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Polk County Bar AssociationThe AdvocateJune/July 2017In This IssueNew officers, leaders assume dutiesNow you can make a difference!And the winners are .Many thanks to our golf sponsorsSpring CLE materials are now onlineAre you being mindful?Students honored at Law Day eventMember Spotlight: Emily ChafaOur box office is now openIowa Supreme Court bans weaponsNew job vacancies posted onlineUpcoming EventsJune 29: Trivia Challenge Night VIIAug. 2: Health & Wellness SeminarMeet YourRepresentativesOfficersBoard of DirectorsBoard of GovernorsCommitteesVisit our Websitewww.pcbaonline.orgFrom the Past President . . . .For GoodI've heard it saidThat people come intoour lives for a reasonBringing something wemust learnAnd we are ledTo those who help usmost to growIf we let themAnd we help them inreturnPCBA Past President BridgetPenick- For Good, from the musical Wicked, music and lyricsby Stephen SchwartzPolk County Bar Association,You are collectively a talented, generous, group ofattorneys I have been honored to serve this pastyear. Thank you.Early in my term, you helped educate the communityand ensure a successful retention election. You'vesupported the judiciary's request for crucial funding,welcomed the new Polk County Court AdministratorChristopher Patterson and District Court Judge HeatherLauber, attended appellate oral arguments in ourcommunity and lunch and learns, affirming ourexemplary bench-bar relationship.Just this month, you came together for a fantasticafternoon of golf and camaraderie, raising just shy of 25,000 for the Volunteer Lawyer's Project. You'vegiven generously through trivia nights, wing eatingcontests, and other events.You've stepped up and organized the first-ever VLPfamily law case training program this summer for inhouse counsel so that more of our neighbors in needof legal assistance can be helped.Read more.New officers, leaders assume duties
On the MoveHopkins & Huebner,P.C. has welcomedRobin G. Maxonback to the firm asits newest attorney.Robin beganworking in the DesMoines office onApril 3. She earnedMaxonher undergraduatedegree from the University of Missouri Columbia and attended DrakeUniversity Law School. Robin willpractice primarily in workers'compensation and personal injury.--Marty Kenworthyhas formedKenworthy Law, P.C.Marty has beenpracticing for 28years and is licensedto practice in Iowa,Florida, Ohio, andKentucky. KenworthyKenworthyLaw practicesprimarily in the areas of businessorganization and transactions,commercial real estate, and constructionmatters. Marty is also a registeredneutral with the American ArbitrationAssociation primarily involved withcomplex construction matters. Martycan be contacted at (515) 240-5154 ormarty@kenworthylawpc.com.---Davis Brown summer associates are(from left): Holland Hauenstein, OliviaSlater, Daniela Talmadge, Torii Millet, andKassandra Ricklefs.Five law students have joined DavisBrown for the summer where they willstudy and work under attorneys at thefirm. They are:Holland Hauenstein received herBachelor's degree in biology andEnglish from Grinnell College. Aftergraduation she interned in WashingtonD.C. as an International Trade PolicyIntern for the National Pork ProducersCouncil. She worked as a lab/fieldNearly 200members heardreports, approvedbusiness, andelected new officersat the June 13 PCBAannual meeting atthe Wakonda Clubheld in conjunctionwith the annual LawClerk luncheon.Outgoing PCBA President BridgetPenick reports on the past year'sactivities.Among the manyhighlights of theevent was Bridget Penick's overview of her busy andproductive year as PCBA President and the election ofthe following officers: William Miller, president; DavidNelmark, president-elect; Donna Miller, vice president;Nicholas Cooper, treasurer; and Debra Hockett-Clark,secretary. We congratulate them and the new Boardof Directors and Board of Governors members whohave also assumed office.In addition, aspecial Award ofMerit waspresented toAnjela Shutts ofWhitfield Eddyfor heroutstandingservice to thePolk County BarOutgoing PCBA President Bridget PenickAssociation, the(left) presents a special gift to Anjelalegal professionShutts in recognition of her exemplaryservice to the Association and the legaland ourprofession.community. ThePCBA Nominating Committee considers potentialnominees for the Award of Merit each year, but thehonor is only given when an attorney who hascontributed to the profession or community in anextraordinary way has been called to the attention ofthe committee.Anjie has held virtually every PCBA and PCBAVolunteer Lawyers Project leadership position, andshe is now concluding her service following four yearsin the dual position on both the PCBA Board and theIowa State Bar Association Board of Governors.Meanwhile, she continues to be involved in a numberof other committees at the county and state level.Now you can make a difference!Newly Elected PCBAPresident William Miller isbeginning work on one of hisfirst jobs in his new role:Appointing members of
