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Priscilla E. Forsyth
Immigration and Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Biography
Priscilla has been a criminal defense lawyer since 1987. She has represented individuals accused of everything from traffic tickets to first degree murder in Federal Court and in the State of Iowa. In addition to to criminal defense, Priscilla handles appeals and post conviction in Iowa and Federal Court
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Federal Appeals
- DUI & DWI
- White Collar Crime
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Arizona
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- Iowa
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- 8th Circuit
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- US District Court Northern District of Iowa
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Priscilla E Forsyth Attorney at Law
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- Immigration Law and Criminal Defense in State and Federal Court. Appeals
- Assistant Federal Defender
- Federal Pubic Defender of Iowa
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- Represented individuals charged with Federal Crimes.
- Lawyer
- Priscilla E Forsyth Attorney at Law
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- General practice of law in Spirit Lake and Milford Iowa. Criminal Law, Family Law, Real Estate, and other areas of the law
- Assistant County Attorney
- Dickinson County Attorney's Office
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- Prosecuted Misdemeanor and Felony cases, handled juvenile court, mental health and substance abuse commitments an annexation matters
- Deputy Public Defender
- Maricopa County Public Defnders office
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- Maricopa County Arizona, Trial lawyer, full felony caseload, handled appeals
- Law Clerk/Bailiff
- Judge Fredrick J Martone
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- Law clerk and bailiff for Judge Fredrick J Martone, Superior Court of Arizona
Education
- University of Iowa
- J.D. (1986) | Law
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- Activities: Student Editor and Photographer of Iowa Advocate, Environmental Law Society, International Law Society.
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- University of Iowa
- B.A. (1983) | Economics
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- University of Kansas
- Flute/ General
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- Activities: KU Marching Band, Women's Basketball Band
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Professional Associations
- Iowa Sentencing Commission
- Public Member
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- National Association of DIstinguished Counsel
- Top One Percent
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- The National Trial Lawyers
- Member Top 100 Trial Lawyers
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- American Immigration Lawyers Associaltion
- member
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- Activities: Member
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Life Member and former Board Member
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- Activities: 2 terms on Board of Directors, Chair of Indigent Defense Committee, Life Member
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- Iowa State Bar Assocition
- Former Chair Criminal Law Section
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- Activities: Member, former Chair of the Criminal Law Section, founder of Indigent Defense Task Force
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Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Priscilla Forsyth Law
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