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For the Injured And For A Safer Iowa

Attorney Joseph M. Galligan

Joseph M. Galligan

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Practice Areas:

  • Personal Injury
  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Products Liability Law
  • Medical Malpractice -- Plaintiff
  • Pharmaceutical Litigation
  • Clergy Abuse/Sexual Abuse

Biography

Attorney Joseph M. Galligan, of Galligan Law.

Education

  • Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
    • J.D. - 05/2001
  • Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
    • B.S.S. - 05/1997
    • Major: History/Political Science/Law/Literature

Bar Admissions

  • Iowa, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa

Professional Associations

  • Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2002 - Present
  • Iowa Association for Justice/Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2007 - 2011
  • American Association for Justice/American Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2002 to Present
  • American Association for Justice/American Trial Lawyers Association, Past Board of Governors representative, Iowa
  • Polk County Bar Association, Member, 2002 - Present
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Member, 2002 - Present
  • American Bar Association, Member, 2002 - Present
  • Blackstone Inn of Court, Barrister, 2004 - 2006
  • Clergy Abuse/Sexual Abuse Litigation Group - American Association for Justice, Member, 2009 - Present

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney

Past Positions

  • United States Navy, Honor Recruit, Great Lakes Recruit Training Command, 1990
  • United States Navy, Reserve Duty, 1992-1999
  • United States Army, Honorable Discharge, June 1999
  • United States Army, Active Duty, U.S.S. Dwight David Eisenhower CVN 69, Boatswain’s Mate, 1990-1992

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Junior High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Indian Hills/Stillwell Junior High, 2000 to 2005
  • High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Valley High School, 2003
  • High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Valley Southwoods, 2005
  • High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Valley Southwoods, 2007
  • High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Valley High School, 2008
  • High School Mock Trial Program, Coach - Valley High School, 2009

Representative Cases

  • Oppenheim v. Project Straight, et al