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317 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1200
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4195 (Polk Co.)
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(Main Office) Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. endeavors to provide a wide variety of legal services to its clients at the highest level of quality and efficiency. Since its founding in 1928, the firm has maintained a strong emphasis on litigation focusing on insurance defense and products liability. The firm also has a strong presence in commercial litigation and representation of banks and financial institutions. Whitfield & Eddy has four locations in Iowa. All Whitfield & Eddy attorneys are admitted to all state and federal courts in Iowa, and all Whitfield & Eddy attorneys are members of the Polk or Henry County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Please visit Whitfield & Eddy's web site for detailed information on the firm's areas of practice, attorneys, locations and tradition of leadership in the legal community. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice including Trial and Appellate Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business, Civil Rights, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Criminal, Environmental, Family, Fidelity and Surety, Foreclosures, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Mediation, Municipal, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Transportation, Trust and Estates, Utility, Wills, Workers Compensation. Firm Size: 55
Languages: Spanish.
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Address317 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1200
Des Moines, IA 50309-4195, (Polk Co.)
PhonePhone: 515-288-6041
Fax: 515-246-1474
Websitehttp://www.whitfieldlaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesAnkeny, Iowa: 213 North Ankeny Boulevard, Suite 100, 50023-1749. Telephone: 515-964-3633. Fax: 515-964-3692. Email: info@whitfieldlaw.com. URL: http://www.whitfieldlaw.com.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: 110 North Jefferson, Suite 101, 52641-2016 Telephone: 319-385-9522. Fax: 319-385-3633. Email: info@whitfieldlaw.com. URL: http://www.whitfieldlaw.com.
West Des Moines, Iowa: 3737 Woodland Avenue, Suite 400, 50266. Telephone: 515-558-0111. Fax: 515-222-0318. Email: info@whitfieldlaw.com. URL: http://www.whitfieldlaw.com.
Megan M. Antenucci (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1979); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1985). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Executive Editor, Drake Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Chair, Professionalism and Ethics Committee, 1995-1999); International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 2003-); Polk County Volunteer Lawyers Project (President, 1997-1999). Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Trial Law; Product Liability.
Robert G. Bridges (Member) admitted to bar, 1961, Iowa. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1957); University of Iowa (J.D., 1961). Member: Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission (Past Member); Lincoln Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Agricultural Law.
Thomas H. Burke (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1980). Member: Federal Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law.
Brian L. Campbell (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska; 1982, Iowa; 2002, Minnesota. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1971); Creighton University (J.D., 1977). Member, Creighton University Law Review, 1974-1976. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction; Employment; Insurance; Litigation; Product Liability; Trial Law.
Jason M. Casini (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1990); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Member: Defense Research Institute, Inc.; International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Chair, Product Liability Committee, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Labor and Employment; Insurance; Intellectual Property.
Danny L. Cornell (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa; 2005, Illinois. Education: Evangel College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1994). Member, Iowa Law Review. Mayor of New London, Iowa, 1998-2004 (two terms). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Practice Areas: Social Security; Personal Injury; Family Law; Criminal Law.
Stephen E. Doohen (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa and South Dakota; 1997, Nebraska. Education: Morningside College (B.S., cum laude, 1993); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (J.D., 1996). Member, Allen Moot Court Board. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (Tort Reform Committee); Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Iowa Association of Business & Industry (Member, Tort Reform Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Negligence; Premises Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Professional Liability.
Robert L. Fanter (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Authorized Mediator, American Academy of ADR Attorneys. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; ALFA International (Midwest Regional Steering Committee); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Past-President, 1997); International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Products Liability Advisory Council. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property; Business Law; Commercial Law; Toxic Torts.
John F. Fatino (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa and Minnesota. Education: Concordia College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Drake University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Barristers. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Iowa Municipal Attorneys' Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; National Italian American Bar Association; Transportation Lawyers Association; Lincoln Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Labor and Employment.
Gary Gately (Member) admitted to bar, 1961, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.C., 1957; J.D., 1961). Member: Employee Stock Ownership Association of America. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates.
Drew J. Gentsch (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1994; J.D., with honors, 2000). Member, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law. Member: American Agricultural Law Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law; Personal Injury.
Mark R. Gray (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1989, Iowa. Education: Truman State University (B.S., 1983); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986). Chair, Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Estate Planning, Probate and Tax Planning Practice Group. City Council Member, Ankeny, Iowa, 1998-2001. Member, Des Moines Estate Planners. Member: Polk County, Iowa State (Advertising Task Force Committee, 1998-1999; Chair, General Practice Section, 1996-1997; Editor, General Practice Section Newsletter, 1990-2004; General Practice Section Council, Classes of 1993, 1999 and 2002-2008) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills.
