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Address
666 Walnut Street, Suite 2000
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3989 (Polk Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.2
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Belin McCormick, P.C. is a full-service law firm devoted to providing the highest quality legal services to business entities, public institutions, and individuals based in Iowa and throughout the nation. The firm provides complete legal services to businesses of all sizes, including numerous Fortune 500 companies, in a broad range of industries. Belin McCormick, P.C. is not, and does not seek to be, the largest law firm in Iowa. The firm's singular focus instead is to provide the highest quality legal services to clients with the most challenging and important legal matters. The firm's attorneys are experienced in a wide range of specialized areas, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, commercial litigation, corporate law, white collar criminal defense, intellectual property, labor and employment, environmental law, real estate, family law, taxation, estate planning, appellate litigation and antitrust and trade regulation. The firm's trial lawyers appear throughout Iowa's state and federal courts. In addition, many of our attorneys have been admitted to and have practiced extensively before a wide array of state and federal courts outside of Iowa. The firm's attorneys are ranked by a number of outside sources as among the state's leaders in their fields. Twenty lawyers from the Belin McCormick firm are listed in The Best Lawyers in America. We have 15 lawyers listed in Chambers and Partners, and twenty-one of our lawyers have achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. The Belin McCormick firm is also listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The firm is committed to attracting the highest caliber of legal talent. We hire new attorneys from the law schools that are at the top of the national rankings, in addition to seeking outstanding graduates of the Iowa law schools. The firm counts among its ranks a 14-year justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, attorneys who have clerked for the Iowa Supreme Court and seven different federal Courts of Appeals, and attorneys who have practiced with prominent law firms in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The firm employs a multidisciplinary approach to representing its clients. The firm's attorneys include six who received certification as public accountants; several attorneys with master's degrees in business administration, public administration and other fields within the humanities; and a Ph.D. in economics. This diversity of knowledge enables the firm to evaluate and resolve legal issues in the larger business context in which they arise, and to assist clients in avoiding legal problems in the future. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Civil and Criminal Trials and Appeals, Taxation, Labor and Employment, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Banks and Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Antitrust, Energy, Public Utilities and Telecommunications Law, Environmental Law, Legislative, Education Law. Firm Size: 35
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Address666 Walnut Street, Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309-3989, (Polk Co.)
PhonePhone: 515-243-7100
Fax: 515-558-0715
Website
http://www.belinmccormick.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
David W. Belin (1928-1999).
Dean V. Krishna (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2009, Iowa. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2001); San Jose State University (M.A., 2004); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Dean V. Krishna
Roger T. Stetson (1953-2004).
Mark McCormick (Member) born Fort Dodge, Iowa, April 13, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Iowa; 1961, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (A.B., 1955); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1960); University of Virginia (LL.M., 1982). Delta Epsilon Sigma; Alpha Sigma Nu. Author: "Opinion Evidence in Iowa," 19 Drake Law Review 245, 1970; "Appellate Congestion in Iowa: Dimensions and Remedies," 25 Drake Law Review 133, 1975; "Scientific Evidence: Defining a New Approach to Admissibility," 67 Iowa Law Review 879, 1982. Co-Author with V. Hale Starr, Jury Selection, Little Brown and Company, 1985, Second Edition, 1993. Faculty Member, Evidence Subjects, National Judicial College, 1976-1979. Law Clerk for Harvey A. Johnson, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1960-1961. Assistant County Attorney, Webster Co., 1963-1967; District Judge, 1968-1972; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1972-1986. Chair, Governor's Public Investment Task Force, 1992. Co-Chair, Iowa Legislative Reform Committee on Government Ethics and Procedures, 1992. Chair, U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, Southern District, Iowa, 1990-1991, 1994. Chair, Joint State Government Ethics Committee, 1992-1993. Chair, Governor's State Institutional Task Force, 1995-1996. Member: Iowa State Ethics and Campaign Finance Disclosure Board, 1999-2003; Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission, 1996-2001. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Jury Instruction Committee, 1969-1972, 1986-1994; Chair, 1991-1994; Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1999-2002 ) and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Hon.). [U.S., Navy, 1955-1958, Lt.]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Agency Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Mark McCormick
Steven E. Zumbach (Member) born Manchester, Iowa, January 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1973; Ph.D., in Economics, 1980); University of Iowa (J.D., 1975). Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Sigma Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Cardinal Key. Recipient, Iowa Business Hall of Fame-Inducted, 2006. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1977. Author: BNA Portfolio 833, Special Use Valuation; 1984, "Divorce Corporate Style," The Practical Accountant, 1984. Elected to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame, 2006. Member: National Planning Board for the White House Conference on Aging, 1970-1972; Iowa State Board of Regents, 1973-1977. President, Iowa State University Alumni Association, 1986-1987. President, Des Moines Estate Planning Council, 1990. Chair, Greater Des Moines Partnership, 2003. Deputy National Chair, Iowa State University Partnership For Prominence Capital Campaign, 1993. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law; Mergers; Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates; Non-Profit/Charities); Chambers & Partners ("Category 1," Star Individual, Corporate M&A). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts & Estates; Taxation.Email: Steven E. Zumbach
Thomas L. Flynn (Member) born Mitchell, South Dakota, February 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Morningside College (B.A., with honors, 1968); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1972). Member, Drake Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Banks & Banking; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Thomas L. Flynn
Jon L. Staudt (Member) born Marble Rock, Iowa, August 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with highest distinction, 1972; J.D., with high distinction, 1976). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Taxation & Corporate Sections) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts & Estates; Business Law.Email: Jon L. Staudt
Richard W. Lozier, Jr. (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 2, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); Exeter University, Exeter, England. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law). Member: Polk County (President, 1986-1987), Iowa State (Member: Board of Governors, 1987-1991) and American Bar Associations.Email: Richard W. Lozier, Jr.
