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Workers' Compensation Attorney Adrienne Sula joined Hupy and Abraham as an Attorney in 2025. Prior to joining the firm, she spent ten years as a collection trial lawyer, and three years practicing corporate compliance law.. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, performing with various blues musicians in the area, and spending time with her husband and children.

When you need the best! Mr. Rehkemper was selected to the Super Lawyers list for the thirteenth straight year in 2024, and has repeatedly and consistently been named Avvo’s Client Choice and Top Attorney for DUI defense with a Superb rating of 10.0 out of a possible 10.0. Mr. Rehkemper is the State of Iowa Delegate for the National College of DUI Defense, and is a founding member of DUI Defense Lawyers Association. A frequent speaker at attorney education seminars, Mr. Rehkemper has distinguished himself as a premier defense attorney in the State of Iowa for drunk driving and vehicular homicide charges. Mr. Rehkemper’s aggressive and thorough investigation of each case, coupled with his meticulous preparation for hearings, arguments and trials, has resulted in an impressive list of representative cases that speaks for itself.

Tim McCarthy serves the West Des Moines area as a criminal defense attorney. He has been representing clients for more than 25 years, and he knows how to take on even the most challenging cases. He helped to found McCarthy & Hamrock, P.C., which is dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal counsel, and he continues to take on cases involving charges for crimes such as DUI, federal charges, and drug crimes as an attorney there. His educational background and experience have led him to a successful career in which he can fulfill his passion for serving those facing difficult situations.. After studying at University of Kansas, Tim McCarthy earned his B.A. at Drake University. Then he worked toward his J.D. at Drake University's School of Law and became licensed to practice in 1983. Since graduating, he has expanded his ability to practice, and is now licensed in the U.S. District Court in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.. As a member of a number of organizations including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, NORML, and the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Timothy McCarthy stays up to date on current legal issues and continues to increase his knowledge. In addition, he is an active member of Phi Alpha Delta, and shares his experiences in the legal field as a teacher at Drake University's Trial Advocacy Institute and a speaker at Criminal Law Seminars.

Steve is a lawyer in General Practice who has extensive experience in issues involving Municipal, Personal Injury and litigation in the State of Iowa. He has been practicing law and licensed to practice in the State and Federal Courts in Iowa since January of 1993. He has been a member of Brick Gentry PC his entire career.. Since the early to mid 90's Steve has provided representation to several Central Iowa Communities acting as City Attorney and Prosecutor. He has provided a wide range of representation for his municipal clients including but not limited to matters involving condemnation, litigation, employment, development, criminal prosecution and contract negotiation.. Since graduation from Law School, Steve has been an active participant in the Courts on behalf of a wide variety of clients. In addition to litigating common cases ranging from Personal Injury, Contracts and Domestic matters, he has participated directly in cases in the State and Federal Courts in Nebraska, Missouri, and Arizona involving matters ranging from business disputes to Federal Energy Regulation. Steve has also been Plaintiff's Counsel in several Class actions representing Class Members who ultimately received Court Ordered monetary payments from the litigation.

Sam began his practice in Grinnell, Iowa where he maintained a general practice in the areas of civil litigation, criminal defense, business formation and planning, and estate planning.  Now in West Des Moines, Sam focuses his practice on litigation, with an emphasis in family law. Sam utilizes his diverse legal background to help clients with custody matters, distribution of property, business valuations, alimony, and child support. The knowledge gleaned in his prior practice allows Sam to vigorously represent his clients in the myriad of situations that can arise in a family law matter without jeopardizing the client’s best interest.  Never one to be at a loss for words or ideas, Sam relentlessly pursues his cases so that his clients may receive the best possible outcome.. In addition to his family law practice, Sam maintains and active practice in the areas of estate planning and probate.. Sam received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa in 2010, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School in 2013. Sam is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Young Lawyers Division of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, and other organizations around the Des Moines Metro.  In his free time, Sam enjoys spending time with his wife or spending time outside cycling, skiing, or golfing.

