AREAS OF PRACTICE
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13
Creditors Rights
Estate Planning and Estate Administration
Corporate Law including Transactional and Litigation
Escrow Services
Mediation
CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES
Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1989
Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification, 2011
BAR ADMISSIONS
Iowa Supreme Court, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit 2007
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
U.S. District Court Northern and Southern District of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
EDUCATION
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
J.D. – 1992
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Delta Beta Phi
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Recipient, Edward D. Jones Scholarship for Outstanding First Year Students
University of Iowa
B.B.A. – 1989
PUBLISHED WORKS
Author, 1994-2000 Income Tax Handbook, National Research Bureau, Burlington, Iowa
Contributing Author, “Standing & Operating a Business in Iowa,” Oasis Press, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1990
CLASSES/SEMINARS
Lecturer, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1994—1998
Southeastern Community College, 1996-1997
St. Ambrose University, MBA – Lecturer
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Iowa Title Guaranty Division, Iowa Finance Authority, Chairman Board of Directors
Des Moines County Bar Association, Past President
Iowa State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Real Estate Section of The Iowa State Bar Association, Subcommittee Legislative Affairs, Member
Abstract & Title Guaranty of Des Moines County. Inc., Vice President
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
Hon. Charles R. Wolle, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Intern, 1991 – Present
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