Mark V. Hanson (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1970); Drake University (M.B.A., 1972); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Iowa State Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills.
J. Campbell Helton (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1992); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1995). American Inns of Court (Bencher, Blackstone Inn of Court). Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Commercial Law.
Thomas Henderson (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Order of the Barristers. Member: American Inns of Court (Bencher, Blackstone Inn of Court); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal Law; Personal Injury; Construction Law.
Matthew D. Jacobson (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 2009, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1990; J.D., 1993). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Lisle Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Employment Law.
Richard J. Kirschman (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa. Education: Truman State University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1991). Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1990-1991. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Product Liability; Appellate Practice.
Jonathan E. Kramer (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1997); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2002). Dwight D. Opperman Scholar, 1999-2002. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Collections; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates.
Stephen D. Marso (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Iowa; 2006, Nebraska. Education: Hope College (B.A., Spanish, magna cum laude, 1996); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1999). Senior Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1998-1999. Judicial Clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Harold Vietor, 1999-2001. Member: Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Master Builders of Iowa, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Contracts; Litigation; Personal Injury; Trial Practice.
Philip D. McCormick (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1981); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Real Estate; Taxation; Banks and Banking; Trusts and Estates.
Greg A. Naylor (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 1980, Michigan. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Certified Mediator in Labor and Employment Law. Member: Iowa State Bar Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006-2007); State Bar of Michigan; Associated General Contractors of America; Employers Counsel Network (Iowa Representative, 2000); Industrial Relations Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Arbitration Forum; Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights.
David D. Nelson (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; 1995, Missouri. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1970); Drake University (M.S.T., 1971; J.D., 1978). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.
Gary A. Norton (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1975); Washburn School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1984).. Washburn Law Journal, 1982-1984. Law Clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Richard Stageman, 1984-1985. Member: Federal Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Environmental Law.
David L. Phipps (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1967; J.D., with high honors, 1969). Order of the Coif. Member, Drake Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Iowa State Representative, 1988-1996); International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (President, 1986-1987; Board Member, 1999-2002). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Personal Injury.
Sally A. Reavely (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.N., with highest distinction, 1967; M.A., in Nursing, 1971); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member: American Academy of Elder Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association; Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Administrative Law; Aged and Aging; Regulatory Law.
Thomas S. Reavely (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa and Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Judicial Clerk to Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Harris, 1973. Member: Virginia State Bar; Federal Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Bencher, Blackstone Inn of Court); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. [U.S. Army Reserve, Colonel Retired, JAGC, 1968-1998]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Military Law; Securities.
Kevin M. Reynolds (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1978); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Private Pilot's License. Member: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Legal Panel Counsel, 1999); Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Co-Chair, Manufacturers' Risk Prevention Specialized Litigation Group of the Product Liability Committee, 2007; Chair, Product Liability Committee, 2000-2001); International Association of Defense Counsel; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Insurance Defense; Aviation and Aerospace.
G. Mark Rice (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa and Nebraska. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1978); Creighton University (J.D., 1982). Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial, American Arbitration Association. Member: Nebraska State and Federal Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute; Iowa Association of Business and Industry; National Arbitration Forum. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate.
Jaki K. Samuelson (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa. Education: Bradley University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1979). Order of the Coif. Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1978-1979. Judicial Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Longstaff, 1979-1980. Member: C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court (Master of the Inn); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); Iowa Defense Counsel Association (President, 1997-1998); Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (Founding Member and President, 1984-1985); Lincoln Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition.Email: Jaki K. Samuelson
Anjela A. Shutts (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1993); Drake University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Barristers. Trained and Certified by Iowa Supreme Court as Family Law Mediator. Member: Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (President, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Family Law.
Kara M. Sinnard (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1995); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2002). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate; Municipal Law.
Bernard L. "Jerry" Spaeth Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa. Education: St. Thomas University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1974). Order of the Coif. Member: American Inns of Court (Bencher, Blackstone Inn of Court); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Commercial Law; Business Law.
B. MacPaul "Mac" Stanfield (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Massachusetts-Boston (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Washington (M.A., 1998); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2001). Order of the Coif. Dwight D. Opperman Scholar, 1998-2001. Research Editor, Drake Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Entertainment and the Arts.
Jeffrey D. Stone (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Construction Engineering, 1976); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member: Associated General Contractors of America; Master Builders of Iowa; Mechanical Contractors of Iowa. Practice Areas: Construction Law.
