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Jeffery Santema
Rock Valley, IA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
The Santema Law Office is a general practice law firm located in Sioux County of northwest Iowa, serving the legal needs of the public in the surrounding communities of three states: Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska. Your inquiries are welcome on a variety of legal matters. There is no fee for initial consultation.
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Theodore Karpuk
Sioux City, IA Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Iowa, College of Law
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Steven Kohl
Sioux City, IA Attorney with 40 years of experience
(712) 389-1108
505 Fifth Street, Suite 510
P.O. Box 1825
Sioux City, IA 51102-1825
Divorce, Elder, Employment and Probate
University of Iowa
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Kristy Arzberger
Mason City, IA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Real Estate
Drake University Law School
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Dario Zaffarano
Ames, IA Attorney with 43 years of experience
Agricultural, Business, Collections and Estate Planning
Hamline University School of Law
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Robert Deck
Sioux City, IA Attorney
Divorce, Family, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
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James P McGuire
Mason City, IA Attorney with 55 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
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Ruth Harthoorn
Sioux Center, IA Lawyer with 43 years of experience
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Nellie D. O'Mara
Mason City, IA Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Estate Planning
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Becky E. Wilson
Iowa Falls, IA Attorney
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Southern Illinois University School of Law
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Larry Eide
Mason City, IA Lawyer
Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
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Kent Vriezelaar
Sioux city, IA Lawyer
PO Box 1557
613 Pierce
Sioux city, IA 51102
Tax
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Gregory M Lievens
Allison, IA Lawyer
P O Box 158
Allison, IA 50602
James Thornton
Ames, IA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and Criminal Defense
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Jefferson Fink
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Real Estate
Drake University Law School
Jefferson Fink, the founder of The Law Office of Jefferson Fink, is a legal professional with years of experience in the Capitol and in front of the Courts. His academic experience started as a Senate Page, then later at Iowa State as a Senate intern, which allowed him to gain valuable insight into the legislative process. Jefferson's dedication to his education is evident in his simultaneous pursuit of a Master of Arts in Political Science from Iowa State University, writing his thesis - Law, Politics, and the Creation of Public Policy: How the Two Can Come Together and Create Better...
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Christine Branstad
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Juvenile
Drake University Law School
Recognition for Pro Bono Service Supreme Court of Iowa 2015 President's Award Iowa State Bar Association 2013 Pro Bono Award-Representation Iowa State Bar Association 2013 Pro Bono Award-Mediation Iowa State Bar Association 2013 Iowa Supreme Court Probono Service Award Iowa Supreme Court 2010
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Gunda Yohanna Brost
Cedar Falls, IA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Immigration
Hamline University School of Law
Gunda J. Brost is a U.S. immigration attorney ("lawyer") from Oldenburg, North Germany. Ms. Brost holds a J.D. from Hamline Mitchell University School of Law (2006) and holds a license to practice law in Iowa (2007). Ms. Brost has represented clients from all over the world in various different immigration-related matters and has a special interest in asylum law, waivers and getting complex cases unstuck. Ms. Brost is fluent in French, German and Spanish.
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Nicholas A. Sarcone
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of Iowa
I am an aggressive, experienced criminal defense lawyer. I handle all types of criminal cases including but not limited to: traffic tickets, assaults, domestic assaults, sexual assaults, OWI, public intoxication, drug charges, federal drug charges, federal child pornography charges, federal medicare fraud, state & federal gun charges, harassment, stalking, burglary, robbery, forgery, theft, fraud, murder etc. I also handle state and federal appeals from all types of criminal cases. My goal is to get you the best possible outcome on your case. This involves a skilled evaluation of the charges, the evidence and available strategies. I will never back...
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Mindi Vervaecke
Cedar Rapids, IA Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Iowa College of Law
Mindi Vervaecke is an Attorney at Law for Wertz Law Firm, P.C. Her practice focuses on Workers' Compensation. Mindi joined the firm in 2021 and is committed to representing injured workers throughout the state of Iowa.
As a 1996 graduate of the University of Iowa Law School with distinction, Mindi has been a member of the Iowa Association of Justice Workers' Compensation Core Group, Continuing Education Committee, Iowa Supreme Court Nominating Commission.
Mindi currently serves as a member of the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education, in addition to her memberships with the Iowa Association of Justice and Iowa Association...
