PRACTICE AREAS

General Practice including but not limited to:

Business and Commercial Litigation

Insurance Defense

Employment Counseling and Risk Avoidance

Employment Litigation

ERISA Litigation

School/Public Employment Law

Trade Secret and Non-Competition

Family Law

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE in Iowa, 2001

Courts:  Supreme Court of Iowa; United States District Courts for Northern and Southern Districts of

Iowa; United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; United States Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• The University of Iowa (B.A., 1993)
• The University of Iowa (J.D., 2001) with distinction

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• Appointed as Commissioner to the Iowa Department of Transportation by Governor Chet Culver (2008-2012) and reappointed by Governor Terry Branstad (2012 - current) 
• Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., Board of Directors (2009-current)
• St. Luke's Hospital Board of Directors (2012 - current) 
• 2005-2006 Leadership For Five Seasons, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
• Recognized in 40 under 40 Community Leaders, Corridor Business Journal (2007)
• Recognized as a "Woman of Influence," Corridor Business Journal (2011)
• Active in the following legal organizations:
  • Linn County Bar Association, Member
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Member
  • IASB Attorneys, Member
• Active, or formerly active, in the following community organizations:
  • Linn County Trails Association (Vice President - 2007-2008), Board of Directors
  • Iowa Legal Aid (volunteer lawyer) 
  • Junior League of Cedar Rapids, Board of Directors
  • The Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, Member
  • League of Women Voters
• Former Cedar Rapids Broadcast Journalist
• College of Law Moot Court Board, Editor (2000-2001)
• Iowa Bar Association Graduating Senior Award (2001)

PUBLICATIONS

Ms. Reasner is a contributing author to the following materials:

• Employment Laws Made Simple - Internal Investigations, 2011
• Employee Discharge and Documentation, 2011
• Hiring and Firing - How To Do It Right, 2009
• Amendments to the ADA, 2008
• Employment/Immigration Law, 2007
• Employee Handbooks, 2006
• The Termination Process, 2006
• Employee Discharge and Documentation, 2005
• The Employment Process, Practical Application of Employment Law, 2004