Firm: Bradley & Riley PC
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: Barker Law Office
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: Deck Law PLC
Practice Areas: General Practice
I am a Siouxland native. I currently reside in rural Akron with my husband and two children. During law school, I interned at the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office. I was a member of the Student Bar Association and Women in Law. I volunteer with the Council for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
Firm: Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens and Sudmeier, P.C.
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: Wandro & Associates, P.C.
Practice Areas: General Practice
Choosing an attorney means trusting someone else to be your voice. Kara Simons wants to speak on your behalf. She understands legal language and is an effective, clear communicator. She also knows that being a good advocate starts with being a good listener. “Even if two clients face similar problems, their goals may be completely different,” Kara says. “Finding out what clients want and what they personally prioritize is critical to representing them well.” Armed with her well-honed research and writing skills, she works in harmony with her clients to arrive at the best resolution possible. Kara joined Wandro & Associates, P.C. in 2008 as the financial crisis began to take its toll on area businesses and developers. Working closely with Steve Wandro, she helped manage the fallout of this crisis for such clients and foster their rehabilitation through settlement, foreclosure and bankruptcy. During her time at the Wandro firm, Kara has been involved involved in a variety of civil litigation, particularly debtor-creditor relations, business law, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy and more. Her main focus is on appellate advocacy. She enjoys the challenge of compiling facts and law to get to the heart of the matter and strives to present her clients’ cases in a forthright, compelling manner.
Firm: Carney & Appleby, Plc
Practice Areas: General Practice
Katie joined Carney Appleby Law as a law clerk in April 2013. Katie was born and raised in Monticello, Iowa, and attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, graduating Magna Cum Laude. While in college, Katie served on the executive boards for the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. Katie always had a passion for the law, and served as the President of the Pre-Law Society at the University, and was an avid member of the mock trial and mediation teams. Katie was honored to receive an All American Advocate Award for her performance at the National Mediation Tournament in 2011.. While attending Drake Law School, Katie served as a Drake Law Ambassador, was the Managing Editor of the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law and was awarded the Outstanding Member of the Journal. Katie’s academic note was published by the Journal in 2015. Katrina L. Shanahan, Poultry from China: Is the United States Valuing Trade Interests Over Public Health? 20 Drake J. Agric. Law 291 (Summer 2015). Katie was a member of the Blackstone Inn of Court, served on the executive board for the Dispute Resolution Team, the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, and Drake Law Women. Katie enjoyed practicing law as a student attorney in the Drake University Legal Clinic during her third year of law school.
Firm: Kevin Hobbs, Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: Patterson Law Firm, L.L.P.
Practice Areas: General Practice
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: McEnroe, Gotsdiner, Brewer, Steinbach & Rothman, P.C.
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.
Practice Areas: General Practice
Firm: The Mutual Group
Practice Areas: General Practice