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Mr. Brett Trout
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Brett J. Trout, P.C. is an AV-rated Midwest law firm, offering its clients the global perspective on Intellectual Property and Information Technology issues. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Brett J. Trout has serviced clients across Iowa and throughout the country for over a decade.Brett's latest book, CyberLaw: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business, is available now on Amazon.com. Mr. Trout offers a free 30 minute new-client consultation.
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Brennan R Block
Des Moines, IA Attorney
(515) 242-2441
666 Grand Avenue Suite 2000 Ruan Center
Des Moines, IA 50309
Free ConsultationBusiness
Creighton University School of Law
I represent businesses and their owners in a variety of different spaces, ranging from agriculture, construction and real estate development all the way to emerging technology, venture capital and financial services. The diversity of the clients I work for and the issues they present me with make me well-equipped to provide you practical legal advice on all matters pertaining to your business.
My specific expertise is in structuring, negotiating and documenting merger and acquisition (“M&A”) transactions. In the past few years, I’ve served as lead or associate counsel on a variety of M&A transactions, ranging in value from $5,000 to over...
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Brad Biren
Altoona, IA Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
Washington University School of Law and University of Iowa
Brad Biren is an elder law and estate planning attorney with specialized training in tax law. He is passionate about crisis Medicaid planning, special needs planning, and reducing tax liability. Much of his work also focuses on business and land-use consulting for startups, early ventures, and agriculture.
Born in New York, Brad attended Cornell University for his undergraduate degrees in both landscape architecture and plant sciences. In 2006, he became the youngest person in the state of Florida to obtain LEED Accreditation. Mr. Biren moved to Iowa to attend the University of Iowa College of...
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John S. Berry Jr.
Council Bluffs, IA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Domestic Violence, Military and White Collar Crime
Creighton University
Berry Law has led fights against unjust prosecutions and government overreach since 1965. This team of warrior lawyers knows what it takes to win in the courtroom and beyond.
John S. Berry Jr. helps his clients fight some of the most important battles of their lives. John has not only led successful teams in the courtroom, resulting in several jury trial victories, but has also led soldiers in deployments to Iraq and Bosnia. John personifies the warrior ethos that is the foundation for Berry Law’s success. Beyond the battlefield and the courtroom, John’s leadership experience extends to community organizations locally and...
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Austin J Luse
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Family and Probate
Drake University Law School
Born and raised in southern Iowa, the son of a farmer and a teacher, I am passionate about helping those who need it most with their legal needs. The tightknit, blue collar community where I grew up instilled the values of hard work and loyalty into me at a young age, and I carry these values with me wherever I go. I am an Associate Attorney at Balduchi Law Office, P.C., in Des Moines, Iowa, where I primarily focus in the areas of family law and criminal defense, but also handle probate, personal injury, and basic business entity-structuring matters....
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Joseph R Casey
Des Moines, IA Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Drake University Law School
Joe Casey is a civil trial attorney representing plaintiffs in financial, products, and medical litigation. Rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, Joe has been recognized as a Great Plains Rising Star by SuperLawyer, and been named one of the country's leading young plaintiff lawyers by Lawdragon as well as a Top 40 Under 40 trial attorney by National Trial Lawyers.
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Melvin O. Shaw
Coralville, IA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of Iowa
Melvin O. Shaw is a solo, general practicing attorney at The Law Office of Melvin O. Shaw, P.LC., located in Coralville, Iowa. His general practice areas include real estate, estate planning and probate, and business law. Melvin graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2004. Melvin earned an M.A. from the University of Iowa in 1997 and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Melvin is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association (Probate, Real Estate, Business Law, and Family Law committees). He...
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Katherine Sears
Ankeny, IA Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationDrake University Law School
Have a legal problem you want my help with? Head to www.clarkandsears.com and click "chat now" :)
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Ryan Edward Weese
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 22 years of experience
Des Moines, IA 50309
Divorce, Family, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
I have been in practice for over fourteen years and have learned that hard work for my clients always pays off. Family law, personal injury and medical malpractice are difficult areas of the law that create even more difficult situations for my clients. Going through a divorce, being the victim of an injury or malpractice or fighting for custody of children are tough for clients. I want my clients to know that I take their case seriously and will work as hard as possible to get them a positive result.
