Samuel C. Anderson, born Centerville, Iowa, August 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.A., 1981); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1984). Certified Mediator, Civil Litigation. Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, H.G. Cartwright Award, 1984. Drake Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute (DRI™).
Henry J. Bevel, III, born Frankfort, Kentucky, March 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Preparatory education, Kentucky State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Board of Trial Advocates.
Natalie Williams Burris, born Omaha, Nebraska, March 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1991); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Author: Comment, "Updated Guidelines for Juvenile Curfews: City of Maquoketa v. Russell," 79 Iowa Law Review 465 (1994). Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Mark F. Conway, born Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, January 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, Buena Vista College (B.A., 1982); legal education, University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1991). Managing Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association.
Benjamin M. Lange, born Waterloo, Iowa, March 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Minnesota; 2007, Iowa. Preparatory education, Southwestern University (B.A., 2001); legal education, Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2005); National Defense University (Diploma, 2006). Member: Buchanan County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Austin J. McMahon, born Waterloo, Iowa, August 18, 1992; admitted to bar, 2019, Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Northern Iowa (B.A., Political Science/Politics & Law, 2015); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2019). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association.
Stephen J. Powell, born Highland Park, Illinois, August 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1972); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1974). Drake Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
Karla J. Shea, born Iowa, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa. Preparatory education, Iowa State University (B.A., 1987); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association.
Steven A. Weidner, born Waterloo, Iowa, September 6, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1962); legal education, University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1965). Member: Black Hawk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys.
Dustin T. Zeschke, born Waterloo, Iowa, April 18, 1986; admitted to bar, 2011, Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.B.A., Finance, 2008); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2011). Member: Iowa State Bar Association.