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Robert G Rehkemper
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Drake University Law School
Mr. Rehkemper was selected to Super Lawyers 2013, and has repeatedly been named Avvo’s Client Choice and Top Attorney for DUI defense with a Superb rating of 10.0 out of a possible 10.0. Mr. Rehkemper is the State of Iowa Delegate for the National College of DUI Defense and is also a Board Member for the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Criminal Defense Core Group for the Iowa Association for Justice. A frequent speaker at attorney education seminars, Mr. Rehkemper has distinguished himself as a premier defense attorney in the State of Iowa for drunk driving...
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Erik Luthens
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationLegal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Drake University
I primarily handle workers' compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice and legal malpractice claims (plaintiff only) and have been doing so since 1991 (B.S., University of Iowa, 1988; J.D., Drake Law, 1991).
I have been serving on the IAJ BOG from November, 2016 to date. I previously served on the Urbandale Little League board of directors for approximately ten years and have been a member of the YMCA's "President's Club" for approximately the past twelve years as well as a participant in its annual "Partner With Youth" campaign.
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Ward A. (Sam) Rouse
West Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
For many years, Ward (Sam) Rouse has represented people who have been injured in some way, whether through damage to their health, property, financial situation, or reputation. If you have been wrongfully deprived of a right, health, property, or even your good reputation, Mr. Rouse can help. Even if your opponent is a huge entity - the government, a major corporation, or an insurance company, Mr. Rouse can level the playing field.
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Celena Faith Bevard
Urbandale, IA Attorney with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Celena graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law with a criminal law concentration. During law school, Celena worked for the Cuyahoga County Public Defender's Office where she defended clients against a variety of charges, including numerous OWIs in the City of Cleveland. Celena also worked in the Juvenile Division and has experience with emergency custody situations and juvenile delinquency. At the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Celena gained additional experience with complex drug charges and crimes against children.
Celena graduated from Indianola High School and Simpson College. She majored in International Relations and Political...
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Charles Hendricks
West Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Drake University Law School
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Daniel Joseph Rothman
West Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Drake University Law School
Daniel J. Rothman has been practicing criminal law since his admission to the bar in 2002. He is a former prosecutor of 7 years having worked in the Story County Attorney's office and as the senior member of the OWI Division of the Polk County Attorney’s Office until March of 2009. During his time as an OWI prosecutor, Mr. Rothman was an instructor for the Prosecutors Training Council’s Annual Officer’s training school on OWI law and a presenter for the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Task Force’s annual training regarding OWI law. Mr. Rothman was invited to teach other attorneys in...
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Clarissa Rietveld
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Drake University Law School
Clarissa Rietveld was born in Iowa and raised in Rushville, Indiana. She received her Associate’s Degree in Nursing in 2009 and worked as a registered nurse in operating rooms across the Midwest and on the East Coast. While working as a nurse, Ms. Rietveld had a patient whose medical history documented that he did not have regular access to food and was starving. Ms. Rietveld spent the afternoon working with hospital social services to arrange for her patient to gain access to regular meals and was shocked to learn that he didn’t qualify for any of the available programs. She...
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M. John Riley
Council Bluffs, IA Lawyer
Divorce and Family
Hamline University School of Law
I am a partner at Simpson Legal Group, LLC. I was a lawyer in Minnesota prior to practicing in Iowa. I I completed the Comprehensive Divorce & Family Mediation from Crilley Mediation Services to become a mediator in my community.
My education started at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN where I received my Bachelor of Science and graduated Summa Cum Laude. In 2006, I graduated from Hamline University School of Law with my Juris Doctorate. I am a member of the Iowa State Bar Association.
I was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2013.
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Colin L Hendricks
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationAgricultural, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Iowa College of Law
My practice primarily deals with estate planning, tax, and corporate formation/governance, though my law firm can help with almost any business need you may have.
I typically deal with individuals, families, and small business owners to (a) protect and arrange themselves during life, (b) provide guidance to loved ones upon their passing, especially for minor children, and (c) transition businesses and wealth from one generation to the next in an organized and tax-efficient manner.
Originally from Fort Dodge, Iowa (north central Iowa), my practice takes me all across the state of Iowa. I'm proud that my family has been providing...
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Jennifer Meyer
Ankeny, IA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce
Drake University Law School
Jennifer Meyer was raised in Primghar, Iowa and graduated from South O'Brien High School. She then attended the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and graduated with honors with a major in Finance and minors in Business Communications and Coaching in 1999. She also was a full scholarship basketball player for UNI. During her undergraduate studies, she interned with the Black Hawk County Attorney's office working with their Witness and Victim's Assistance Division. After graduating from UNI, she then earned her Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School and was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2002. While attending law school,...
