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Unlike many of my law school peers, I didn’t always know I wanted to be a lawyer. While attending high school in Minnesota, I was a bit of an entrepreneur, starting and running my own car detailing and lawn care businesses. When I went back to my home state of Wisconsin to start my undergraduate studies at UW-Madison, I followed in my brother’s footsteps and initially sought an engineering degree. After a year and a half of studying, however, I realized my true passions lied with the elective courses I took in psychology and social sciences; the classes that challenged me to see the world through different lenses and think creatively to find solutions to difficult problems. I immediately changed my major, pursued a career in the law, and never looked back.. I represent my clients ethically, analytically, and empathetically. I understand when meeting a prospective client, it is often during the worst moments of his or her life, and I don’t take that lightly. Trials are rarely the desired answer, but in some cases, they are the only appropriate solution. That is why I focused my attention both during and after law school on litigation, client counseling, and negotiation, to ensure I had the tools necessary to best help my clients achieve their goals. When I moved to Iowa with my wife and our children in 2016, I joined a local general practice firm and continued to cultivate my skills in civil litigation and negotiation, representing clients in a variety of matters, from contempt proceedings to breaches of corporate fiduciary duty claims.. My extensive experience in a wide array of legal areas, together with my practical, real-world knowledge and creative approach, gives my clients the trust that their matters are skillfully handled by a dedicated attorney who not only understands their legal needs, but has their best interests in mind. I know what it means to work hard for the most important things in your life. I feel quite privileged to use my passion for and knowledge of the law to help local Iowans navigate the confusing, emotionally charged, and often-adversarial legal system to get the justice they want and deserve.

Since beginning my legal practice as an associate with a general practice firm in Eastern Iowa in 2006, I have particularly appreciated the complex logistical, emotional, and legal needs that clients face when they become involved in family law litigation. Over the past many years, I have enjoyed representing clients in a wide range of family law matters including dissolutions of marriage, custody proceedings, modifications, terminations of parental rights, adoptions, child support reviews, mediations, civil domestic abuse cases, and appeals. I have had the privilege of representing clients in counties throughout Southeastern Iowa, including Linn, Johnson, Benton, Iowa, Tama, Washington, Keokuk, and Scott counties. I have also helped clients with needs such as the drafting of prenuptial agreements and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. Having served as a family law mediator since 2010, mediation has become one of my favorite aspects of family law practice, as it provides parties with the opportunity to avoid the need for further litigation, and it imparts parties with more power to control the outcome of their cases in a mutually agreeable and satisfying manner.. Working as an attorney is a second career for me. After receiving a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Manitoba in Canada, where I grew up, I attended graduate school and received my M.A. in Philosophy from Duke University. I relocated to Cedar Rapids when my husband began teaching at Coe College. For many years, I taught classes in Philosophy at Kirkwood Community College and Coe College as an adjunct professor. In 2006, I graduated with my J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and began practicing as an attorney. I also enjoyed the great privilege of serving as a law clerk to the local judges of the Sixth Judicial District of Iowa in 2008 and 2009, assisting with legal research and with the drafting of rulings and orders.. Having lived in Cedar Rapids for over 25 years, this community has grown to be my home. For many years, I volunteered in the Cedar Rapids Community Schools, and I truly appreciate all that this area has to offer.

My name is Pressley and I am a trial lawyer. The only thing I am before that is a father of my two sons.  I have worked hard to live authentically in all aspects of my life. I always try to grow and learn. This has been true in my lawyering as well as my personal life – they are, in many ways, one in the same – because I am who I am, whether at home, meeting with clients, or in the courtroom.

Attorney Noelle R. Murray has practiced law for 25 years and is committed to providing the experienced and highly personalized legal representation you deserve. She represents clients in a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, custody, visitation and child support, as well as criminal defense and commercial debt collection. Attorney Murray is a certified family law Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer.. Attorney Murray is a graduate of South Texas College of Law (1993) and the University of Iowa (1989). She is a member of the American Bar Association, Iowa Bar Association (Criminal, Elder, Family and Juvenile Law Sections) and Linn County Bar Association. Attorney Murray is also active in the community having served on the board of directors for Iowa Center for Aids Resources and Education, Young Footliters and Renegades Fastpitch Softball. She performs pro bono work through the Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project and also donates time to Combined Efforts Theater in Iowa City.. After first serving as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the 43rd Judicial Circuit of Missouri, Attorney Murray moved back home to the great state of Iowa in 2001. Prior to joining Bertroche Law Office, PC in 2014, Attorney Murray had established a general law practice in the Iowa City area for 13 years handling criminal defense, juvenile, mental health and substance abuse commitments, divorce, custody, child support and guardianship/conservatorship cases. Attorney Murray is grateful to Attorney Joseph G. Bertroche, Jr. for affording her the opportunity to purchase Bertroche Law Office, PC at the time of his 2018 retirement. Under the new company name, Murray Law Firm, PC, Attorney Murray endeavors to maintain the incomparable levels of integrity and dedication to effective client representation adhered to by Bertroche Law Office, PC for the past 35 years.