Mary Leanne Tyler
Solo Practitioner
M. Leanny Tyler, born in Creston, Iowa, November 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Iowa and Central District of Illinois. Preparatory education, Northwest Missouri State University (B.S. Education, 1977); University of Iowa (M.B.A. 1987); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law J.D., 1980); Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College (1997). Member: Scott County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
Areas of Practice
- 30% Workers' Compensation
- 20% Personal Injury
- 30% Family Law - Divorce, Child Custody and Support
- 10% Criminal Law
- 10% Employment Law
- Employment Law - Employee
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1981
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D.
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- M.B.A. (Magna Cum Laude)
- Honors: With Honors
- College N.W. Missouri State, Maryville, Missouri
- B.S. (Magna Cum Laude)
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: English Communications
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- Voir Dire, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association National Convention, 1999
- Depositions - Telling the Story, Scott County Bar Association, 2007
Honors and Awards
- Cardinal Key
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers' College, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Department of Defense, Attorney, 1982 - 1985
- Scott County Attorney Office, Attorney, 1981 - Present
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 1997
- Scott County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Supporter Help Legal Assistance - Scott County Attorney
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Mu