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Joshua Strief
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Drake University Law School
Josh is an Iowa native and grew up on a farm outside Sac City, Iowa. He attended Drake University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with honors. In 2014, Josh received a Juris Doctorate with honors from Drake University Law School. Josh was admitted to the Iowa State Bar and United States District Court, Southern and Northern Federal Districts of Iowa, in 2014.
Josh serves on both the Board of Governors and Defense Update Board of Editors for the Iowa Defense Counsel Association. In 2018, Josh was awarded the Iowa Defense Counsel Association’s Rising Star Award....
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Timothy N. Tripp
West Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Brooklyn Law School
Restoring hope, one client at a time. As an Iowa disability lawyer, I am driven by that one goal; it has been my personal and professional mission since I first began representing disabled Iowans in 1996. Prior to that, I worked for the Social Security Administration, as one of their attorneys in NYC. I have seen first-hand how a large government bureaucracy can frustrate and confuse even the most determined claimant. I am driven to restore hope to disabled Iowans as I guide them through Social Security disability process.
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Eric M. Updegraff
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Iowa
Representing employees and workers in workplace issues since 2004. I concentrate my practice on protecting workers rights in Workers' Compensation Claims, Personal Injury and Employment Law, including wage and hour disputes, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations; Federal Civil Rights Act violations for age, gender, race, sexual orientation and disabilities. I also represent individuals facing harassment on the basis of race, color and/or national origin under the Federal Civil Rights Act. We are experienced trial lawyers in representing workers faced with all types of employment law issues, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, hostile-environment sexual harassment, quid...
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Jake Oeth
Des Moines, IA Lawyer
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Drake University Law School
Jake Oeth grew up in Ogden, IA, a small town north of Des Moines and west of Ames. He graduated from Drake University Law School with honors in May 2018. While in law school, Jake was a part of a group of students who helped a federal inmate successfully apply for a commutation of his life sentence for a drug conviction and served as a student attorney in the Drake Legal Clinic representing court appointed criminal defendants.
Jake received his undergraduate degree in political science from Loras College in Dubuque, IA, where he also played basketball for the Duhawks. After graduating...
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Mr. J. Keith Rigg
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Drake University Law School
Since 1982, J. Keith Rigg has provided legal advice and representation to clients in state and federal courts throughout Iowa, including Des Moines and Polk County. His practice is limited to criminal law and the defense of those accused of crimes such as: * White Collar Crimes * Fraud * Conspiracy * Homicide * Battery, Assault, and other Violent Crimes * Drug and Narcotic Sales and Possession * Theft ...
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Benjamin C. Feld
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 9 years of experience
(515) 802-7676
1200 Valley West Drive, Ste. 208
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
Michigan State University
I am a native of Carroll, Iowa and grew up on a farm. Early on, my parents taught me the meaning of hard work. My chores on the farm included feeding livestock, baling hay, walking beans and detasseling corn. In addition to the work on the farm, I woke up at 5:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday during high school to work at a restaurant in town. I graduated from Kuemper High School in 2006.
After high school, I attended Drake University where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in business law. While attending...
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Fredd Haas
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 45 years of experience
5001 S.W. 9th
Des Moines, IA 50315
Animal, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Drake University Law School
Fredd J. Haas is an Iowa attorney practicing in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation, and medical malpractice. Fredd has over 30 years of legal experience. Fredd J. Haas is an experienced negotiator and trial lawyer who aggressively seeks full and fair compensation for injury victims. Mr. Haas is a past president of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the American Association of Justice Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group.
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Shannon D. Simpson
Council Bluffs, IA Attorney with 26 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Creighton University
Shannon earned her law degree from Creighton University School of Law.
For over 20 years she has exclusively focused on divorce and family law matters. Shannon’s deep experience in every aspect of family law, including the most complex custody, property division and asset valuation matters, is complemented by a natural sense of empathy. Clients can trust her straightforward, clear-eyed guidance. They know that Shannon will be there when and where they need her.
A wife and the mother of three daughters, Shannon enjoys running in her spare time as well as attending her daughters many activities.
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Jake Peters
Council Bluffs, IA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(712) 396-2780
233 Pearl Street
P.O. Box 1078
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Creighton University School of Law
Jake Peters was born March 14, 1960 in Council Bluffs and is a fourth generation member of the Peters Law Firm in Council Bluffs. He began working full time for the firm in 1983 as a law clerk, joined as an associate in 1985, joined the firm as a partner in 1990 and has worked there continuously ever since. Jake's practice is currently confined primarily to Iowa Workers' Compensation Claims on behalf of the Claimant, but also handles claimant's cases in Nebraska. He also handles personal injury and automobile litigation. Jake is a member of the Iowa Academy of...