assistant at Iowa State University for ayear before beginning her M.S. atPurdue University. Now a student at theUniversity of Iowa College of Law,Holland focuses on intellectual propertylaw.Victoria (Torii) Millet ireceived aBachelor of Arts from the University ofCalifornia Los Angeles where shestudied international development andgeography/environmental studies. Sheconducted research in Luquillo, PuertoRico, during her time at UCLA. At DrakeUniversity Law School, Torii is on thestaff of the Drake Law Review, servesas Vice-President of the DrakeAgricultural and Environmental LawAssociation, and as Program Director ofthe Black Law Student Association.Kassandra Ricklefs received herundergraduate degree from Iowa StateUniversity where she studied foodscience. During her studies at ISU,Kassandra volunteered at a wildliferanch in South Africa and sheresearched business development inTanzania with a group of ISU faculty andstudents. Kassandra's focus at theUniversity of Iowa College of Law is onintellectual property law and her workthis summer is in that department.Olivia Slater graduated from theUniversity of Iowa with a bachelor'sdegree in linguistics, with an emphasison teaching English as a secondlanguage and a second major inSpanish. Olivia taught English in Spainfor a year prior to beginning law schoolat Drake University. She is on the staffof the Drake Law Review and is a LegalWriting Fellow.Daniela Talmadge earned abachelor's degree in political scienceand philosophy from CUNY-HunterCollege. She is on staff for the Journal ofCorporation Law and the Moot CourtBoard at the University of Iowa. Prior tolaw school, Daniela was a staff memberat two law firms in New York and alsointerned at the Queens Supreme Court.KudosInternational law firm Dorsey &Whitney LLP has established a newU.S.-China Practice Group, which willmanage the Firm's increasingrepresentation of Chinese clients doingbusiness in the U.S. and other clientsdoing business with Chinese entitiesand individuals in the U.S. The practicegroup is multi-disciplinary and crossesindustries, and its members come fromDorsey's U.S. and worldwide offices.PCBA's many committees.Bill welcomes members tonominate themselves or acolleague. He'll be workingto fill the committee rostersover the next couple ofweeks, so don't delay!This is a great opportunityfor newer attorneys to getinvolved, and forPCBA President Wlliamexperienced attorneys toMillergive back to the profession.Click here for complete committee information and asign-up form.And please contact Bill at 699-3281 if you have anyquestions about our committees or anything elsePCBA-related.And the winners are .More than 100 golfers hitthe links on June 9 at theannual Bench and Bar golfouting to benefit the PolkCounty Bar AssociationVolunteer Lawyers Project.The event, which wasorganized by the PCBAGolf and SocialCommittee, was held atthe Waveland Golf Courseand raised some 25,000.Several new fundraisinggames were added thisyear which were wellreceived and generatednearly an additional 1,000 for the cause.PCBA Golf and SocialCommittee Co-Chair ToddLantz announces the tournament winners.Our thanks go to the committee members who helpedplan and organize the event: Co-chairs Todd Lantzand Phil Bubb, and members Emily Kolbe, JesseJohnston, Maria Bownell, Van Everett, and Chris Low.This year's individual winners were: Closest to the Pin- Sean Raisch and Brian Marty; Longest Drive - AmyBeck (women) and Joe Longnecker (men); andLongest Putt - David Nelson. The Mixed Group winnerswere Tom Levis, Hon. Douglas Staskal, Hon. ElizaOvrom, and Mark Schuling. And the Men's Groupwinners were Brad Epperly, Ben Roach, J.T.Clendenin, and Cory Harris.Many thanks to our golf sponsors
