 - Present
- Member
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- Simpson College Alumni Association Board of Directors,
2008 - Present
- Board Member
- William Penn University, Adjunct Professor,
2006 - Present
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- Hedberg, Owens, Hedberg & Walsh, P.C., Associate Attorney,
September 23, 2005
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July 31, 2007
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- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Lobbying and Research Intern,
2005
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- Sen. Bob Dvorksky, Legislative Session, Legislative Intern,
2004
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- Hedberg, Owens, Hedberg & Walsh, P.C., Law Clerk,
2003
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2005
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- Gephardt for President, Statewide College Organizer, County Field Organizer,
2003
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2004
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- Wapello High School, Substitute Teacher,
2003
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- Indianola High School, Student Teacher,
2002
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- Iowa Democratic Party, State Senate Campaigns Field Researcher,
1999
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- Iowa High School Athletic Association, Licensed Sports Official,
1997
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2002
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Delta Theta Phi
- 1980, Washington, Iowa
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