lawyer

Des Moines Office

Phone: (515) 244-0111
Direct: (515) 697-4222
Fax: (515) 244-8935
Email: Hugh J. Cain

Legal Assistant:
Tracey Deckard
Direct: (515) 697-4352


Hugh J. Cain

Areas of Practice:

General practice including but not limited to:

  • Employment Law
  • Government

Bar Admissions:

  • Iowa 1983
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1983
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1983

Education:

  • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1982
  • Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
    • Bachelor of Arts, History, summa cum laude, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Polk County Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Labor and Employment Section
    • Member, Government Practice Section
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Listed as "Super Lawyer" in Employment & Labor Law, Super Lawyers Magazine

Published Works:

  • "Evolution of Implied Covenant Exception to the Employment at Will Doctrine in Iowa," Drake Law Review (1994)
  • Co-Author, "Evolution of Hostile Environment Claims," Drake Law Review (1999)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • Many seminars on a broad array of topics in employment law and government practice