Sioux City, IA

Tim Bottaro

Attorney Tim Bottaro is a partner at Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP, specializing in personal injury cases, insurance litigation, and general litigation. He is a graduate of Creighton University and the University of Iowa College of Law (1983). He is recognized as a Super Lawyer for Personal Injury for over 10 years and a Best Lawyer. He has held leadership roles in the Iowa Association for Justice and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Scott A. Hindman

Scott A. Hindman was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He graduated from Sioux City Heelan High School in 1979, Briar Cliff College summa cum laude in 1983, and the University of Iowa Law School, J.D. degree in 1986. He is admitted to the practice of law in the state and federal courts of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska as well as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Scott has engaged in the private practice of law in Sioux City for over 35 years, practicing primarily in civil litigation representing individuals, companies and private schools. He has tried over 75 cases before juries in the courts of Iowa and South Dakota as well as appeals in the State Appellate Courts of Iowa, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and other state tribunals. The cases he has tried involve numerous types of issues including personal injury, commercial litigation, products liability, premises liability, construction accidents, trademark infringement and insurance defense. Scott is a member of the Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Woodbury County Bar Associations as well as the Iowa Defense Counsel Association and Defense Research Institute. He is also a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.

John D. Mayne

John D. Mayne is a native of Sioux City. He is a graduate of Harvard College (1970) and the Drake University Law School, with honors, (1976). He served three years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including one tour aboard a destroyer in the Vietnam theater. He has been in private practice in Sioux City since 1976, practicing primarily in civil litigation. He has tried dozens of cases to juries in state and federal court throughout Northwest Iowa. His experience includes litigation of many types and representing either plaintiffs or defendants whether in personal injury, commercial, products liability, construction, professional malpractice (attorney, physician, engineer, real estate broker, insurance broker, accountant, title abstractor), aircraft crash, and securities fraud. He is also experienced in probating decedents’ estates and handling real estate title and litigation issues. John has been recognized by his peers with the AV®-Preeminent rating, the highest level of professional excellence, for his professional skills and integrity. John has held a variety of leadership positions in state and local bar associations. He served for six years representing Sioux City lawyers on the Board of Governors of the Iowa State Bar Association. He also served as Chairman of the Federal Practice Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association. John was appointed to serve on the Iowa Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. In 2004, he directed the International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC) annual Open Forum on Masters of Trial Advocacy, and the IADC honored him by selecting him to be on the 2005 Faculty of its Trial Academy. He is a Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association. He has been very active in civic affairs, serving on numerous charitable and civic association boards, most notably having been elected to serve on the Sioux City Community School District’s Board of Directors, one year as President. He is a Fellow of the Iowa State Bar Association Foundation. John is an avid semi-professional cellist, performing regularly in the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. He is also a golfer and hunter.

Jeremy Cross

Jeremy Cross organized Cross Law Firm in 2011. He graduated summa cum laude from Buena Vista University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Spanish, and later graduated with high distinction from Creighton University School of Law. He is a trial attorney and civil litigator representing individuals and corporations in state and federal courts, with a practice including personal injury, products liability, and workers' compensation. He is admitted to practice law in Iowa and Nebraska.

Colby Lessmann

Attorney Colby Lessmann AEP® is a partner at Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP, specializing in estate planning, probate, real estate, and various litigation matters. He graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Business (1996) and School of Law (1999). He is licensed in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska, and is an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP®).

Harold Widdison

Harold K. Widdison is an Iowa general practice law attorney who enjoys helping people resolve their legal problems. He has professional experience in legal research, pleadings, briefs, motions, due diligence, trial work, litigation management, mediation practice (Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Construction Litigation), criminal law (Adult, Juvenile), juvenile law (GAL, CINA, TPR), personal injury law, workers' compensation law, family law, real estate/construction litigation, business law, appellate practice, and administrative law practice.

Michael J. Frey

Michael J. Frey was born in Sioux City Iowa. He graduated from South Sioux City High School in 1983, Westmar College in 1987 and Drake Law School, with Honors in 1990. Mike served in the United States Army as a JAG officer from 1990 to 1993. He has practiced primarily civil litigation on behalf of individuals, companies, public schools, private and public universities and public municipalities for over 28 years, including the last 25 years in the Sioux City area. He has tried over 80 cases in front of juries in the state and federal courts in Iowa, Nebraska and the U.S. Army. He practices in the areas of personal injury, insurance coverage and defense, construction disputes, commercial litigation, premise liability and products liability. Mike is a member of the state and federal courts of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. He is admitted to practice before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a member of the Woodbury County Bar Association, Iowa Defense Counsel Association and a fellow of the Iowa Trial Academy.