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Chad W. Eichorn
West Des Moines, IA Lawyer
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Drake University Law School
Chad grew up in Ames, Iowa. Prior to his career as an attorney, Chad was a minister for 10 years in local churches and denominational administration. Chad lives in West Des Moines with his wife, Sarah, and two boys, Walker and Max. Chad’s practice focuses on elder law, estate planning, and non-profit/charitable organizations. He is a licensed mediator for elder law matters. He has provided quality representation to a spectrum of clients including individuals, families, charities, municipalities and professional sports teams. Along with his work as an attorney, Chad routinely speaks at churches and other charitable organizations across the country...
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Eric Schade
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 9 years of experience
(515) 984-0091
1089 Jordan Creek Pkwy
Suite 265
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Drake University
I joined Hupy and Abraham in 2019 as an Associate Attorney to help injured clients. Before joining the firm, I practiced in family law, contract law, corporate law and more.
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Laura Pattermann
Council Bluffs, IA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Iowa
My practice is devoted to helping injured workers and their family's recover from the financial and physical devastation work injuries can cause.
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Jennifer Marie Zupp
Denison, IA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of South Dakota School of Law
I have practiced workers' compensation in Iowa for twelve years. I only represent the injured workers, not big business or insurance companies. I have previously served on the Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Core Group and currently serve on the Board of Governors for the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys. I served as co-chair for two years for the Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee and I have given many presentations on workers' compensation topics to various bar associations or attorney groups. I have handled many types of injury claims from partial amputations of fingers...
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Allison R Abbott
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Drake University
Allison Abbott has been with Elverson, Vasey and Abbott, LLP since 1999 and has been a partner in the firm since 2006. Her areas of practice include civil defense, insurance defense and litigation, insurance subrogation, and family law.
Allison was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University and received her Juris Doctorate with honors from Drake University Law School. Allison was admitted to the Iowa State Bar in 1999. She is admitted to both the Northern and Southern Districts in Iowa.
Allison has earned the Distinguished peer review rating for high professional achievement...
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George B. Jones
Lamoni, IA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Denver
Attorney George B. Jones is the founder and owner of the The Law Office of George B. Jones, PLLC, in Lamoni, Iowa. A top-rated, award-winning trial lawyer with more than 35 years of legal experience, Mr. Jones devotes his practice primarily to personal injury, including car wrecks, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, work injuries, medical negligence, wrongful death, slip and fall, and other injury cases. During his extensive career he has tried hundreds of cases, and taught law courses at Graceland University, and trained prosecutors, judges and attorneys in trial practice techniques.
No matter the issues his clients are facing or how...
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Ms. JoAnn L Barten Bigelow
Ames, IA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Immigration
Saint Louis University School of Law
Attorney JoAnn Barten Bigelow has been offering full-service U.S. immigration legal services since 1999. Barten Law Office, P.C. partners with clients to achieve their U.S. immigration goals through creative and workable strategies. Full-time Spanish language services are available. Our office represents individuals and employers with employment based issues, family immigration, consular processing, complex citizenship, and removal cases to name a few. We prepare applications for filing with Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of State (DOS) and defend individuals in the Omaha Immigration Court.
La abogada JoAnn Barten Bigelow ha estado ofreciendo servicios completos de Inmigracion...
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Judd Parker
Waukee, IA Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and Juvenile
Drake University Law School
Judd Parker joined the Parker Law Office PLLC in 2012 upon graduation of Drake Law School. The Parker Law Office PLLC moved from its location in Clinton, Iowa to Adel, Iowa in the summer of 2017 before moving to the current location in Waukee, Iowa. A satellite office was opened in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa in 2020 to better represent clients in that area.
The Parker Law Office PLLC is a general practice focusing on zealously representing clients in Central Iowa faced with criminal charges and in family law matters.
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Samuel Kreamer
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Sam practices primarily in Estate Planning (including wills and trusts), probate law, succession planning and business law. In addition to being a lawyer, he is also a certified public accountant. Sam received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration-Accounting from the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) in 1978, and his Juris Doctorate at Drake University in 1981. Sam is licensed to practice law in all courts within Iowa, as well as the following Federal Courts: Northern and Southern District of Iowa, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Tax Court. Sam is a member of the...