--The Advocatemagazine includedDavis Brownattorney, SharonMalheiro as thehero of LGBTIowans. In the article"50 States, 50Heroes," Sharon isMalheirorecognized for herrole in the founding of One Iowa, thestate's largest LGBTQ advocacyorganization, in 2005. With Sharon'scontacts and influence across the U.S.,she was able to attract attention andresources to the fight for marriageequality in the Iowa, leading to thelegalization of same-sex marriage in2009, making it the third state in thenation to do so. Sharon has beenrecognized by numerous organizationsfor her role in fighting for justice in thestate of Iowa over the years. Mostrecently, she received theDistinguished Service Award from theEighth Circuit Bar Association.--The Minnesota StateBar Association(MSBA) hasrecognized DesMoines-basedattorney Phil Bubbof Fredrikson &Byron as a NorthStar Lawyer. NorthBubbStar Lawyers areMSBA members who have provided 50hours or more of pro bono service to lowincome individuals or organizations thatserve economically disadvantagedindividuals in a calendar year.---The following sponsors helped make the 2017 Benchand Bar Golf Outing such a huge success:GOLD Sponsors: Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor &Fairgrave, PC; The Weinhardt Law Firm; Wasker,Dorr, Wimmer & Marcouiller, PC; Nyemaster Goode,PC; Holmes Murphy & Associates, LLC; Brown Winick,PLC; McKee, Voorhees, Sease, PLC; Iowa State Bank;Ahlers & Cooney, PLC; Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP;Whitfield & Eddy Law; Grefe & Sidney, PLC; BelinMcCormick, PC; Galligan & Reid, PC; Drew Law Firm,PC; Brick Gentry, PC; Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler &Hagen, PC; Shindler, Anderson, Goplerud & WeeseP.C.; Fredrikson & Byron, PA; and Davis Brown LawFirm.SILVER Sponsors: ARAG North America, Inc.; BobBrown Auto; Carney & Appleby, PLC; Dorsey &Whitney, LLP; Finley, Alt, Smith, Scharnberg, Craig,Hilmes & Gaffney, PC; Gislason & Hunter, LLP;Hansen, McClintock & Riley; Hopkins & Huebner, PC;The James Law Firm; Laden & Pearson PC andFeuerhelm Law Office; Lister Industries; Sullivan &Ward, PC; Wandro & Associates; and Wilson, Deege,Despotovich, Riemenschneider & Rittgers.In addition, the dinner was sponsored by RoxanneConlin & Associate; and the Hole-In-One Sponsor wasWillis Auto Campus. Additional sponsors were SusanFrye & Associates, Inc. and Baker Group.Spring CLE materials are now onlineNearly 300 PCBA members gathered at the DowntownDes Moines Marriott on April 28 to network and stay ontop of their profession at the Spring general practiceseminar.As always, the CLE provided a full day of thoughtThe Davis Brown Law Firm has been provoking presentations covering a wide array ofrecognized as one of Iowa's leading law topics pertinent to the practice of law in Iowa. Thefirms in the 2017 edition of Chambersprogram, which was offered FREE to members, wasUSA. The firm earned Band 1 topapproved for 7.5 hours of State CLE credit, including 1rankings in five practice areas and 14hour Ethics and 2 hours Federal CLE credit. Click hereDavis Brown attorneys were honored asto download. (Member log-in required.)leading lawyers in their respectivepractice areas. Practice Area Rankings:Corporate/M&A (Band 1); Real Estate(Band 1); Labor and EmploymentAre you being mindful?(Band 1); Litigation: GeneralCommercial (Band 1); and Litigation:The PCBA Membership Committee invites you to aInsurance (Band 1)Breakfast Health & Wellness seminar on Wednesday,Individual Attorney Rankings: Corporate/ Aug. 2, at La Mie Elevate in the Skywalk, 601 Locust,M&A - Frank J. Carroll and Jason M. from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Our presenter is KaraSinnard from Whitfield & Eddy whose topic will be "OnStone; Corporate/M&A: Banking andFinance - Robert A. Gamble; Labor & the Docket - Mindfulness."Employment - Becky S. Knutson,Gene R. La Suer, Sharon K.We anticipate approval for 45 minutes of State andMalheiro, Deborah M. Tharnish, and Ethics CLE credit for this meeting. Coffee is on us, and
Jo Ellen Whitney; Labor &Employment: Immigration - Lori T.Chesser; Litigation: GeneralCommercial - Deborah M. Tharnish,Stanley J. Thompson, and Holly M.Logan; Real Estate - Robert J.Douglas, David M. Erickson, andGary M. Myers.---PenickWardChambers USA: America's LeadingLawyers for Business has ranked twoDes Moines-based Fredrikson & Byronattorneys in its 2017 edition. BridgetR. Penick ranked in Iowa for Labor &Employment and Labor & Employment:Immigration, and J. Marc Ward rankedin Iowa for Corporate/M&A.--International law firmDorsey & Whitney LLP hasannounced that two lawyers in theFirm's Des Moines office were rankedby Chambers and Partners in its annualsurvey,Chambers USA: America'sLeading Lawyers for Business 2017.Dorsey PartnersDavid Tank and William Miller wereboth ranked in the Litigation: GeneralCommercial practice area. In addition tothis individual recognition, Dorsey'sLitigation: General Commercial practicegroup in the Des Moines office was alsoranked by Chambers.