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Mark Thompson
Iowa City, IA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Iowa
Mark Thompson practices criminal defense law in Iowa City and the surrounding areas in Eastern Iowa. He has been operating his own firm, practicing in criminal law, since 2005.
He has represented clients in over 2,000 criminal cases, with a majority of these cases being OWI / DUI.
Mark has also handled contract defense cases for the Iowa State Public Defender, served as defense counsel for the Johnson County Drug Treatment Court, and served as a Judicial Magistrate.
Now he focuses solely on his private criminal law practice.
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Christine L. Crilley
Hiawatha, IA Attorney with 41 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of Iowa
CHRISTINE L. CRILLEY is a General Practice Attorney and Collaborative Lawyer with over thirty years of experience in a variety of legal areas such as family law, adoptions, business law, litigation, construction law, probate and wills.
In Addition to her law practice Ms. Crilley is also an accomplished Mediator and Arbitrator as well as a nationally approved Mediation Trainer. She offers basic Mediation training and advance Mediation training as well as Collaborative Law Training, and Parent Coordinator Training. Christine is also a Parenting Coordinator and Parent Coach.
After earning her B.A. degree at the University of Northern Iowa in 1979, Christine...
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Peter Hansen
Burlington, IA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Iowa
Let a qualified, award-winning lawyer take care of all your legal needs. At Hansen Law Offices in Burlington, Iowa, we have over 37 years of experience in representing our clients in the state and federal courts. It is our primary goal to diligently ensure that our clients receive the best legal assistance available, while maintaining all of their rights afforded under the law.
Hansen Law Offices is a full service law firm providing services in most areas of the law with the high concentration devoted to General Practice, Including but not Limited to: Accidents, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Medical...
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Matthew Nuzum
Johnston, IA Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Trademarks
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
I am passionate about business and technology risk. I have worked with small "shop around the corner" companies and multi-national Fortune 500 companies. Contact me if you are starting or growing your business and need assistance assessing or understanding your risk and creating a plan to move forward with confidence.
I have a particularly strong technology background focused on software development, Internet businesses, electrical engineering, and telecommunications. I'm sometimes known as "the Geekiest Lawyer in Iowa."
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Allison McCarthy
West Des Moines, IA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Immigration
University of Iowa
Allison’s practice focuses on criminal defense, criminal defense for immigrants, criminal appeals, family-based immigration, removal defense, immigration benefits for victims of domestic violence and other crimes (Violence Against Women Act and U-visa), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigration benefits for juveniles (Special Immigrant Juvenile visas and related guardianships), immigration appeals, and family law cases. Allison is proficient in Spanish, and many of her clients are Spanish-speaking only. Allison is also currently a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Drake University Law School’s Refugee Legal Clinic.
Allison McCarthy is a May 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa. During her undergraduate...
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Jesse Michael Marzen
Waverly, IA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Collections, Divorce, Family and Tax
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law
We do the heavy lifting so our clients don't have to in Family Law, Commercial Collections, and Tax Law cases.
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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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Eric Bodo
Des Moines, IA Lawyer
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
C. Eric Bodo grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, and attended Carmel High School in the northern suburbs. Eric graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago in 1996 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar.
Before coming to VanDerGinst Law, Eric was a partner in his own firm with offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Illinois where he represented seriously injured individuals and their families. Before starting his firm in 2014, Eric worked for a large, high-volume personal injury firm...
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Tim Semelroth
Des Moines, IA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Iowa
I'm Tim Semelroth. I'm a board-certified trial attorney in Iowa, and I fight for fairness for Iowans who have been injured because of someone else's fault.
My firm handles personal injury and workers' compensation cases, as well as denied Social Security Disability claims and employment law matters.
If you need someone to fight for fairness for you, contact me today.
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Joseph Creen
Davenport, IA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Drake University Law School and University of Notre Dame
Joseph C. Creen has over 30 years experience in the practice of law, litigating cases in Iowa and Illinois state and federal courts and advising clients with personal, business and employment matters, real estate matters, individuals and families for estate planning needs and probate. Mr Creen has a varied and extensive trial practice experience, including personal injury, brain injury, product liability, wrongful death, slip and fall, auto cases, catastrophic injury, as well as contract and construction disputes, estate & probate matters, such as Will contest and undue influence, consumer protection, such as wrongful foreclosure or collections, ...