Rush Nigut practices primarily in business and franchise law in West Des Moines, Iowa. Rush advises businesses of all sizes from start-ups to established businesses including technology and communication companies, franchise operations, banking and financial institutions, contractors and manufacturers.. Rush is a shareholder in the law firm of Brick Gentry, P.C. He joined the firm in March of 2008 is formerly a shareholder with the law firm of Sullivan & Ward, P.C. Throughout his career, Rush has been active in civic and community affairs. The Des Moines Business Record named Rush to the 2006 class of the Des Moines' Forty under 40 community leaders. He is a 2000 Graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute. He is active as a coach in the Raccoon Valley Little League. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Rooftop Foundation, a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping children of low-income families in the Des Moines area.. Rush is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association (former member of Technology Committee), Polk County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a member of the ABA Forum on Franchising.. Rush's blog, Rush on Business, is nationally recognized and has been quoted or referenced by hundreds of other legal and business blogs and Web sites including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine. In 2008, Rush on Business won awards for the Best Business Blog and Best Resource Blog in the Iowa Web Awards.

Providing responsive, client-focused representation for family law clients throughout Iowa.. I am a prompt and effective communicator.  I understand that this is likely the most significant event in your life right now. Your choice of attorney is one of the most important choices that you will make in your family law case, and it's one of the first. I am proud that my clients choose to share their experiences with me in a public forum so that you can feel confident that you've made the right choice.. I am a native of the Des Moines area, and I attended Central Academy.  I graduated from Grinnell College in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science.  I attended the Univeristy of Iowa College of Law, and obtained my J.D. in 2006, graduating With Distinction.

My favorite google review said "He has small town morals and super skills as an attorney."  I grew up in small towns in Iowa, I am honored by that statement, and I will always give my best.

Matt's practice primarily involves assisting municipal and private corporations on a variety of issues, including employment matters.Matt is admitted to practice in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, the District of Columbia, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.Matt is a former Windsor Heights Councilman with a life-long interest in local and national government.

Married for 32 years and the mother of two boys and one girl, when I am not interacting with clients, attorneys and judges, with whom I have developed lasting professional relationships, I am often running my kids, enjoying movies and playing with our two English Springer Spaniels.  I am a sports memorabilia collector, a passion I share with my husband, I have met and received autographs from baseball greats Ted Williams, George Brett, Steve Garvey and Catfish Hunter, among countless others. An avid traveler, I have enjoyed trips to San Diego, New Orleans, the Grand Canyon, Bahamas and many other destinations. The best trip to date was our recent family vacation to Disney World. I enjoy movie marathons. My favorite films include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Silence of the Lambs, The Sound of Music and Forrest Gump.. Hailing from a small town south of Des Moines, complete with one traffic light, a grocery store and laundromat, my family law practice mirrors my homegrown upbringing—family and community come first. My father was a truck driver and my mother was a homemaker who instilled in me a strong work ethic. I was the first college graduate in my family. My personal motto is: treat others as you would want to be treated yourself. My husband and I were licensed pre-adoptive foster parents for seven years.. In 1993, after graduating law school, I began my family law practice. My philosophy is direct: every client deserves legal representation that is equal parts compassion and straightforwardness. I always ensures that my client’s needs are heard and respected. Often called a financial bean counter by colleagues due to my thoroughness, I am a sole practitioner, which means my clients only work with me. I view my family law practice as a facilitator allowing families to begin the healing process. I provide special counsel for divorcing parents to ensure that their children are not adversely affected by the separation/divorce process.. Trained as a Family Law Mediator (2004) and currently a mediator for family law matters.  I understand that clients come to my office during times of emotional turmoil. A firm supporter of Collaborative Law, my goal is to help client's reach resolution without going to court. I always provide an empathetic, accurate assessment of the facts to ensure each client arrives at the best possible solution.. Receiving my undergraduate degree from Grand View College in Des Moines in 1988, I graduated Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas in 1992. I have been a member of the Iowa State Bar Association since 1993. Additionally, I was the co-editor of the Family Law Newsletter for the Iowa State Bar Association from (1997 to 2002).  I served on the Polk County Bar Association Board of Directors 2009-2013, PCBA Executive Board Secretary 2017-2019, PCBA Vice President 2019-2020, PCBA President-Elect 2020-2021, PCBA President of the PCBA 2021-2022, Co-chair of PCBA Solo and Small Law Firm Committee (2015 to present), ISBA Section Counsel for the Family and Juvenile Law committee 2014 to present, ISBA Board of Governors from 2013 to 2017 and 2022 to present, Master in Jack Levin Family Law Inns of Court 2019 to present. I am also a member of the Polk County Women Attorney's Association and the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys.

