Barry Lindahl

Barry A. Lindahl was City Attorney for the City of Dubuque from 1986 to 2016 and now serves as Senior Counsel for the City Attorney's Office. Prior to that time he was the Assistant City Attorney. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law where he is an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Trial Advocacy. He is a member of the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. He was a member of the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Study of the Federal Rules of Evidence which recommended to the Iowa Supreme Court the adoption of the Iowa Rules of Evidence. He is the author of Thomson/West Publications Iowa Practice Volumes 9 and 10 “Civil Practice Forms,” Volumes 11 and 12 “Civil & Appellate Procedure,” and “Modern Tort Law.” He is the co-author of “Iowa Motor Vehicle Desk Handbook.” He has represented the City of Dubuque in over thirty cases in the Iowa appellate courts.