Benjamin Hayek was born in Iowa City in 1977 and is a 1995 graduate of Iowa City High School.  He received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Iowa in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003.  During law school, he served as a law clerk to United States Senator Charles E. Grassley in Washington, D.C., served as a judicial intern to United States District Court Judge Ronald E. Longstaff in Des Moines, and wrote for the Iowa Law Review. After receiving a M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Iowa in 2004, Ben served as a judicial law clerk to Minnesota District Court Judge Michael R. Savre in Glencoe, Minnesota.  After his clerkship, Ben entered the private practice of law in downtown Minneapolis, where his practice focused almost exclusively upon insurance coverage and defense litigation. Ben returned to Iowa City to join our firm as an associate on March 1, 2008.

In addition to his private practice, Ben serves as the City Attorney for the City of Solon and the City of Hills.  Outside the practice of law, Ben serves on the Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors and is a member of Iowa City Noon Rotary.

Ben's memberships include the Iowa State Bar Association, the Johnson County Bar Association, the Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association, the Legal Writing Institute, the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and the Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court.  His most recent publication is Morality, Professionalism, and Happiness, 8 Engage 1, 135 (February 2007).  His most recent cases are Tinucci v. Allstate Ins. Co., 487 F.Supp.2d 1058 (D. Minn. 2007) and Coyle v. Kujaczynski, 759 N.W.2d 637 (Iowa Ct. App. 2008).

Ben has been admitted to practice before the following courts: State of Minnesota (2005), United States District Court - District of Minnesota (2005), United States Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit (2005), State of Iowa (2008), United States District Court - Northern District of Iowa (2008), and United States District Court - Southern District of Iowa (2008).

Ben has a general law practice with a focus on civil litigation, domestic relations law, and municipal law.
 

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