Mark Simons has a variety of trial and litigation experience. Prior to opening Simons Law Firm, Mark was an associate attorney at Wandro & Associates, P.C. in Des Moines. Mark represented individuals and businesses before the Iowa state and federal district courts, and state and federal administrative agencies. Mark has also represented clients at mediation.. Mark graduated from Drake Law School and was admitted to the Iowa bar in 2011. While in law school, Mark worked as an intern at Iowa Legal Aid where he assisted low-income Iowans. Mark also interned at the Polk county Attorney's Office where he gained considerable trial experience.. Prior to attending law school, Mark worked over two years as a legal assistant at Bray & Klockau, PLC in Iowa City, IA.

Licensed to practice law in Iowa and Illinois. Civil litigation attorney with considerable experience in the areas of insurance law, workers' compensation, personal injury, and employment & labor law. Provides knowledgeable and efficient legal work with exceptional results for clients.. A member of the American Bar Association, Iowa Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, and Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Also a member of the Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and co-chair of IAWC Planning Committee. Has further served on the Board of the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (2012-2017), and Bras for the Cause Executive Board (2013-2019). In 2017 and 2018, recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyer in the state of Iowa by the American Society of Legal Advocates.

Kent M. Smith is a member of Scheldrup Blades. He practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, insurance defense, immigration law, civil litigation and employment law.  Mr. Smith received his B.A. from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and his J.D. degree and Legislative Practice Certificate from Drake Law School in Des Moines, Iowa.  He was selected by the Drake Law School faculty to be a pupil member of the C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court. Mr. Smith served as a prosecuting intern in the Dallas County Attorney’s Office and participated in the Advanced Criminal Law Program at the Drake Law Legal Clinic.. Mr. Smith interned for United States Senator Charles Grassley in Washington, D.C., and for Iowa State Senator Larry McKibben.  He also lobbied on behalf of various industries and associations at the state and federal levels of government.  Mr. Smith is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association (serving on the Membership Committee), Nebraska Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers.  He is a frequent lecturer on workers’ compensation, civil litigation matters and employment law.  Mr. Smith serves on the board of directors for the nonprofit corporation Systems Unlimited, Inc.  Additionally, he has been published in DRI's For The Defense: The Intoxication Defense in Workers' Compensation, September 2009, and DRI's Trucking Policyholder's Duty to Preserve Coverage publication.

Jeff Goodman has 30 years of trial experience trying complex litigation cases and routinely handles a wide range of problems in the fields of construction law, products liability, personal injury, professional liability, commercial law, and federal, state, and local government litigation.. Jeff Goodman is proud to be AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. An AV® Rating signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for a number of years, and is recognized by his peers for the highest levels of skill and integrity.. "A" is a legal ability rating meaning "very high to preeminent." "V" is a general recommendation rating meaning "very high.". The attorney will receive a "CV," "BV," or "AV" rating based on the endorsement given by other attorneys. The AV® rating is the highest rating established by Martindale-Hubbell of these three ratings.*. Jeff Goodman is devoted to maintaining quality judges and has served or still serves on the State Court Judicial Nominating Commission, the 5C District Court Judicial Nominating Commission and the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.  He has served and continues to serve on the Iowa State Bar Association Bench Bar Committee from July 2013-June 2016.

In my free time, I enjoy biking, running, and swimming and have completed numerous marathons and Ironman triathlons.

I was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa and graduated from Dubuque Senior High.  I attended the University of Northern Iowa where I earned my B.A. in History.  After UNI, I attended Drake University and earned my Law degree from Drake Law School with Honors in 2001 and was admitted to the Iowa Bar that same year.  Since graduating from Law School, I have been committed to helping injured workers and Iowans get swift justice for their injuries. Through hard work and sacrifice, Loney & Schueller was formed to help injured Iowans.

I strive to help others navigate our legal system, while also providing reassurance to those in the uncertain—and often difficult—time of a changing family dynamic.

