
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Iowa since: 1988
Education: Drake University Law School
Details
From the Drew Law Firm PC - Injury Settlement Solutions in Des Moines, Iowa, Tom Drew has maintained consistency for over 35 years in his efficacious legal representation, emphasizing personalized attention, meticulous focus and an unwavering work ethic that never wanes in the face of difficult challenges and obstacles. He handles myriad personal injury cases as well as matters pertaining to workers’ compensation law, providing his clients with his expansive practical knowledge and enthusiastic zeal to see them move forward with their lives and onto better opportunities in their futures.
Mr. Drew completed his undergraduate studies in 1984, graduating with his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Iowa. He went on to attend the Drake University Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 1988, and in the same year, he obtained his license to practice law in Iowa as well. Later, he became admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.
A pillar of leadership within his legal community, Mr. Drew works relentlessly to get his clients the respite they deserve and the just compensation to cast out the dark shadow of their injuries that follow them wherever they go. For his many contributions, he has been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell and hosts an impressive “Superb” rating on Avvo.
Outside his law practice, Mr. Drew maintains close affiliations with organizations such as the Iowa Academy of Trial Attorneys and currently is the president of the Iowa Association for Justice. Furthermore, he has formerly served as president of the American Academy of ADR Attorneys and the American Board of Trial Advocates – Iowa Chapter.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1988, Iowa
- President, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Iowa Association for Justice) 2005
- Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Executive Committee-Iowa Board of Medicine, service 2007-2012
- Elected to Judicial Nominating Commission District 5C (current)
- Appointed by Iowa Supreme Court to the Civil Justice Reform Task Force Steering Committee 2010
- President, American Academy of ADR Attorneys (2014)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- President, American Inns of Court (C. Edwin Moore Chapter) 2004-2005
- Chair, Litigation Section Iowa State Bar Association 2007-2008
- President, Iowa Chapter American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA 2011)
- University of Iowa, BBA, Finance, 1980 – 1984
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025