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The attorneys at Meardon, Sueppel & Downer offer comprehensive legal services to businesses and individuals in Eastern Iowa. Contact our offices for more information.

Ryan Shellady is an attorney with a focus in family law. He has a strong background helping families navigate difficult circumstances and is passionate about connecting with his clients while providing quality legal advice.. Prior to joining Bray & Klockau, P.L.C, he served as a domestic relations attorney for a mid-sized firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a mid-sized family law firm in Colorado. Additional experience came while serving as an associate for a Des Moines firm and as a law clerk at The Family Defense Center in Chicago, IL. Ryan has also volunteered for Kids First Law Clinic, providing workshops for children whose parents are going through divorce.. Ryan was raised in Washington and Johnson Counties. He earned his undergraduate degree, with high distinction, in ethics and public policy from the University of Iowa. He then went on to earn his JD, with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2019.

Pitton Law P.C. is a law firm with a multistate practice dedicated to meeting the particular needs of our individual and business clients. We apply creative strategies and experience gained through more than three decades of trials, appeals, arbitrations, mediations and administrative hearings in several state and federal courts, ADR proceedings and agency hearings.. Our office includes founding attorney Michael J. Pitton, law clerks from the University of Iowa College of Law, and an office manager. The firm was started in 1994 by Mr. Pitton in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was subsequently relocated to Iowa City, Iowa in 1998, due in part to its proximity to the Iowa College of Law, where he teaches several courses to upper class law students.. We care about our clients, are sensitive to their unique circumstances and constantly strive to provide the highest quality of representation possible. Many of our firm's clients have been referred to us by other attorneys due to the complex nature of their case and our commitment to personal service. We offer flexible and alternative fee arrangments as necessary, and endeavor to resolve legal issues in an efficient and cost effective manner.. Professional Credentials:. Private practice attorney in states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois (1977 to present). Trial and appellate counsel in cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Arbitrator for over 15 years through American Arbitration Association and by private appointment. Supreme Court certified Arbitration and Mediation training. Included in nationwide Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. AV-rated in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

J. Dean Keegan was born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa. After high school Dean served in the United States Navy and eventually settled in Iowa City in 1975. Dean received a Bachelor of General Studies degree from the University of Iowa with coursework emphasis in Social Work and Counseling. From 1979 until 1982 Dean worked as a probation officer with a caseload exclusively of people who were convicted of Operating While Intoxicated. In 1982 Dean went to work for the University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City as a Chemical Dependency Counselor. While employed there Dean co-authorized a theoretical model for the treatment for alcoholism which he presented at the Thirty-First International Institute on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism in Rome, Italy. As a presenter at the conference Dean participated in a Special Private Audience with Pope John Paul II to discuss improved methods for treating alcoholism. From 1989 Dean began the accelerated program at the University of Iowa College of Law and graduated in 1991. Dean joined with Kinnamon, Kinnamon, Russo and Meyer in 1992 as an association of sole practitioners.. Dean is a longstanding Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the American Association for Justice, and the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. Dean was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association in 2003. He founded the Criminal Law Section of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association in the same year. He was Chair of the Criminal Law Section from 2003 to 2006 and a member of the Executive Board of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association from 2003 to 2006. Dean is currently a member of the Board of the Criminal Law Section of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association and the Board of Governors of the Association. His position with the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association has allowed him to draft legislation and lobby in the state of Iowa for common sense amendments to laws governing OWI revocations and CDL cancellations.. In 2008 Dean was accepted for admittance into the National College for DUI Defense, an organization that promotes effective and aggressive defense of citizens accused of driving under the influence. This organization sponsors seminars for defense attorneys to hone their skills in the defense of OWI and DUI cases. In June of 2009, Dean attended a 28 hour comprehensive seminar co-sponsored by the College covering the forensics of blood and urine testing. And in April of 2009, he completed training in the National Highway Safety Administration and International Association of Chiefs of Police DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing - the same training that officers receive when they learn to administer field sobriety tests.. Dean currently maintains offices in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His practice is limited to criminal defense with a major component being Operating While Intoxicated cases. Dean has presented at several conferences on topics related to OWI defense, including field sobriety testing, jury selection in OWI cases, Drug Recognition Evaluation protocols, and the use of video in OWI defense. Dean enjoys a reputation for being extremely knowledgeable in OWI Issues and for zealously representing the accused.

I started practicing law in 1981 and worked in a variety of areas, including criminal defense, personal injury, and prisoner rights.  My practice in those areas helped me to realize the importance of doing work that reflects my values of social justice and compassion.  I knew I had found my niche when I won my first Social Security Disability case in the mid-80s.  Since then, my disability practice has grown to also include Workers' Compensation and Veterans' Benefits.  In 2011, together with a group of like-minded colleagues, I founded the Hoefer Law Firm, a firm that is exclusively dedicated to obtaining benefits for people with injuries and disabilities.

Charlie Damschen is a Partner at Hamilton IP Law, initially joining the firm as an associate in 2008. Charlie earned his B.S. in Chemistry and Bachelor’s of Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 2003. Charlie then worked as an engineer at Cargill before entering law school. Charlie earned his J.D. from The University of Iowa College of Law in 2007, with high distinction. Charlie is a member of the Scott County and Johnson County Bar Associations, the IIPLA, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Charlie also is a co-founder of eyesDx, a software company specializing in signal analysis. Charlie is also an Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Iowa College of Law, teaching students from the Law, Business, Medicine, and Engineering schools in the Iowa Medical Innovation Group (“IMIG”), a practical course taking innovations from idea to market. Charlie utilizes his aptitude in technical and complex issues, expertise in innovative processes, diligent focus on detail, and alacrity for the concept-to-market process to serve his clients in optimizing their technologies and innovations in a way that allows them to Own The Market®.

As a partner with Johnston, Stannard, Klesner, Burbidge & Fitzgerald, PLC in Iowa City, IA, Shawn provides legal services for criminal defense, personal injury, civil litigation, business law, and estate planning. Shawn received his B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Iowa in 2002 and his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL in 2005.. Prior to joining Johnston, Stannard, Klesner, Burbidge & Fitzgerald, PLC, Shawn practiced with the law firm of David Goldstein and Associates, LLC in Chicago, IL. While attending John Marshall Law School, Shawn clerked for the law firm of Daley and George, Ltd.. Shawn is currently admitted to the Iowa Bar (2007). Prior to relocating to Iowa City from Chicago, Shawn was admitted to the Illinois Bar (2005).. Shawn is a member of Iowa Association for Justice and the Iowa Bar Association. Areas of Practice include Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Litigation, Business Law & Contracts, and Estate Planning. Bar Admissions Iowa, 2007 and Illinois, 2005 (inactive). Education John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois J.D. - 2005 and University of Iowa B.S. Psychology - 2002. Professional Associations and Memberships Iowa Association for Justice and Iowa Bar Association