I have devoted  my legal career to defending the rights of Iowan’s charged with drug and alcohol offenses with an emphasis on operating while intoxicated, boating while intoxicated, serious injury by vehicle, and vehicular homicide cases.  My interest in the criminal justice system began early in my career while attending Simpson College and majoring in Criminal Justice and graduating Cum Laude in 1999.  After attending Simpson, I received my law degree from Drake University in 2002.  While attending Drake, my passion for the criminal justice system was enhanced by completing an internship at the Warren County Attorney’s Office as well as through completion of the Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic.. In 2004 I became a member of the National College of Drunk Driving Defense and am currently one of only a few select attorneys in Iowa to be a member of this organization.  In April 2005, I completed the NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Practitioner Training Course through Walden, Platt and Associates where I became certified to administer and score the same field sobriety tests used by police officers when making an arrest of an intoxicated driver.. I continue to hone my skills in defending the rights of Iowan’s by attending other national and local seminars related to criminal and drunk driving defense.  I have also spoken at numerous seminars on issues such as field sobriety testing, breath testing, case law updates, and appellate practice.  My practice also includes the litigation of appeals through the Iowa Court of Appeals and the Iowa Supreme Court.. I have also been an assistant wrestling coach at Valley Highschool since 2004 and currently am a volunteer assistance.  I enjoy working with the kids to help them not only become better athletes but better individuals.  I also enjoy being outdoors and taking my annual fishing trips to Minnesota.

I graduated from Dana College in 1998 with a Major in Sociology and a Minor in Psychology.  I worked at a regional insurance company from 1998 to 2001 when I attended Drake Law School.  In 2004, I graduated from Drake Law School, and began practicing in criminal defense.  I have practiced primarily in Criminal Defense since 2004, representing those accused of a crime in both State and Federal Courts.  I have litigated hundreds of criminal cases ranging from simple misdemeanor offenses where clients face a maximum of 30 days is in jail to major felony and federal offenses, including crimes of violence and drug trafficking offenses where my clients have faced mandatory life in prison.  My practice focuses mainly on the District Court trial level,however, I handle appeals of criminal matters in State court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals as well.  Additionally, I handle various other legal matters on a case by case basis, including most notably Personal Injury matters, either as primary counsel or on a consulting basis.

I focus primarily on defending those accused of possessing, delivering, cultivating or manufacturing marijuana and other narcotics.  I also specialize in helping individuals recover property that has been unlawfully seized through civil forfeiture, which allows Iowa law enforcement agencies to profit from large amounts of cash, firearms, vehicles and other property taken from innocent persons.  A significant part of my practice includes representing those charged with alcohol and drug-impaired offenses, ranging from public intoxication to OWI to vehicular homicide.. As a trial attorney, I've tried dozens of misdemeanor and felony cases to a jury and obtained dismissals of more than 170 other drug and OWI charges, including driver's licenses revocations, through successful pre-trial motions.. I take a keen interest in developing and litigating issues in traffic stops and other search and seizure contexts to expand the rights of the accused. Most recently, my efforts to overturn a search warrant based on information gathered during warrantless nighttime trash rips led to a landmark Iowa Supreme Court decision in State v. Wright, 961 N.W.2d 396 (Iowa 2021).  The decision was the first to recognize the rejuvenated trespass doctrine in Iowa.  By finding an expectation of privacy in garbage, the Court overturned a police tactic responsible for untold numbers of convictions during the past four decades.  The decision is based on Iowa Constitutional grounds under article 1, section 8. I have since worked diligently to expand the scope of the trespass doctrine to K9 searches, the deployment of recording devices by confidential informants under the one-party consent rule in Iowa and other areas that have typically been analyzed under an expectation of privacy approach.. In response to Wright, the Iowa General Assembly codified a new law in 2022, which sought to reinstate the now-unconstitutional police practice of surreptitiously searching curbside garbage without a warrant.  In what I believe to be the first ruling addressing the new law, the Iowa District Court for Boone County struck down the statute as unconstitutional in State v. Whaley, No. FECR115299, on September 28, 2022.  Rather than appeal the ruling, however, the State dismissed the charges instead.  Regrettably, this section has since been upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court. So, while Wright remains good law regarding the application of the trespass doctrine under the state constitution, the police can once again seize your garbage without a warrant and rummage throught it.. As trial counsel in State v. Pals, 805 N.W.2d 767 (Iowa 2011), I challenged the voluntariness of a detained driver's consent to search his vehicle under the Iowa Constitution.  The Pals decision is now one of the seminal cases on the issue of warrantless consent searches.. My knack for understanding and simply explaining complex scientific concepts such as infrared spectrophotometry in breath testing, headspace gas chromatography with flame ionization detection in blood and urine testing, statistical analysis and measurement uncertainty is well known throughout the defense bar.  The same can be said for my work in exposing drug K9 "alerts" that were either false positives or otherwise cued by the handler.  I am one of a few attorneys in the state who have successfully challenged a vehicle search based on these highly questionable "alerts.". I am twice published in the area of OWI defense. In 2014, I co-authored the first edition one of the few practice-specific treatises in the state, Iowa OWI Defense: The Law and Practice, published by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company. I also wrote a chapter focusing on the use of indepedent forensic investigations, including crash data and blood alcohol analysis, in Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases, 2013 ed. by Aspatore Books.  As an appellate lawyer, I have briefed and argued issues of constitutional and statutory importance before the Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals. In addition to Wright, I successfully argued Mitchell County v. Zimmerman, 810 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012), in which a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court struck down a local road-protection ordinance as unconstitutional under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.  More recently, I secured a second unanimous decision in 2023 by the Iowa Supreme Court in State v. Arrieta, 998 N.W.2d 617 (Iowa 2023), which reversed the Iowa Court of Appeals decision and held our client was unreasonably detained at a weigh station to await a drug K9.. I am co-counsel in Mumford v. Iowa, No. 24-1093, a matter pending before the United States Supreme Court challenging a trepass by a drug K9 on an open car window under the Fourth Amendment. This is an appeal of the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling in State v. Mumford, 14 N.W.3d 346 (Iowa 2024).. I have been named a Great Plains Super Lawyer in the area of Criminal Defense for seven years running (2018-2024).