John A. Templer, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1972; J.D., with high distinction, 1974). Certified Construction Arbitrator. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Construction, American Arbitration Association. Member: Associated General Contractors of America; Constructions Specifications Institute (Iowa Chapter Board of Directors); Master Builders of Iowa; Mechanical Contractors of Iowa; National Arbitration Forum. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.
Maureen Roach Tobin (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Economics, 1979); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Judicial Clerk to Federal District Judge Harold Vietor, 1986. Member: Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (Board of Directors, 1990-1994). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.
Benjamin B. Ullem (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa; 1982, Minnesota. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Certified Mediator. Drake University (Chair, Board of Trustees, 2000-2003). Dean, Drake Law School, June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009. Member: National Bond Claims Association; Surety Claims Institute. Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Insurance.
——————————Kimberly S. Bartosh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.S. Nursing, with distinction, 2004); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Member: Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Products Liability; Labor and Employment; Litigation.
Nicholas O. Cooper (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 2001); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Senior Staff Member, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, 2003-2004. Student Bar Association President, Drake Law School, 2003-2004. Judicial Intern with U.S. District Court Judge James E. Gritzner, 2003. Member: Polk County Bar Association (Co-chair Polk County Young Lawyers Division, 2009-2010); Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Commercial & Bankruptcy Law; Family & Juvenile Law; General Practice; Litigation; Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 2004); American Bar Association (Sections: Business Law; Family Law; Litigation); American Inns of Court (Blackstone Inn of Court); Drake Law School Board of Counselors. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Securities; Family Law.
Karin J. Derry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1985); Drake University (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Order of the Coif. Member: Polk County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Blackstone Inn of Court); Iowa State Bar Association; Polk County Women Attorneys; Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business Law; Banking Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights.
Eric M. Elben (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: Simpson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie School of Management (M.B.A., 2009); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Associate, Blackstone Inn of Court).
Erik S. Fisk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., with highest honors, 2005); Indiana University (M.A., 2000). Dwight D. Opperman Scholar. Order of the Coif. Projects Editor, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.
Amos E. Hill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 2006); Drake University College of Business and Public Administration (M.B.A., 2009); Drake University Law School (J.D., 2009). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Drake Law School Board of Counselors; American Inns of Court (Associate, Blackstone Inn of Court). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Family Law; Insurance; Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Wills.
T. Ryan Lamb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 2003); Drake University (J.D., 2007). Member, ASCE (YMG Board). Practice Areas: Construction; Contracts; Real Estate; Litigation.
Diana L. Miller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas and Iowa. Education: Macalester College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Iowa (J.D., 2005). Member: Henry County, Iowa State and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Adoption Law; Appellate Practice; Family Law; Litigation; Municipal Law.
John H. Moorlach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Iowa. Education: Oklahoma Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div., with honors, 1989); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Note Editor, Drake Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert W. Pratt, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2004-2006. Member: Federal Bar Association; American Constitution Society; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Federal Criminal Law; Trial Practice.
Nicholas S. J. Olivencia (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Iowa. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 2001); Des Moines University (M.H.A. and M.P.H., 2006); Drake University (J.D., 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care; Labor and Employment; Insurance.
Taraney B. Olivencia (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude, 2007); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2009). Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Polk County Women Attorneys; Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (I.O.W.A.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Collections; Debtor and Creditor; Family Law; Real Estate; Business Law.
Maria L. Ruhtenberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1993-1994 and Articles Editor, 1994-1995, Drake University Law Review. Member: Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; Search and Seizure; Criminal Appeals.
Jennifer L. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006); Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2009). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Polk County Women Attorneys; Blackstone Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Jennifer L. Smith
Stephen W. Tyler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1992); Drake University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation.
OF COUNSELRonald R. Adams (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa; 1988, Nebraska. Education: Metropolitan State College (B.A., 1974); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1977).
Wendy L. Carlson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1985). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1984.
George H. Frampton (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., Corporate Finance, 1973; J.D., 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1975. Member: Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation.
Denise M. Hill (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Drake University (M.P.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 1996). Registered Mediator: American Health Lawyers Association; International Academy of ADR. Registered Iowa Lobbyist. Clinical Associate Professor at Des Moines University, College of Health Sciences, 2002. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Iowa Community Health Leadership Institute (Fellow); Iowa Public Health Association; Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Vice President, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Health Care; Administrative Law; Labor and Employment; Trusts and Estates.
Harley A. Whitfield (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Iowa; 1983, District of Columbia. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1951); Drake University (J.D., 1956). Order of the Coif.Email: Harley A. Whitfield
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