James V. Sarcone, Jr. (Member) born Newport, Rhode Island, August 11, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: Rockhurst College (B.A., 1966); Georgetown University (J.D., 1969). Assistant City Attorney, City of Des Moines, 1971-1973. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, active duty, 1969-1971].Email: James V. Sarcone, Jr.
James R. Swanger (Member) born Muncie, Indiana, August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1970-1971. Chairman, Drake Moot Court Board, 1970-1971. President, Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Polk County, 1983. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Special Committee on Labor Law, 1982-1990; Chairman, Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1990-1991) and American (Member: Section on Labor and Employment Law; Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, 1974) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law (Management).Email: James R. Swanger
Jeremy C. Sharpe (Member) born Spokane, Washington, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa. Education: Columbia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972; J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1974-1975. Author: "State Taxation of Interstate Businesses and the Multistate Tax Compact: The Search for a Delicate Uniformity," 11 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 231, 1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jeremy C. Sharpe
Robert A. Mullen (Member) born Clarinda, Iowa, March 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1971); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Drake Law Review, 1976-1977. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1972. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law). Named, Iowa Banking Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Society of CPAs. Practice Areas: Banks & Banking; Corporate Law; Mergers; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures.Email: Robert A. Mullen
Patricia A. Shoff (Member) born Colby, Kansas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1970; J.D., with distinction, 1973). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, Labor and Employment Law, 2005. Member, 1987-1999 and Vice Chair, State of Iowa Board of Law Examiners. Member, Iowa Law School Foundation, 1992-2004. Member: Polk County (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1999; Vice President, 1992; President-Elect, 1993; President, 1994), Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1999; Member, 1987 and Chairperson, 1991, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1982; Family Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Health Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Patricia A. Shoff
William D. Bartine (Member) born Marshalltown, Iowa, April 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., with distinction, 1974); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1977). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Title Standards Committee, 1984-2000 and 2001; Member, Real Estate and Title Law Section Council, 1990-1993, 1997-2000; Chair, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 1992-1993) and American Bar Associations (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Committee); American College of Real Estate Lawyers (2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use Regulations.Email: William D. Bartine
Quentin R. Boyken (Member) born Titonka, Iowa, September 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1977 and Minnesota, 1979. Norwegian Consul for State of Iowa. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Section on, E-Commerce; Chair, Technology Committee) and American (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Quentin R. Boyken
Charles F. Becker (Member) born Dubuque, Iowa, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "Willful Blindness as a Substitute for Criminal Knowledge," 63 Iowa Law Review 466, 1978; "Guide to Iowa Environmental Laws and Regulations," Iowa Association of Business and Industry; "Environmental Liability Under Iowa Law," Iowa Commerce Magazine, 1996; "Minimizing Environmental Problems for Iowa Businesses," The Cambridge Institute, 1996; "The Iowa Environmental Audit Privilege and Immunity Act," Iowa State Bar Association, 1998; "Storm Water Discharge Rules and Regulations," Lorman, 2006. Contributing Author: "Brown Fields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property," Second Edition, 2002. Contributing Editor, Iowa Environmental Newsletter, 1990. Law Clerk to: Justice Clay LeGrand, Iowa Supreme Court, 1979-1980; Judge Donald E. O'Brien, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, 1980-1982. Member, Environmental Committee, Iowa Association of Business and Industry, 1989. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Council Member, Governing Council, Environmental and National Resources Section) and American (Section of Natural Resources Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Charles F. Becker
Sheila K. Tipton (Member) born Martins Ferry, Ohio, August 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1973); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Administrative Law Section, Section Council, 1989-1991; Member, Business Law Section, Section Council, 1993-1995, Chair, International Trade and Investment Committee, 1992-1994; Member, Trade Regulation Section; Co-Chair, Task Force on the Quality of Life, 1993-1996), American (Member, Business Law, Labor and Employment Law Communications, and Public Utilities Law Sections) and Federal Energy (Co-Chair, Power Generation Committee, 2005-2006) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Wind Energy; Water Law; Public Utility; Administrative Law; Employment Law.Email: Sheila K. Tipton
Mark E. Weinhardt (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Iowa; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Michigan (J.D, cum laude, 1985). Assistant State's Attorney, Winnebago County (Rockford), Illinois 1988-1991. Federal Defender Panel, 1992. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of Illinois; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Mark E. Weinhardt
Dennis P. Ogden (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1979); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1989-1991; Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections, 1992) and American Bar Associations; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Dennis P. Ogden
Stephen R. Eckley (Member) born Euclid, Ohio, March 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1984, Iowa; U.S. Supreme Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2003, Colorado. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen R. Eckley
David Swinton (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1984, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1977); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Polk County, Colorado, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Contracts; ERISA Litigation.Email: David Swinton
Margaret C. Callahan (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, October 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1987, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Duke University (J.D., high honors, 1984). Law Clerk to Judges John R. Gibson, 1984-1985, Roger L. Wollman, 1985-1986 and George G. Fagg, 1986-1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Eighth Circuit Bar Association (Director, 2003-2004; Secretary, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals.Email: Margaret C. Callahan
