Mark R. Adams, born Iowa City, Iowa, October 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1974); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1977). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association.
Zorica Ilic Burch, born Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, Cornell College (B.A., 1995); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1997). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Joseph W. Coppola, III, born Des Moines, Iowa, November 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Iowa. Preparatory education, Simpson College (B.A., 2000); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Fred L. Dorr, born Cherokee, Iowa, November 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, Northwestern University (B.S., 1970); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1975). Order of Barristers. National Moot Court Team, Drake University Law School, 1975. Board of Directors, West Des Moines Community School District, 1989-1995; President, 1992-1993. Professional Recognition: Iowa Super Lawyers®, Civil Litigation Defense, 2007-; Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Civil Litigation Defense, 2009-. Author: Case Note, 24 Drake Law Review 704 (1975). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Electric Cooperative Bar Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Litigation Counsel of America (Trial Lawyer Honorary Society).
Matthew M. Hurn, born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa. Preparatory education, Simpson College (B.A., 1992); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Matthew D. Kern, born Des Moines, Iowa, December 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1990); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
David C. Pulliam, born Des Moines, Iowa, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Preparatory education, Iowa State University (B.A., with distinction, 1992); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Iowa Law Review. Stephenson Trial Advocacy Team. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association.
ASSOCIATES
Nicole M. Ayers, born Dubuque, Iowa, December 2, 1989; admitted to bar, 2015, Iowa. Preparatory education, Drake University (B.S., Psychology, 2012; B.A., Law, Politics, & Society, cum laude, 2012); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2015). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Seth D. Dodge, born Des Moines, Iowa, May 25, 1986; admitted to bar, 2014, Iowa. Preparatory education, Iowa State University (B.S., 2009); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2014). Journal of Corporation Law. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Story County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Taylor R. Francis, born Humboldt, Iowa, October 10, 1993; admitted to bar, 2019, Iowa. Preparatory education, Northwestern College (B.A., History, 2016); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2019). Member: Iowa State Bar Association.
Justin E. Hayes, born Des Moines, Iowa, March 29, 1988; admitted to bar, 2019, Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.A., Political Science/Sociology, 2011); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2014). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.
Annastasia M. Pierce, born Des Moines, Iowa, March 22, 1991; admitted to bar, 2016, Iowa. Preparatory education, Drake University (B.A., 2013; M.B.A., 2016); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 2016). Member: Iowa State Bar Association.
Jason R. Sandegren, born Ames, Iowa, July 12, 1989; admitted to bar, 2014, Iowa. Preparatory education, Coe College (B.A., 2011); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 2013). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association.