|   | | Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa | |
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| | Address | | 100 Court Avenue, Suite 600 | | Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2231 | | (Polk Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Litigation, Municipal Bonds, Public Finance, Government, Administrative, Business Law, Corporate, Banking, Environmental, Taxation, Securities, Antitrust, Education, Municipal, Workers Compensation, Pension, Profit Sharing, Employee Benefits, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Insurance, Utility, Estate Planning and Probate Law. Practice before State and Federal Courts, Administrative and Regulatory Agencies. | | Year Established: 1888 | Firm Profile:
The Firm and its predecessor partnerships have been practicing Law in Des Moines, Iowa since at least 1888. The Firm's practice groups include: Litigation, Public Finance, Business, Local Government and Employment Law. Some lawyers practice in more than one group. Lawyers in the Firm have law degrees from the Cornell, Drake, Georgetown, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Washburn, and Valparaiso Law Schools. | | Firm Size: 44 | | Paul F. Ahlers (1913-2002). | | James Evans Cooney (1917-1998). | | Edgar H. Bittle (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Author: "The Fact-Finding Process in Iowa-Last Chance for Voluntary Settlement on the Road to Final Offer Binding Arbitration," Broader Perspectives in Dispute Resolution, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1978; "Due Process for School Officials: A Guide for the Conduct of Administrative Proceedings," NOLPE, 1986; "The School Attorney: A Practical Guide to Employing School Legal Counsel," NSBA, 1986; "Drug Testing," West Publishing Co., Education Law Reporter, April 3, 1987; "Contracting for Asbestos Abatement," West Publishing Co., Education Law Reporter, March 1, 1990; "School Building Programs, Equipment Acquisitions and Cash Flow: The Anatomy of School Debt Financing," 73 Ed. Law 593, 1992; "Planning and Financing School Improvement and Construction Projects," ABA-NOLPE 1996; "The Role of the Board, Audit Committee, and Legal Counsel in Light of Post Enron Culture and Sarbanes-Oxley Standards," ABA, State and Local Law News, Vol 29, No. 4, Summer, 2006. Iowa State Representative, 65th and 66th General Assemblies, 1973-1976. Member, Board of Directors, National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1980-1984. Chairman, National Council of School Attorneys, 1980-1981. Co-Chair, Higher Education Task Force of the Iowa General Assembly, 1988-1990. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman: Special Committee on Labor Law, 1978-1980; Political Action Committee, 1981-1985; Committee on Administrative Law, 1985-1986; Member, Foundation Board of Trustees, 2000-2004) and American (Committee on Public Education, Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law, Vice Chairman, 1979-1985; Chairman, 1985-1989; 1994-1995; Member of Council, 1989-1994) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Education Law; Securities; Government. Email: Edgar H. Bittle | | Lance A. Coppock (Member) born Indianola, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to Hon. Roy L. Stephenson, U.S. Circuit Judge, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-1975. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Bond Counsel; Iowa State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Government; Securities; Taxation; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds. Email: Lance A. Coppock | | David H. Luginbill (Member) born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1973); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1976). Member: Order of the Coif; National Order of the Barristers; National Moot Court Team. Case Notes Editor, Drake University Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board of Directors); Defense Research Institute; American Academy of ADR Attorneys. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation. Email: David H. Luginbill | | Mark W. Beerman (Member) born Mason City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Member, Board of Editors, Valparaiso Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to Hon. M.L. Mason, Justice of Iowa Supreme Court, 1972-1973. Attorney, National Office, Internal Revenue Service, 1973-1977. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts and Estate Law; Taxation; Employee Benefits; Business. Email: Mark W. Beerman | | Edward W. Remsburg (Member) born Lake City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction, 1970; J.D., with high distinction, 1973). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1972. Author: "Contemporary Studies Project: Perspectives on the Administration of Criminal Justice in Iowa," Vol. 57, Iowa Law Review, 1972. Law Clerk to Judge Roy L. Stephenson, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1976-1978. Member: Polk County (Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1984-1989), Iowa State (Member: Federal Practice Committee, 1995-2003, 2005—; Professionalism Committee, 1996-2003, Chairman 2003; Alternatives to Resolving Disputes Committee, Young Lawyers, 1982-1984; Environmental Law Committee, 1986-1987; Trade Regulation Committee, 1987-1993, 2003; Council Member, 1999—) and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; C. Edwin Moore American Inns of Court (Emeritus); Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1973-1976]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Edward W. Remsburg | | Randall H. Stefani (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1978; J.D., with distinction, 1981). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1980. Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, District 5C, 2002—. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1998-2000). