Nathan D. B. Converse, born Kansas City, Missouri, January 27, 1992; admitted to bar, 2017, Iowa; 2018, Minnesota. Preparatory education, Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2014); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2017). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Administrative Editor, Journal of Corporation Law. Law Clerk to Hon. John D. Telleen, Iowa Business Specialty Court and Seventh Judicial District Court, 2017-2019. Law Clerk to Hon. Stephanie M. Rose, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2019-2021. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association. E−Mail: Nathan D. B. Converse
David N. Fautsch, born Dubuque, Iowa, March 22, 1984; admitted to bar, 2011, Maryland; 2017, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, Loras College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 2005); legal education, University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2011). Editorial Board, Michigan Law Review. Editorial Board, Michigan Journal of International Law. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2014. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: David N. Fautsch
Todd M. Lantz, born Des Moines, Iowa, August 20, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and Central District of Illinois. Preparatory education, University of Iowa (B.A., with honors and distinction, 2006); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Law Clerk to Hon. Michael J. Melloy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2009-2010. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. E−Mail: Todd M. Lantz
Danielle M. Shelton, born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Iowa; 1995, Illinois; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Preparatory education, Augustana College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk to Hon. Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1995-1996. Professor of Law, Drake University Law School, 2003-. Co-author: "Legal Analysis and Writing: An Active-Learning Approach," (Aspen Coursebook) (with K. Wallace and M. Weresh) Wolters Kluwer (2020). Author: "Rewriting Rule 68: Realizing the Benefits of the Federal Settlement Rule by Injecting Certainty Into Offers of Judgment," 91 Minn. L. Rev. 865 (2007); "Discovery of Expert Witnesses: Amending Rule 26(B)(4)(E) to Limit Expert Fee Shifting and Reduce Litigation Abuses," 49 Seton Hall L. R. 475 (2019). Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Danielle M. Shelton
Elisabeth A. Tursi, born Ottumwa, Iowa, June 13, 1990; admitted to bar, 2015, 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, Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2012); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 2015). Contributing Editor, Iowa Law Review. Author: "Establishing Principled Interpretation Standards in Iowa's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Jurisprudence," 100 Iowa L. Rev. 323 (2014). Law Clerk to Hon. John A. Jarvey, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2015-2017. Assistant County Attorney, Polk County, Iowa, 2017-2018. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association. E−Mail: Elisabeth A. Tursi
Mark E. Weinhardt, born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1989, 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, Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1982); legal education, University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Assistant State's Attorney, Winnebago County (Rockford), Illinois, 1988-1991. Special Assistant State's Attorney, 1995; 1999. Chair, Federal Magistrate Selection Committee, Southern District of Iowa, 2013. Federal Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2004-2018; Chair, 2006-2015. Member: Polk County Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. E−Mail: Mark E. Weinhardt