James W. Carney, born Centerville, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Claims Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.A., 1970); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1975). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Recipient: President's Award, Iowa State Bar Association, 1997; Award of Merit, 2007. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Advocacy Group (TAG); American Inns of Court (Blackstone Inn of Court). Fellow: Iowa State Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Iowa Chapter). (U.S. Army, 1970-1972). E−Mail: James W. Carney
Scott A. Hall, born Brooklyn, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.A., 1998); University of Phoenix (M.B.A., with high honors, 2004); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2008). Staff, Drake Law Review. Author: "In the Best Interests of the Child and State: A Call for Expansion of Iowa's Postsecondary Education Subsidy Law," 57 Drake L. Rev. 235 (Fall 2008). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Dallas County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Scott A. Hall
Nicholas J. Mauro, born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2002, 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 Iowa (B.A., Business Administration, 1999); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Association for Justice. E−Mail: Nicholas J. Mauro
Katrina L. Raisch, born Maquoketa, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2015, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, University of Wisconsin-Platteville (B.A., summa cum laude, 2011); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2015). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Katrina L. Raisch
Douglas L. Struyk, born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1996, Iowa. Preparatory education, Iowa State University (B.A., Horticulture, 1992); legal education, Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). State Representative, Iowa, 2003-2011. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association. E−Mail: Douglas L. Struyk
ASSOCIATES
Jennifer G. Dorman, born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2017, Iowa. Preparatory education, Truman State University (B.S., History, 2012); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 2017). Member: Iowa State Bar Association. E−Mail: Jennifer G. Dorman
Jasper P. Verhofste, born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2019, 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, Simpson College (B.A., International Relations/Philosophy, cum laude, 2014); Vlerick Business School (M.B.A., with distinction, 2020); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 2018). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Dallas County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association. E−Mail: Jasper P. Verhofste