Richard K. Whitty earned his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating with High Distinction. He also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University, graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Whitty has been admitted to practice in Iowa since 1980. Through Martindale-Hubbell, his peers have rated him “Preeminent”, the highest rating accorded for legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, legal experience, and ethical standards.

Mr. Whitty is a member of the Dubuque County, Iowa State, and American bar associations, the Iowa Defense Counsel Association(where he served on the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2018 and as President from 2016-2017), the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, and the Defense Research Institute, Inc. He has served on the Iowa District 1A Judicial Nominating Committee.

Mr. Whitty currently serves on the Board of Directors, as well as the Executive Committee, of the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation. He has been active as a member of the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, serving as the Chair and two terms on the Board of Directors. He also served as Board Chair of Stonehill Franciscan Services and as a director of the Stonehill Benevolent Foundation. He served for many years on the Medical Moral Commission of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Mr. Whitty’s general practice includes, but is not limited to the areas of insurance, personal injury, professional liability, commercial law, education law, labor employment, health care, legal malpractice, litigation, medical malpractice, and trial law.

Honors & Awards

Richard K. Whitty was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2016 in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants.