Volunteer Iowa State Bar Association Mock Trial Judge, 2010 to the present.
Publications
Smoke on the Water: Interpretation and Application of the Longshoreman and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, The Jones Act and the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act - Iowa Defense Counsel Association Defense Update, Brent Ruther and Sara L. Haas, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012.
Venue, Forum Shopping and the Case of the Split County – Iowa Defense Counsel Association Defense Update, Brent Ruther, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017.
The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices - Iowa Defense Counsel Association Defense Update, Brent Ruther, Vol. XX, No. 4, Fall 2018.
Representative Cases
Lambdin v. District Court In and For the 18th Judicial District of County of Arapahoe, 903 P.2d 1126 (Colo.1995)
Grohn v. Sisters of Charity Health Services Colorado, 960 P.2d 722 (Colo. App. 1997)Byerly v. Kirkpatrict Pettis Smith Polian, Inc., 996 P.2d 771, 2000 WL 38242 (Colo. App. 1998)
Adkins v. U.S. West Communications, Inc. 181 F.Supp. 1189 (D. Colo. 2001)
Bullington v. United Air Lines, Inc., 186 F.3d 1301, (10th Cir. 1999)
Bluff Harbor Marina, Inc. v. Wunnenberg, 801 N.W.2d 627 unpublished 2011 WL2041833 (Iowa App. 2011)
Short v. Green Bay Levee and Drainage District No. 2, 695 N.W.2d 503, unpublished 2005 WL 67528 (Iowa App 2005)