Firm: Joni Visek, Attorney At Law
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Ranes Law Firm
Practice Areas: Family
Born and raised in southern Iowa, Katie completed her undergraduate education at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, before returning to the Des Moines area to attend Drake Law School, where she graduated with high honors. Katie now lives in West Des Moines with her husband and three children. To learn more about Katie, visit Ranes Law Firm on the web at .
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Firm: Patton Legal Services, LLC
Practice Areas: Family
Patton Legal Services, LLC provides affordable legal services, passionate representation, and access to justice. The firm seeks to address the unmet legal needs of persons who cannot afford legal services. The firm provides affordable legal services to low-income and moderate-income central Iowans in Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Jefferson, Marshalltown, and Webster City. The firm focuses on criminal law, juvenile law, family law, postconviction relief, and administrative law cases, appeals, powers of attorney, living wills, and wills. The firm utilizes a sliding fee scale based on income, flat fees in selected cases, and limited scope services.
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Firm: Hartung Schroeder Law Firm
Practice Areas: Family
Laura Lockwood is a diligent and zealous advocate for her clients. Laura will get to know her clients and their cases as she navigates them through their difficult legal issues. Laura practiced as a sole practitioner for two years before joining Hartung & Schroeder in 2015. Laura maintains an extensive litigation practice, representing clients involved in divorce, child custody, adoption, termination of parental rights, and any other family law matter. Laura also extends her legal practice to the areas of personal injury, and probate.. Laura was born and raised in North Liberty, Iowa. She graduated from Clear Creek Amana High School as valedictorian in 2000. She attended the University of Iowa on an athletic scholarship and graduated in 2004 with High Distinction and Honors with a bachelor’s of science degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. As a student athlete on the University of Iowa's women’s softball team, Laura earned Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-American Honors. Laura received her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2008.. Laura is actively involved in the Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, Polk County Women Attorneys, Blackstone Inn of Court, and the Central Iowa Association of Collaborative Professionals. Laura is married with two children. She enjoys yogo, biking, gardening, and spending time with her family.
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Firm: Arenson Law Group, PC
Practice Areas: Family
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.
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Firm: Ackley, Kopecky & Kingery, Llp
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Hayek, Moreland, Smith & Bergus, L.L.P.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Arenson Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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.
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Firm: Gehling Osborn Law Firm Plc
Practice Areas: Family
Kecia Caudill Van’t Hof is a family law attorney and civil litigator. Her areas of focus include general disputes, litigation, divorce, adoption, child custody, child support, and estate planning. She also has a general practice involving business disputes and transactions.. Kecia is an alumnus of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. While at Northwestern, she obtained a BA in Sociology and a career emphasis in Criminal Justice. She also ran track at the collegiate level and was a cheerleader for the football team (Go Raiders!). Kecia has recently graduated with her JD from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. She received a certificate in Family Law, was the co-editor-in Chief of the International and Comparative Law Review Journal, received an "Outstanding Oralist" Award during the Moot Court Competition, and was a member of the Advanced Trial Competitive Team - displaying an early ability for excellence in courtroom advocacy.
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Firm: Shindler, Anderson, Goplerud & Weese, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
Contact: +1 (515) 444-5923
Firm: Social Security Administration-Odar
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Newbrough Law Firm, LLP
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Harrison & Dietz-Kilen, PLC
Practice Areas: Family
Kaitlin T. Boettcher was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2014, she earned her Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction in Social Work and a Certificate in Leadership Studies at The University of Iowa. In 2017, Kaitlin was awarded her Juris Doctor degree from The University of Iowa College of Law.. While attending law school, Kaitlin worked for a family law firm as a Legal Researcher and researched various family law issues and drafted memoranda and briefs. She was also active in the law school community working in the law school’s legal clinic, representing clients in employment matters and permanent civil protective order cases. She was also a member of the Pro Bono Society participating in various volunteer opportunities, including working at the Iowa Legal Aid Self-Represented Divorce Litigant Clinic.. In September 2017, Kaitlin was admitted to the practice of law in Iowa. She started her practice at a law firm in Sioux City and practiced in a variety of different civil legal areas, including but not limited to family law, guardianships and conservatorships, and landlord/tenant proceedings. In September 2021, Kaitlin joined Harrison & Dietz-Kilen, P.L.C. as an associate attorney. Kaitlin maintains a general civil practice that includes family law, adoptions, name change actions, probate, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning.. In February 2022, Kaitlin became a Certified Divorce and Family Law Mediator. She is currently on the Statewide List of Approved Mediators for Mandatory Family Law Mediation in the 5th Judicial District.. When not advocating for her clients, Kaitlin enjoys traveling, hiking, baking, attending concerts, and spending time with friends and family.
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Firm: Teitle Law Offices, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Iowa Health and Human Services
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Kurt T. Pittner
Practice Areas: Family
Contact: (515) 955-6953
Firm: Katherine V. Teel
Practice Areas: Family
Contact: (319) 322-5654
Firm: Hope Law Firm & Associates, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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Practice Areas: Family
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