David N. May, Esq.

Background

• Contract Instructor – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ATF National Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA
• Co-publisher, Red Flags Fraud Blog
• Board Member and Honorary Chapter Counsel – Iowa-Nebraska International Association of Special Investigation Units (IA-NE IASIU)
• Lecturer – Iowa State Fire Marshal’s annual two-week Fire/Arson School
• Member – Metro Area Fire Investigators Task Force (MAFIT)
• Also provides lectures for: Iowa Department of Insurance; Nebraska Department of Insurance; and state chapters of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)

Practice Areas
General practice including, but not limited to Insurance Law and Litigation, Litigation and Trial Law

Education

• University of Missouri (B.A., 1993)
• The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (M.P.H., 1995)
• Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1998)
  • Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1997-1998
  • Order of the Coif

State Bar Admissions
Iowa, 1998

Federal Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Leadership Positions

• Iowa Bar Examination – Grader, 2004-2010
• St. James Lutheran Church in Johnston, Iowa
  • President, 2009-2010
  • Treasurer, 2007-2009
  • Mutual Ministry Committee, 2004-2006

Professional Memberships and Admissions

• American Bar Association
• Iowa State Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Polk County Bar Association

Other Memberships

• International Association of Arson Investigators
• International Association of Arson Investigators (Iowa Chapter)
• National Fire Protection Association

Sample of Reported Cases

• Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Miell (N.D. Iowa Oct. 4, 2006) (unpublished)
• Faber v. Menards, Inc. (8th Cir. 2004)
• Howard v. Coventry Health Care of Iowa, Inc. (8th Cir. 2002)
• Larson v. Farmers Coop. Elevator (8th Cir. 2000)
• Lincoln Coop. Co. v. Sievers (Iowa Ct. App. May 15, 2002) (unpublished)
• Madol v. Dan Nelson Auto. Group, et al. (8th Cir. 2004)
• Ringelberg v. EMC Ins. Co. (Iowa 2003)

Publications

• Electronic Signatures and Application Fraud, IA-NE IASIU NEWS, Issue 7 (2008)
• Iowa Legal Research Guide, (William S. Hein & Company) (2003)
• Pioneer’s Paradox: Appellate Rule 4(a)(5) and the Rule Against Excusing Ignorance of Law, 48 Drake L. Rev. 677 (2000)
• Hedge to Arrive Contracts and the Commodity Exchange Act: A Textual Alternative, 47 Drake L. Rev. 319 (1999)
• In-house Defenders of Insureds: Some Ethical Considerations, 46 Drake L. Rev. 881 (1998)

News
Dec 23, 2010 – Dave May and Dave Proctor Launch Red Flags Fraud Blog

Practicing: Insurance Law and Litigation, Litigation and Trial Law