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Professional Liability; Litigation; Workers Compensation. Email: Randall H. Stefani | | Elizabeth Gregg Kennedy (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Macalester College and Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Greater Des Moines Partnership Community Development (Board of Directors); The Blood Center of Iowa (Board of Directors); Past member Polk County Legal Aid Board of Directors; Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law; Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission; Drake University Law School Board of Counselors. Member: Polk County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2004—); Iowa State Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2004—; Labor and Employment Section; Chair, 1998-1999); American Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys; Blackstone Inn of Court (Member, Bencher Emeritus); Lincoln Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment Law; Education Law. Email: Elizabeth Gregg Kennedy | | Wade R. Hauser III (Member) born Washington, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1973; M.S., 1976); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1981). Editor-in-Chief, Iowa Law Review, 1980-1981. Recipient, Iowa State Bar Certificate of Merit, 1981. Law Clerk to Hon. W.W. Reynoldson, Chief Justice of Iowa Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Member: Polk County (Board of Directors, 1995-1997), Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; C. Edwin Moore American Inns of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Business Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Wade R. Hauser III | | William J. Noth (Member) born Davenport, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Comment, "A Functional Expansion of the Attorney Corporate-Client Privilege: Upjohn Company v. United States," 67 Iowa Law Review 161, 1981. Law Clerk to Hon. K. David Harris, Justice of Iowa Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1999-2003; President, 2001-2002). Fellow: American College of Bond Counsel; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Government; Securities; Taxation; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds; Corporate. Email: William J. Noth | | Linda L. Kniep (Member) born Brookfield, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1965; D.A. in English, 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient of John F. Murray Award. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Government; Securities; Taxation; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds. Email: Linda L. Kniep | | John D. Hintze (Member) born Davenport, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1973. Instructor: Drake University, Wills and Trusts, 1980; Employee Benefits, 1983-1988. Practice Areas: Business Law; Employee Benefits; Corporate; Taxation. Email: John D. Hintze | | Peter L. J. Pashler (Member) born Toronto, Canada; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1969); University of Illinois (M.A., 1974); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Drake Law School, Labor Law, 1995. Author: Comment, 35, Drake Law Review, May 1986. Director, 1974-1980 and Member, 1980-1986, Iowa Public Employment Relations Board. Director, Mid-West Consortium of Neutral Agencies, 1979-1986. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution; Association of Labor Relations Agencies; Federal Mediation Conciliation Service. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employment Law; Education Law. Email: Peter L. J. Pashler | | Ivan T. Webber (Member) born Hayward, California; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors in Political Science, 1969; J.D., with distinction, 1973). Corporation Counsel, City of Des Moines, 1986-1989. Author: Making Objections and Laying Foundations in Iowa, Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa (1983); Second Edition (2005). Member: Iowa State (Member, Committee on Specialization, 1980-1990; Chair, Government Practice Section, 1997-1999) and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa (Outstanding Member, 1981-1982; Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1986); Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government Law; Environmental Law; Communications; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Ivan T. Webber | | Jane B. McAllister (Member) born Kansas City, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas; 1988, Iowa. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1971); Washburn University (J.D., 1974); University of Missouri (LL.M., 1982). Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 1978-1987. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Jane B. McAllister | | James C. Hanks (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; 1976, Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1972; J.D., with high distinction, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Director, 1978— and Chairman, 1984-1985, Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys. Director, National School Boards Association, Council of School Attorneys, 1984-1995; Chairman, 1990-1991. Member: Iowa State (Member, 1981— and Chairman, 1977-1990, Committee on Labor Law), Nebraska State and American (Member, Section Council, Section of State and Local Government, 1999-2003; Chairman, Public Education Committee of the Section of State and Local Government, 1995-1999) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Local Government Law. Email: James C. Hanks | | R. Mark Cory (Member) born Nevada, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1982); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Guest Lecturer: Drake Law School, Iowa State University, Iowa Municipal Clerks Institute. Participant: Iowa Department of Management Auditor Training; Iowa League of Cities Leadership Training. Author: The ABC's of Iowa Urban Renewal. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Public Finance; Government; Securities; Taxation. Email: R. Mark Cory | | Ronald L. Peeler (Member) born Nebraska City, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1983); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif. Case Notes Editor, Drake University Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys (Chair 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits. Email: Ronald L. Peeler | | Andrew J. Bracken (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1988, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1984); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Order of the Barristers. