D’Arcy L.R. Rapp

D’Arcy L.R. Rapp is an attorney at Shrader & Associates, LLP. She focuses her practice on mesothelioma, neurodegenerative disease, and toxic exposure. She has more than a decade of experience in fighting for people who have been injured by the negligence of corporations. She is an experienced trial lawyer with an extensive history in mesothelioma cases and has been involved at every stage of litigation, trying cases in more than eleven states. With well over fifty-million-dollars recovered on the behalf of her clients, she is dedicated to fighting for justice

While a majority of D’Arcy’s litigation experience is related to mesothelioma, she has handled cases across a variety of practice areas. Her expert opinion has been sought after by multiple publications. She was published in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law on her work, as well as in Gender Race & Just on the subject of non-biological, non-adoptive parents in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Utah.

D’Arcy is licensed to practice in Missouri, Illinois, and Washington. She graduated magna cum laude from Drake University in 2003, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She then attended the University of Iowa College of Law, receiving her law degree in 2010. Her passion for justice and for helping those in need has long preceded her legal specialization in mesothelioma cases, or even before she was a licensed attorney. As a student at the University of Iowa, she served as the President of the Equal Justice Foundation and was a student writer for the Journal of Gender, Race, and Justice. She received the Willard L. Boyd Public Service Distinction, in recognition of her commitment to serving her community through volunteer work. She was an active participant in many organizations that focused on the development of legal skills and was a member of her school’s National Trial Advocacy team and was the Co-president of the American Constitution Society. She also served on the executive board of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.