PARTNERS OF FIRM
Todd A. Elverson (Partner) born Bloomington, Minnesota, March 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.F.A., with honors, 1978; J.D., 1981). Author: "Procuring and Insuring Free and Clear Title," Advanced Real Estate Law in Iowa NBI, 1992, 1994. Member, Des Moines Estate and Financial Planners, Vice President, 1992; President, 1993. Member: Polk County (Member, Title Standards Committee, 1989-1991) and Iowa State (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust Law; Corporation and Business Law; Real Estate and Title Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Family Law; Wills; Probate.Email: Todd A. Elverson
Jon A. Vasey (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, December 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa; 1984, U.S District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Education: Iowa State University; University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1980); Drake University (J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi (Vice Dean, 1981-1982; Dean, 1982-1983). Member: Polk County (Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee) and Iowa State (Member: Insurance Committee, 1989-1993; Young Lawyers Section, 1989-1991) Bar Associations. Member, Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Jon A. Vasey
Gregory W. Peterson (Partner) born Charles City, Iowa, June 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; 1990, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Bankruptcy; Social Security; Medical Malpractice.Email: Gregory W. Peterson
Allison R. Abbott (Partner) born Greensboro, North Carolina, July 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1994); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1999). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Practice.Email: Allison R. Abbott
ASSOCIATES
W. Adam Buckley (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa. Education: Knox College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations.Email: W. Adam Buckley
Zosh Zeutenhorst (Associate) born Marshalltown, Iowa, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 2002); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2005). Member: Iowa State and Polk County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Family Law; General Practice; Divorce.Email: Zosh Zeutenhorst