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Before he was a lawyer, James Arenson spent 22 years in the automotive industry as an auto dealer operator and franchise-holder of the Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo franchises. Drawing from the extensive business experience he gained, he now uses this when counseling his clients. Today, at his firm Arenson Law Group, PC, James and his team represent a number of clients in a handful of practice areas, including estate planning, family law, divorce, litigation, real estate, construction law, and architect and design law.

Attorney Steve Holtman joined the firm in 1973 after serving as a law clerk to Judge Donald P. Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Mr. Holtman has practiced primarily in commercial and business litigation and has extensive experience in handling complex commercial litigation matters involving breach of contract, business torts, and intellectual property. He has litigated cases in state and federal courts in 25 states throughout the country. Mr. Holtman has given oral arguments in nine of the 12 United States Court of Appeals.

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.

Amanda D’Amico is an experienced transactional attorney primarily engaged in business and corporate law, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, estate planning and probate law. She counsels clients regarding entity formations, business operations, governance, and tax implications regarding pass-through entities. Ms. D'Amico also works with many individuals and families regarding their estate and succession plans and guides clients through the probate process.. Business Counseling and Transactions. Ms. D’Amico advises businesses of all sizes and their members regarding entity organization, operations, governance and planning, which includes the review, negotiation and drafting of contracts related to mergers, sales and purchases of assets or stock, reorganizations, redemptions and buy-sell agreements.. Taxation. Ms. D’Amico advises individual and business clients regarding the tax aspects of various corporate entity transactions and with respect to the use of pass-through entities (limited liability companies, partnerships and S corporations). In addition, she represents clients regarding issues related to qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation.. Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate and Wealth Transfer. Ms. D’Amico advises clients regarding gift and estate tax planning, succession planning for family businesses and charitable gifting. In addition, she drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney and estate and gift tax returns and assists clients through the probate process.

Alexandria Ransom joined Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in 2017 and is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Private Wealth practice group. In this role, Ms. Ransom advises clients regarding gift and estate tax planning, succession planning for family businesses and charitable gifting. In addition, she drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, premarital agreements and estate and gift tax returns.. Ms. Ransom received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and earned her Juris Doctor with High Distinction at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2017. She has been selected to the Iowa Chapter of the Order of the Coif and is recognized in Best Lawyers for Trusts and Estates and Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Estate and Probate law.