Robert D. Sharp (Member) born Charles City, Iowa, May 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1984); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Note, 36 Drake Law Review 389. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Robert D. Sharp
Garth D. Adams (Member) born Lansing, Michigan, June 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1992, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1985; M.P.A., 1986); Columbia University (J.D., 1989). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1989. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Committees on: Negotiated Acquisitions; Federal Securities Regulation, 1933 Act and 1934 Act; Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Securities; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Garth D. Adams
Michael R. Reck (Member) born Ottumwa, Iowa, February 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1994, Iowa. Education: The University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1988); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Member: Illinois State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Anti-Trust.Email: Michael R. Reck
Wayne E. Reames (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa; 2005, Minnesota; 2008, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Luther College (B.A., summa cum laude 1997); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2000); New York University (LL.M, Taxation, 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Clarence Darrow Scholar. Certified Public Accountant. Iowa, 1997. Member, Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Business Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Wayne E. Reames
S. Christian Nelson (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, February 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction and with honors, 1998); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 2000. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business Law; Corporate Organization.Email: S. Christian Nelson
Holly M. Logan (Member) born Bloomfield, Iowa, July 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2001). Journal of Corporation Law (Note and Comment Editor, 2000-2001). Member: Polk County (Board of Directors, Volunteer Lawyer Project), Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Holly M. Logan
Lance W. Lange (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2005, Iowa. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with honors, 1996); University of Iowa (M.A., 1998); Columbia University (J.D., 2001). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Antitrust; ERISA Litigation.Email: Lance W. Lange
Christopher L. McDonald (Member) born Bangkok, Thailand, September 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: Grand View College (B.A., 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 2001). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 2000-2001. Law Clerk, Honorable David R. Hansen, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2001-2003. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations.Email: Christopher L. McDonald
Matthew C. McDermott (Member) born Carroll, Iowa, November 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction and honors, 2000); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2003). Executive Editor, California Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations.Email: Matthew C. McDermott
Silvia J. Hansell (Member) born Georgetown, South Carolina, October 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, 1995-1997 and Executive Editor, 1996-1997, Michigan Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Cornelia G. Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: Polk County and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation.Email: Silvia J. Hansell
Nathan J. Barber (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1998); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Member, California Law Review, 2000-2003. Law Clerk to Honorable A. Wallace Tashima, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002-2003. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Secured Lending; Construction Law.Email: Nathan J. Barber
——————————Michael B. Abbott (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, June 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2007, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction and honors, 2000); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 2005); University of Iowa, Tippie School of Management (M.B.A., 2005). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Finance and Private Equity; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Bankruptcy.Email: Michael B. Abbott
Espnola F. Cartmill (Associate) born Fort Madison, Iowa, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa; Harvard Law School (J.D., 2009). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Complex Civil Litigation; Family Law; Trial Practice.Email: Espnola F. Cartmill
David W. Nelmark (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; 2007, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999, Phi Beta Kappa); Stanford University (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Stanford Law Review. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Michael J. Melloy, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2005-2006. Author: "Virtual Property: The Challenges of Regulating Intangible, Exclusionary Property Interests such as Domain Names," 3 NW J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 1, 2005. Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Mock Trial Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Education Law; Intellectual Property; Trial Practice.Email: David W. Nelmark
William B. Ortman (Associate) born Darlington, Wisconsin, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 2002); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Articles Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 2005-2006. Law Clerk to Hon. David S. Tael, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 2006-2007. Member: Iowa State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: William B. Ortman
Kelsey J. Knowles (Associate) born August 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Third Circuits. Education: Arizona State Unviersity (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); Boston College Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Boston College Law Review (Executive Editor 2003-2004). Judicial Clerk to Hon. Richard L. Nygaard, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2004-2005 and Hon. Ronald L. Longstaff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2005-2007. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Kelsey J. Knowles
OF COUNSELDanielle M. Shelton (Of Counsel) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa and Illinois. Education: Augustana College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk to Judge Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Danielle M. Shelton
John T. Seitz (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1971); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1976). Order of the Coif. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Secured Lending; Uniform Commercial Code; Consumer Banking.Email: John T. Seitz
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