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Christine L. Conover

Christine L. Conover Member

Contact Information

(319) 896-4019 (319) 366-1917 cconover@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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Tonya Dicus

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(319) 896-4053 tdicus@spmblaw.com

Practice Area

Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 1998

Court Admissions

  • US District Court
    • Northern District of Iowa, 2000
    • Southern District of Iowa, 2000

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with high distinction, 1998
    • University of Iowa National Moot Court Team, 1997-1998
    • Senior Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Gender, Race, and Justice, 1997-1998
    • Van Oosterhout Moot Court Competition, 1997
  • Iowa State University, BA, with distinction, 1995
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkship

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerry L. Larson, Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, 1998-1999

Christine Conover is a medical malpractice attorney with extensive experience defending claims against physicians, clinics and hospitals throughout the state. In addition, she represents licensed medical professionals on licensing and disciplinary issues. Ms. Conover is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. She is a member of the Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission and also serves on the board of directors at Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC.

Ms. Conover graduated from Iowa State University with distinction in 1995 and graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law with high distinction in 1998. She clerked for the Honorable Justice Jerry L. Larson on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1998–1999. She then practiced in Iowa City with Honohan, Epley, Braddock & Brenneman before joining Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in 2000.

Ms. Conover has been active on the board of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association (IDCA) and served as President of IDCA from Sept. 2014 - Sept. 2015. She is also past-president of the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys and past-president of the board of directors for Waypoint Services for Women and Children in Cedar Rapids.

Born in North Platte, Nebraska, Ms. Conover was raised on a farm in Mapleton, Iowa before relocating to Cedar Rapids.

  • AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
    • "Excellent defense attorney in the area of medical negligence."
      -- Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list, 2025
    • Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Included in the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" list in Cedar Rapids
    • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2015, 2018-2020, 2022, 2025
    • Litigation - Health Care, 2023, 2025
  • Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers list, 2014-2024
    • Professional Liability Defense
  • Included in the Great Plains Rising Stars® list, 2013
  • Corridor Business Journal's Forty Under 40, 2006
  • American Bar Association
    • Center for Professional Responsibility Section
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
  • Linn County Bar Association
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association
    • Past-President, 2015-2016
    • President, 2014-2015
    • President-Elect, 2013-2014
    • Secretary, 2012-2013
  • Trial Academy Committee Chair, 2007; 2009
    • Board Member, 2003-Present
  • Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys
    • President, 2002-2003
    • President-Elect, 2001-2002
    • Sixth District Representative, 1999-2002
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • State Judicial Nominating Commission, 2011-2021

Presentations

  • Ethics Update for a Changing Legal Environment, ACC Corporate Counsel Forum, 2021
  • The Dangers of the Disappearing Jury Trial, ACC Corporate Counsel Forum, 2018
  • Professional Liability – Defense Perspective, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2013
  • Documentation for Nurses, Mercy Hospital, 2011
  • Ethics, Linn County Paralegal Society, 2011
  • Peer Review, Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys Annual Meeting, 2011
  • Informed Consent for Minors, Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation, 2006
  • Medical Malpractice Trends, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Annual Meeting, 2005
  • Collateral Source Issues, Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys Fall Meeting, 2004
  • Ethical Implications of Serving on Board of Directors, ISBA Annual Meeting, 2004
  • Case Law Update, Negligence, Torts & Indemnity, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Annual Meeting, 2003
  • Case Law Update, Negligence, Torts & Indemnity, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Annual Meeting, 2002

Publication

  • Author: "The Violence Against Women Act: Stabilizing Commerce Through a Civil Rights Remedy," 1 Journal of Gender, Race, and Justice 269 (1997)