Mr. Madigan was the national leader of the multi-state Executive Committee that reached a $325 million settlement with Ameriquest Mortgage Company and a lead negotiator in the multi-billion dollar settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation in October 2008. Along with Attorney General Tom Miller, Mr. Madigan is currently leading a multi-state task force of Attorneys General offices and state banking departments on the foreclosure crisis. In June 2008, Mr. Madigan was awarded the "Marvin Award" by the National Association of Attorneys General for outstanding leadership, expertise, and achievement in advancing NAAG's goals. Mr. Madigan is a 1994 graduate of the University of Iowa (Phi Beta Kappa) and a 1998 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law, where he graduated first in his class.