Appellate Practice Litigation - Health Care
Nancy J. Penner
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Nancy Penner is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth. She focuses on legal writing, appellate law, and medical malpractice. Her appellate practice includes briefing and oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She was the first chair of the firm’s Appellate Law Practice Group.Nancy grew up on a farm in southeast Iowa. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and worked in area hospitals for ten years before entering law school. Her health care experience included intensive care, nursing education and staff development, and hospital risk management.
Overview
- The University of Iowa, J.D., graduated 1994
- The University of Iowa, MA, graduated 1985
- Mount Mercy College, BS, graduated 1981
- Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - (Member of the Health Law Section)
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association - Member
- Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys - Member (President-2005-2006)
- Iowa State Bar Association - (Member of the Health Law Section) (Council Chair-2003-2004)
- Linn County Bar Association - Member
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - (Member of the Health Law Section)
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association - Member
- Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys - Member (President-2005-2006)
- Iowa State Bar Association - (Member of the Health Law Section) (Council Chair-2003-2004)
- Linn County Bar Association - Member
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- The University of Iowa, J.D., graduated 1994
- The University of Iowa, MA, graduated 1985
- Mount Mercy College, BS, graduated 1981
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Appellate Practice, Cedar Rapids (2025)
- Appellate Practice, Cedar Rapids (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation - Health Care
Awards:
- Listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®--2009, 2011, 2012 --Appellate, Health Care, Litigation
- Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV”
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®—Appellate Law
- Named Cedar Rapids Lawyer of the Year in Appellate Practice by Best Lawyers® 2014
Case History
Cases
- Nancy has been involved in 41 appeals before the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and 8 appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, including the following
Morales v. Miller, 2011 Iowa App. LEXIS 501 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011) Rettenmaier v. Finley Hospital, 2011 Iowa App. LEXIS 922 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011) Wilson v. Iowa Clinic, 2009 Iowa App. LEXIS 1569 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009) Moonsammy v. Mercy Hospital, 2009 Iowa App. LEXIS 917 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009) Day v. Finley Hospital, 769 N.W.2d 898 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009)Smith v. Koslow, 757 N.W.2d 677 (Iowa 2008) McVay v. Bergman, 2006 Iowa App. LEXIS 1088 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006) Peppmeier v. Murphy, 708 N.W.2d 57 (Iowa 2005) Schoff v. Combined Ins. Co. of Am., 604 N.W.2d 43 (Iowa 1999) Midwest Home Distrib. v. Domco Indus., 585 N.W.2d 735 (Iowa 1998) Catipovic v. Peoples Cmty. Health Clinic, 401 F.3d 952 (8th Cir. 2005) Krueger v. Johnson & Johnson, 66 Fed. Appx. 661 (8th Cir. 2003)
- Additional reported cases for which Nancy had primary writing responsibility include:
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