Kevin J. Caster

Attorney, Senior Vice President

Assistant
Angie M. Cook
(319) 731-2383

Kevin J. Caster is an attorney and senior vice president with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. Kevin’s law practice focuses on commercial litigation, and particularly in construction litigation.

Kevin is a fellow in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has tried numerous cases to the Iowa District Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Kevin has argued appeals in front of the Iowa Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Iowa, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Kevin testified in Iowa District Court as an expert on construction claim evaluation without objection to his credentials.

Kevin has written and spoken extensively on the laws that govern construction disputes, including: construction contract law, AIA contracts, implied warranties in construction contracts, economic loss doctrine, the standard of care for design professionals, and construction accidents.

American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association
Fellow in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member of American College of Trial Layers

Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV”
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®—Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
“Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers’ for Cedar Rapids in Construction Litigation (2013) and Construction Law (2016)
Listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®—Business Litigation, Construction/Surety
Leadership For 5 Seasons (class of 2004)

Author of the Iowa Chapter of State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineers and Contractor Licensing, Second Ed, S. G. Walker, Ed. (Wolters Kluwer 2012).

Prior to law school, Kevin taught debate and economics at Iowa City High School. Kevin and his wife, Pam, have four children and a growing gaggle of grandchildren.

Kevin participates in Iowa Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Project. Kevin has also served on and for various non-profit boards of directors, including several bicycle advocacy groups.

Practice Areas

Education

B.A. University of Northern Iowa in Political Science and Communication (1982)
- With honors
J.D. University of Iowa (1995)
- With distinction
- Senior Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review.
- Student comment, The Future of Self-Funded Health Plans, Iowa Law Review.