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: The Legal Handbook For Iowa School Administrators (Omni Publishing Co., 1998); Casenote, 36 Drake Law Review 813 (1986-1987). Adjunct Professor, College of Education, Iowa State University, 1998—. Law Clerk to Hon. Arthur A. McGivern, Chief Justice Iowa Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National School Boards Association (Director, Council of School Attorneys, 2002-2006); Iowa Council of School Attorneys (Chair, 2001-2002); National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law. Email: Andrew J. Bracken | | Steven Michael Nadel (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., in Accounting, with highest distinction, 1989); Cornell University (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to Hon. David Harris, Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Local Government Law; Workers Compensation Law. Email: Steven Michael Nadel | | Elizabeth A. Grob (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1988); University of Missouri (M.A., 1990); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Order of the Coif. Author: "Fundamentals in Competitive Bidding, Planning and Financing School Improvement and Construction Projects," 68 (Edgar H. Bittle, ed. 1996); "Recent Developments in Public Education Law," 28 The Urban Lawyer, 895 (1996); "Recent Developments in Public Education Law," 29 The Urban Lawyer 837 (1997); "Recent Developments in Public Education Law," 31 The Urban Lawyer 955 (1999). Member: Dallas County, Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National Council of School Board Attorneys; Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Education; Government; Local Government Law; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds. Email: Elizabeth A. Grob | | Jennifer A. Clendenin (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 1997). Order of the Coif. Order of the Barristers. Author: "A Guide for Lower Courts in Factoring Religion Into Child Custody Disputes," 45 Drake Law Review 733. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Jennifer A. Clendenin | | Nathan J. Overberg (Member) born Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Central College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1996-1997. Member, 1995-1996 and Associate Editor, 1996-1997, Iowa Law Review. Law Clerk: Hon. Harold D. Vietor, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of Iowa, 1997-1999. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member: Federal Practice Committee; Labor and Employment Law Section Council) and American Bar Associations; National Association of College and University Attorneys; C. Edwin Moore Inns of Court. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Education Law. Email: Nathan J. Overberg | | John H. Bunz (Member) born Manning, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa; 1991, Kansas; 1992, Missouri. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1987); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Phi Delta Theta. Vice President, Student Bar Association, 1988-1989. Member, Moot Court Team. Staff Member, Drake University Law Review, 1988-1990. Law Clerk, Hon. K. David Harris, Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, 1990-1991. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Municipal Bonds; Securities; Real Estate Finance. Email: John H. Bunz | | Danielle Jess Haindfield (Member) born Belmond, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996; J.D., with high honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Article Editor, Drake Law Review, 1998-1999. Author: "Wall of Separation or Path to Interaction: The Uncertain Constitutional Future of School Vouchers in Light of Inconsistent Developments in Judicial Neutrality Between Church and State," 48 Drake Law Review, 403; Contributing Author: "America's Children at Risk," American Bar Association (2000) and "School Violence: From Discipline to Due Process," American Bar Association (2004). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa and National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Local Government Law; Construction Law. Email: Danielle Jess Haindfield | | James R. Wainwright (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1992); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1999). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association; Blackstone Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Local Government Law. Email: James R. Wainwright | | J. Eric Boehlert (Member) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Mark S. Cady, Justice of Iowa Supreme Court. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Public Finance. Email: J. Eric Boehlert | | Michael M. Galloway (Member) born Coon Rapids, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1993); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Local Government Law. Email: Michael M. Galloway | | Andrew T. Tice (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1998); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Associate Editor, Elder Law Journal. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Blackstone Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Andrew T. Tice | | OF COUNSEL | | Kenneth H. Haynie (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1957, Iowa. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1954); University of Michigan (J.D., 1957). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Michigan Law Review, 1956. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Chairman, Joint Committee with Iowa Investment Bankers Association, 1976) and American (Member, Committees on General Obligation Bonds, 1970-1973, Liaison with the Securities Industry Association, 1973-1977 and Liaison with the Municipal Finance Officers Association, 1978, Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American College of Bond Counsel (Director, 1995-2004). Practice Areas: Securities; Government; Taxation; Corporate; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds. Email: Kenneth H. Haynie | | Robert G. Allbee (Of Counsel) born Muscatine, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1955, Iowa. Education: Grinnell College; Colorado College (A.B., 1952); Drake University (J.D., 1955). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Co-Author: "Error Preservation in Civil Litigation: A Primer for the Iowa Practitioner," 35 Drake Law Review 1. Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1978-1982. Chief Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-1978. Judge, Iowa District Court, 1975-1976. Member: Iowa Defense Counsel Association (President, 1972-1973). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Moore Inn of Court (Co-Founder). | | Philip J. Dorweiler (Of Counsel) (Retired). | | H. Richard Smith (Of Counsel) born Moravia, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1958, Iowa. Education: Simpson College (B.S., 1953); Drake University (J.D., 1958). Order of the Coif: Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Editor, Drake University Law Review, 1957-1958. Member, Board of Trustees, Simpson College, 1974—. Chairman, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1981-1985. Member: Polk County (President, 1980-1981), Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1985; Vice-President, 1985-1986; President, 1987-1988; Chair, Litigation Section, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Ronald L. Sutphin (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1964, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1964). