Gary G. Mattson
LaMarca & Landry, P.C.
1820 N.W. 118th Street, Suite 200
Des Moines, Iowa 50325
Telephone: 515-225-2600 or 1-877-327-2600
E-Mail: gary@lamarcalandry.com
Gary G. Mattson received his Bachelor of Arts from Luther College in 1985 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University School of Law in 1988. He was admitted to practice law in Iowa in 1988. Mr. Mattson is licensed and practices before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit) and the United States District Courts (Northern and Southern Districts) of Iowa. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice, the American Association For Justice (Sections on: Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability) and the Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. He is board certified in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Mr. Mattson’s practice includes workers’ compensation law and personal injury. He frequently lectures on subjects including Iowa workers’ compensation law and Iowa personal injury law.
Mr. Mattson lives with his wife and two children in rural Indianola, Iowa. A former Luther College baseball player and avid fan, he has coached youth baseball for the past eight years. In fall and winter, he spends his spare time hunting big and small game across Iowa and the Midwest.
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Fundamentals of Workers’ Compensation, Sterling Educational Services, 2007
- Workers’ Compensation in Iowa, Lorman, 2006
- Fundamentals of Workers’ Compensation, Sterling Educational Services, 2005
- Proving Damages and Dealing with Affirmative Defenses, Iowa Association of Legal Assistants, 2003
- Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Iowa Proving Damages and Dealing with Affirmative Defenses, Lorman, 2003
- Defending Failure to Mitigate, Iowa Association for Justice – Rapid Fire Seminar, 2003
- Malpractice in Dissolution of Marriage: What it is and how to avoid it, Iowa Association for Justice – Family Law Seminar, 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (certified-medical malpractice)
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Iowa Association for Justice
- Polk County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers
- Iowa Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Board of Directors
- 1999-2002, Vice Chair
- 2002-2005, Chairman
- North Central States Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Board of Directors
- 2005-2007, Vice Chair
- 2007-2008, Board Member
- 2009-Present, Audit Committee Member
- Indianola Little League, Board of Directors
- 2008 – Present, President
- The Iowa Association for Justice for All PAC, Board of Trustees
- 2004 – Present
