Karin Zeigler

Phone: 515-222-9111
Toll Free: 888-340-8147
Fax: 515-243-0299

Karin R. Zeigler, received her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish, cum laude, from the University of Northern Iowa and her J.D. with honors, from the Drake University Law School. Ms. Zeigler was the Editor in Chief of the Agricultural Law Journal and has continued to publish articles in the legal field. Previously her practice involved defending employers in employment litigation and administrative proceedings, as well as advising and training management-level employees on all aspects of employment relations. She is now devoting her time to preventing discrimination and harassment from occurring in the future and investigating and correcting incidents promptly and effectively when they are alleged.

Ms. Zeigler also has extensive litigation experience with claims involving the basic and complex enforcement of contracts, construction defect, arson, and products liability cases. She has drafted numerous opinion letters for insurance companies involving disputes prior to the commencement of litigation, as well as complaints, discovery, summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and other pleadings in both state and federal courts.

Ms. Zeigler is a member of the Federal Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, Polk County Women Attorneys, Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys, Minnesota State Bar Association, and Hennepin County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in Iowa, Minnesota, and the United States District Court of Minnesota. Her areas of practice consist primarily of litigation, equal opportunities, and employment law.

Areas of Practice

Practicing Primarily in Employment and Litigation Law.

General Practice including but not limited to:

• Appellate Practice
• Civil Rights
• Contracts
• Labor Employment
• Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Toxic Torts
• Trial Law
• Wills Probate

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2003
• Iowa, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2007
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2009

Education

• Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
  • J.D., with Honors - 2000
  • Honors: Internship: USDA, Deputy Undersecretary, Summer 1999
  • Law Journal: Agricultural Law Journal, Editor in Chief
• University of Northern Iowa
  • B.A. (Cum Laude)
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Major: Psychology
  • Minor: Spanish

Published Works

• Who Will Teach Our Farmers: Learning the Value of Mentor Programs from State and Private Programs, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Spring, 2000
• Expert Witness Opinion Attacks: Understanding and Satisfying the Requirements of Daubert and Kumho in Federal Court, Subrogation Institute Cincinnati, Spring, 2005
• Suits Against Nonresidents: The Arguments For and Against Personal Jurisdiction and Methods for Proper Service, Minnesota Defense Magazine, Summer, 2005
• I'm Mad as Heck and I won't Take It Anymore.' When Co-Worker Conflicts Lead to Harassment Charges, The GSH 60-Second Memo, April, 2008
• What About Bob The Risks of Termination, The GSH 60-Second Memo, September, 2008
• Hi, sorry to leave this voicemail, but I won't be in today . . .' Absenteeism and Attendance, The GSH 60-Second Memo, March, 2009
• To Leave or Not to Leave' FMLA Eligibility and Recordkeeping, The GSH 60-Second Memo, March, 2009
• When Employees Come to Work Sick . . . What is the Healthy Families Act?, The GSH 60-Second Memo, June, 2009

Representative Cases

• Banta v. OS Restaurant Services, Inc., 2008 WL 5070336 (N.D. Iowa 2008)
• Andrew-Riverside Presbyterian Church v. Guide-One Mutual Insurance Company, 2005 WL 949183 (Minn.App. 2005)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mission to Antigua, Guatemala, 2003
• Federal Bar Association, 2003 - Present
• Iowa State Bar Association, 2007 - Present
• Iowa Association for Justice, 2009 - Present
• Polk County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
• Polk County Women Attorneys, 2007 - Present
• Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys, 2007 - Present
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 2000 - Present
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
• Ashworth Road Baptist Church Personnel Committee, 2007 - Present
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Team-in-Training, 2009

• Mission to Crow Creek, South Dakota, 2008

 Past Employment Positions

• Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, West Des Moines, IA, Senior Associate, 2007 - 2009
• Zappia & LeVahn, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, Associate, 2005 - 2006
• Hanson, Lulic & Krall, Minneapolis, MN, Litigation Associate, 2003 - 2005
• Honorable Mary E. Pawlenty and the Honorable Janet N. Poston, 1st and 4th Judicial Districts, MN, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2002