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Editor, Drake Law Review, 1963-1964. Author, "Federal Standard of Search and Seizure," 13 Drake Law Review, 1965. Lecturer in Law, Securities Regulation, Drake University, 1970. Police Judge Pro Tem, Windsor Heights, Iowa, 1971-1973. Member: Polk County (Member: Admissions Committee, 1974-1984; Grievance Committee, 1984-1987) and Iowa State Bar Associations. [Capt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, active duty, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Labor and Employment Law; Probate, Trusts and Estates Law; Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Ronald L. Sutphin | | Richard G. Santi (Of Counsel) born Ames, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1966); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1969). Murray Scholar; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Note and Comments Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Hon. William C. Hanson, U.S. District Judge, 1969-1971. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1993—; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers (Iowa Chair, 2000-2002); Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Director, 1998-2001; President, 2003-2004); Defense Research Institute; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Blackstone Inn of Court (Emeritus). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Torts; Business Litigation. Email: Richard G. Santi | | Douglas R. Smith (Of Counsel) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa; 1989, Colorado. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1968); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1970). Member: Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; International Trade; Corporate. Email: Douglas R. Smith | | Jane A.B. Eppink (Of Counsel) born Sac City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana; 1991, Iowa. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1984); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M. 1987); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Member: American, Iowa State and Polk County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance. Email: Jane A.B. Eppink | | John F. McKinney, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Hannibal, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1965, Iowa; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1965). City Prosecutor, 1965; Assistant City Attorney, 1965-1968; City Solicitor, City of Des Moines, 1968-1971. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Section of Local Government) Bar Associations; Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Securities; Government; Taxation; Municipal Law; Public Finance. Email: John F. McKinney, Jr. | | Patricia J. Martin (Of Counsel) born Algona, Iowa, January 2; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1975; M.S., 1976); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshal, 1979-1980; Clerk, 1980-1981). Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Municipal Liability for Negligent Building Inspections: Demise of the Public Duty Doctrine?" 65 Iowa Law Review 1415, 1980. With Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie, Smith & Allbee, P.C., 1981-1994. Member: Polk County (Member, Board of Directors, Bench-Bar Committee, 1992-1993), Iowa State (Member: Judicial Nominating Commission, 1989-1995; Bench-Bar Committee, 1991-2000) and American Bar Associations; American Corporate Counsel Association; C. Edwin Moore Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Employment; Corporate Law; International; Products. | | David R. Milligan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: David R. Milligan | | Sue Luettjohann Seitz (Of Counsel) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with highest distinction, 1973; J.D., with highest distinction, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Moot Court Board. Member: Polk County (Member, Arbitration Committee, 1987-1997) and Iowa State (Chair, 1989-1992; Administrative Law Section) Bar Associations; National Council of School Board Attorneys; Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1983-1993 and 1999—; President, 1985 and 2003). Fellow, Iowa State Bar Association Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor Law; Employment Law. | | —————————— | | Kristy M. Latta (Associate) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with distinction, 2002); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. | | Amanda G. Wachuta (Associate) born Davenport, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2001); Drake University Law School (J.D., with highest honors, 2004) Order of the Coif. Projects Editor, Drake Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: The ADA gets Even More Complicated: Analyzing Pregnancy with Complications as a Disability, 52 Drake L. Rev. 471 (2004). Law Clerk to Justice Mark S. Cady, Iowa Supreme Court, 2004-2006. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation. | | Nicholas A. Klinefeldt (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1995; J.D., with distinction, 2000). Law Clerk to District Judge Robert W. Pratt, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2000-2002. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Christopher J. Armstrong and Justice Benjamin Kaplan, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 2002-2003. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Nicholas A. Klinefeldt | | Gordon D. Greta (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors in Political Science, 1968; J.D., 1974). Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1973. Contemporary Projects Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1974. Author: "Home-State Preference in Public Contracting: A Study in Economic Balkanization," 58 Iowa Law Review, 576-595, and "National and State Bank Interest Rates Under the National Bank Act: Preference or Party?" 58 Iowa Law Review, 1250-1267. Editor: "Contemporary Studies Project: Large Farm Estate Planning and Probate in Iowa," 58 Iowa Law Review, 794-999. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Public Finance; Utility Law. Email: Gordon D. Greta | | The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. 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