I am a transactional attorney in the West Des Moines area.  I can assist you with any business legal matters, from formation to sale, and I can also help you with your estate planning, probate, and real estate needs.  I pride myself on being accessible to my clients with a down to earth, no nonsense approach.

I am a life long resident of Iowa with a commitment to fast and friendly service to my clients.  I attempt to simplify and ease the legal process and make it cost effective for my clients.

I am a founding and managing partner of Gourley Rehkemper, & Lindholm, PLC, also known as GRL Law.  I work with some of the best attorneys and legal professionals in the business and I am proud to say that our firm is one of the best Trial Law firms in Iowa.. I head up the wrongful death and traumatic injury division at the firm.  In the last 5 years alone, I have obtained verdicts from Iowa juries totaling just under 5 million dollars. But those cases are not about me.  They are about the Iowans who have been permanently and extraordinarily injured and the families who have lost a loved one and then have been lied to, taken advantage of, mistreated, or all three by coporations and their insurance companies.  I have had the honor of helping families hold insurance companies, corporations and other wrongdoers accountable for their actions when they have caused the death of, or a life changing injury to folks in Iowa.  We have gone up against the big boys; the insurance companies and their big law firms, and we have prevailed. We will continue to fight to do so.. No firm in Iowa investigates deaths and injuries more throughly.  No firm handles lawsuits more zealously.  No firm gets better results for grieving families. I am proud to say that I am a part of GRL Law, the firm that Iowans turn to when Good People Need GReat Lawyers

Focused, detail oriented, and aggressive criminal defense attorney with Spellman Law, P.C., located in West Des Moines and practicing throughout the State of Iowa and specializing in criminal defense including OWI / DUI defense, marijuana possession, felony drug possession, felony offenses, white collar crime, and traffic violations.;.

Evan Starcevic is Founder and Attorney at Starcevic Law.  The law firm stands for the proposition that good dads should have quality time with their kids, and collaborative law protects children from divorce.  Evan believes children of families who separate should not be forced to pick sides in their parents’ conflict, that kids should have the opportunity for maximum contact with both parents, and that reducing conflict for separating families helps children grow up to be healthy, successful adults.  Evan lives in Johnston, Iowa with his daughter and serves in the local Army National Guard.