Firm: Harrison & Dietz-Kilen, Plc
Practice Areas: Probate
Brynne L. Howard graduated magna cum laude with a B.A in Political Science and Women’s Studies from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, in 2006. She received her JD from Drake Law School in 2010, graduating with highest honors and as a member of the Order of the Coif.. After graduating from law school, Brynne worked for several years as an immigration attorney with a local nonprofit, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (formerly Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors). In 2017, Brynne co-taught Immigration Law 101 at Drake University Law School. She also worked in the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and as the Managing Attorney for the Volunteer Lawyers Project at Iowa Legal Aid.. Brynne practices primarily in the areas of Elder Law; Probate; Wills and Trusts; Guardianships and Conservatorships; and Immigration. Brynne is proficient in written and spoken Spanish.. Brynne is currently serving on the Access to Justice Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Legal Access and Attorney Wellbeing Committees. Outside the practice of law, Brynne enjoys chasing around her two energetic children, practicing yoga, trying new foods, and traveling in Iowa and beyond.
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Firm: Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP
Practice Areas: Probate
Attorney Colby Lessmann is a lawyer that was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, and is a graduate of Sioux City North High School. Colby graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Business (B.S., 1996) and School of Law (J.D., 1999). During his law school education, he published a casenote in the South Dakota Law Review (1998) and was both the Managing Editor and the Production Editor for Volume 44 of the South Dakota Law Review (1998-1999). After graduating from Law School, Colby clerked for Justice Robert Amundson of the South Dakota Supreme Court in Pierre, South Dakota. In August 2000, upon completion of his clerkship, Colby returned to practice law in Sioux City, Iowa, where he practices in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota in the areas of Personal Injury (i.e. car accidents, motorcycle crashes, dram shop, slips and falls, dog bites, etc.), General Litigation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Will Contests, Corporate/Business Law Matters, Landlord Tenant Law, and Collections.. Colby is a member of the State Bar Associations for Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. He is a member of the Probate Section for the Iowa Bar Association, the Woodbury County (Iowa) and Dakota County (Nebraska) Bar Associations, as well as a member of the Iowa Trust and Estate Council and the Iowa Association for Justice (formerly Iowa Trial Lawyers Association). He is also licensed to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Iowa, the District of Nebraska, the District of South Dakota, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.. The law office of Attorney Colby Lessmann is located in the downtown Historic Williges Building located at 613 Pierce Street, Sioux City, Iowa 51101. Come in and see us!
Contact: +1 (712) 717-5407
