John T. Clendenin is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Department. His practice is concentrated in the areas of life and disability insurance, annuities, product liability, appellate practice, and business and commercial litigation.John is a member of the Association of Life Insurance Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and the Iowa Defense Counsel Association. He has also served on Drake University Law School's Board of Counselors.John received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. with honors from Drake University.John has been selected as a Benchmark Leading Litigation Attorney. CLIENT REFERENCESErik H. Askelsen, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Athene USA Corporation, 7700 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266, 515-342-3160Richard ("Rich") C. Cohan, Jr., Director, Business Development, Workiva, 2900 University Boulevard, Ames, Iowa 50010, 515-554-3708Cory R. Harris, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa, 1331 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, 515-376-4825Maureen H. Henderson, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Global Atlantic Financial Group, Ltd., 215 10th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, 515-393-3572 RECOGNITIONBenchmark Litigation, Iowa Future StarOrder of the Barristers, 1998Rodney L. Hudson Senior Advocacy Award, 1998 SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONSEffective Management of Life, Health and Disability Litigation, Federation Forum, Federation of Iowa Insurers (2006).Defining and Delivering Greater Client Value: An ACC Value Challenge Event, presented overview of Association of Corporate Counsel Value Challenge program and best practices in client services to in-house legal departments (May 2010). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCELaw Clerk, Hon. Terry L. Huitink, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1998-1999 Read moreRead less .show-less-about { max-height: unset !important;; } .hide-content-layer { display:none !important; }