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Leah Patton
Ames, IA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Patton Legal Services, LLC provides affordable legal services, passionate representation, and access to justice. The firm seeks to address the unmet legal needs of persons who cannot afford legal services. The firm provides affordable legal services to low-income and moderate-income central Iowans in Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Jefferson, Marshalltown, and Webster City. The firm focuses on criminal law, juvenile law, family law, postconviction relief, and administrative law cases, appeals, powers of attorney, living wills, and wills. The firm utilizes a sliding fee scale based on income, flat fees in selected cases, and limited scope services.
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Corey J. L. Walker
Urbandale, IA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Animal, Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Drake University Law School
At age 14, I began working for my grandfather in the concrete construction business during the summer school break. The work was hard, hot, and long, but provided me with framework for my character. My grandfather always told me to get a good education so I did not have to do hard labor for the rest of my life. I graduated from Newton High school in 1990 and played on the 1988 state 4A runner-up football team. After I graduated from high school, my mother purchased an appliance store and I began working on...
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Gregory Skinner
Ankeny, IA Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationAnimal, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Drake University Law School
I have helped many Iowans get the money they need after a life-changing injury. With more than 25 years of experience, I have devoted my legal practice to personal injury and workers’ compensation claims. In every case, my only goal is to help my client recover full and fair compensation. Whether your case is resolved in trial or through negotiations, I am prepared to take decisive action on your behalf.
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Danielle Dunne
Des Moines, IA Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
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Roger J. Hudson Jr.
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 30 years of experience
(515) 421-4191
4401 Westown Parkway, Suite 213
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Divorce
Over two decades of experience representing clients in divorce, custody, child support, and parental rights matters.
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Danni Harris
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Drake University Law School
I have over nineteen years of experience litigating complex legal matters. As a member attorney at Whitfield & Eddy Law, I currently focus my practice on litigating family law matters, including dissolution of marriage, custody, spousal support, domestic abuse, grandparent guardianship and termination of parental rights cases. I received my Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management with honors from Baylor University in 1996. In 1999, I graduated from Drake University Law School. Shortly after graduation I moved to Dallas and was admitted to the Texas bar. I worked as an Assistant District Attorney with the Dallas...
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Johnathan Lee Sears
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
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Ben Lynch
Clive, IA Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
Voted best law firm in Des Moines - recipient of 'Top 40 Lawyer Under 40' and 'Super Lawyer' awards. Ben Lynch graduated w/ honors from Drake Law School & offers free consultations on employment, personal injury, work comp, family, criminal, & civil rights cases. Read our 450+ Google reviews (5.0 rating) to learn how we put clients first & obtain results. We've collected millions of dollars for hundreds of clients.
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Timothy McCarthy II
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Criminal Defense
Drake University
With 30 years of experience in representing clients, Timothy McCarthy knows how to take on the most challenging cases and proactively defend his clients in every situation. His path toward his legal career started after receiving his B.A. from Drake University. He studied law at Drake University's Law School and earned his Juris Doctor in 1983. Since graduating, he has become licensed to practice not only in Iowa, but also in the U.S. District Court in the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Now, Timothy McCarthy is...
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Ryan Babich
Des Moines, IA Attorney
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Drake University Law School
Ryan prides himself in listening carefully to his clients' needs and responding to them honestly and thoroughly. Most family law clients in Iowa will go through mediation prior to going to court. With Ryan's experience creating excellent outcomes during the mediation process, his clients often save both the financial and the high emotional costs of going to court. Ryan is also an experienced litigator and he vigorously represents his clients in the courtroom when necessary. Ryan has many years of experience litigating family law, divorce and child custody cases. He is experienced, honest, compassionate, but tenaciously aggressive when needed. Let...
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Seth J. Harrington
Urbandale, IA Attorney
Law school doesn’t just teach you about the law. It also teaches you to never give up. While it was probably the hardest thing I ever did, the lessons I learned there are why I can stand up for clients at some of the hardest times of their lives. I graduated from Drake Law School in 2004 and have ten years of experience in the courts of Iowa standing up for people’s rights, whether as a private attorney, a prosecutor or a child protection attorney.
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Charles Becker
Des Moines, IA Attorney
Environmental, Municipal and Real Estate
University of Iowa
Chuck Becker has practiced in the areas of Environmental and Real Estate law for more than 20 years and regularly advises corporate clients on environmental regulations and permit requirements in all aspects of business, including manufacturing, financing, real estate, construction and development. His areas of practice include environmental investigations and due diligence; the purchase, sale and leasing of contaminated property; storm water discharge permitting; permits and enforcement under Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Superfund and other federal and state environmental laws; lending issues and lender liability; regulatory compliance; UST and AST permits, closures and remedial requirements; zoning and...