Sherry D. Coley

Sherry’s first exposure to laws and government came from watching her grandfather serve as a state senator in Iowa. She witnessed him work tirelessly for his constituents. Today, she strives to serve her clients with the same dedication.

As a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Service Group, Sherry focuses her practice primarily on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on contract disputes, business torts, financial services litigation, real estate foreclosures and work-outs, and tax assessment appeals.

Sherry finds it fascinating that an idea can lead to new businesses and new products. She provides a legal perspective to help clients overcome these pressures that come with these business ventures. She litigates patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition and trade secret cases in a wide variety of industries including consumer products, food products and software development.

Sherry also represents financial institutions in state and federal court on a variety of commercial lending disputes, including defense of counterclaims raised in response to foreclosure or deficiency actions, and disputes arising from insolvent borrowers, including proceedings in bankruptcy court. In addition, she defends manufacturers in product liability actions involving personal injury, wrongful death and property damage.

Sherry is also fluent in French.