--Chambers USA has recognized 21Nyemaster Goode attorneys as"Leading Lawyers." They are: RobertD. Andeweg, Real Estate; Randall D.Armentrout, Labor & Employment;Bradford L. Austin, Real Estate;Willard L. Boyd III, Corporate/M&A;Kevin H. Collins, Litigation: GeneralCommercial; Thomas M.Cunningham, Labor & Employment;Mark C. Dickinson, Corporate/M&A;Hayward L. Draper, Litigation: GeneralCommercial; Mary E. Funk, Labor &Employment; Frank B. Harty, Labor &Employment; Rod Kubat,Corporate/M&A: Banking and Financeand Corporate/M&A; Kathleen Law,Real Estate; Anthony Longnecker,Real Estate; G.R. "Rick" Neumann,Corporate/M&A; Gregory Page,you are free to choose one of La Mie's healthy optionsfor breakfast or indulge in their yummy pastries andother delectable offerings. Please reserve your spotby sending an email to sdiener@pcbaonline.org or bycalling (515) 243-3904.Students honored at Law Day eventThe Polk CountyBar Associationpartners withARAG each yearto celebrate LawDay by givingPolk Countystudents achance to learnabout the lawThe Hon. Romonda Belcher delivers thethrough artistickeynote address at the May 9 Law Dayluncheon.expression.Students ingrades K through 12 are invited to create essays,poetry, works of visual art, or performing art relatingto a legal theme.This year's Law Day theme was The FourteenthAmendment: Transforming American Democracy.The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified nearly 150 yearsago, guarantees the rights of due process andequality under the law. Through this amendment,most of the protections in the Bill of Rights becameenforceable against the states for the first time. It alsodefined citizenship and barred states from denyingany citizen the privileges and immunities ofcitizenship. This theme provided an opportunity forstudents to explore how the Fourteenth Amendmenthas transformed American law and society andfurthered the cause of assuring liberty and justice forall.PCBA and ARAG presented awards to 33 students,and one teacher, at a special May 9 Awards Luncheonattended by students, teachers, family members,lawyers, and judges. The Honorable RomondaBelcher addressed the attendees as keynote speaker,highlighting the transformative effects of theFourteenth Amendment. Click here for completedetails and to see photos of the event.Member Spotlight: Emily ChafaThis is the latest in a series of features spotlightingPCBA members. If you would like to nominate afellow PCBA member for future spotlights, just emailthe information to Maggie Hanson,maggiehanson@davisbrownlaw.com.
Corporate/M&A: Banking and Finance;Richard J. Sapp, Litigation: GeneralCommercial; Hallie Still-Caris, RealEstate; Michael W. Thrall, Litigation:General Commercial; Neal Westin,Labor & Employment: Immigration;Gregory Wilcox, Corporate/M&A; andJames C. Wine, Real Estate. Inaddition, the following Nyemaster Goodepractice areas received top recognition:orporate/M&A, Labor & Employment,Litigation: General Commercial, andReal Estate.------Emily Chafa manages theIWD UI Appeals Bureau,where she supervises theALJs who hear and decideunemployment appeals.She can be reached byemail atemily.chafa@iwd.iowa.gov,by telephone at 515-7251201, or by mail at IowaWorkforce Development, UIEmily ChafaAppeals Bureau, 1000 ESeven lawyers from Ahlers & Cooney,P.C.,were recently selected for inclusion Grand Ave, Des Moines, IAin the Chambers USA 2017 edition.50309-0209.They are: Labor & Employment - Firmranking, Band 1; Elizabeth GreggNotable achievements? Making a difference in DesKennedy, Senior Statesmen; JamesMoines and throughout the state during my legalHanks, Band 2; and Drew Bracken,Band 3. Litigation: General Commercial career with the City of Des Moines and now with theState of Iowa. I'm also proud of my leadership work in- Firm Ranking, Band 2; EdwardRemsburg, Senior Statesmen; David numerous professional organizations over the years,Luginbill, Band 3; Randall Stefani,including the PCBA, I.O.W.A., ISBA, PCWA,Band 2; and Miriam Van Heukelem,Blackstone Inn of Court. I strive to increaseUp and Coming.The firm was alsoawareness of the value of diversity and inclusivenessrecognized in the practice areas ofin our profession.Labor & Employment and Litigation:General Commercial.Why do I do what I do? I truly enjoy making a--difference, without worrying about billing or findingMcKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC,clients. Government legal work is great legal work, in(MVS), an intellectual property boutique my opinion. Read more.law firm, was named a Tier 1 firm inDes Moines for Patent Law by The U.S.News - Best Lawyers "Best LawFirms" in 2017.Our box office is now open--Chambers and Partners has ratedBelin McCormick, P.C. in four practiceareas: Corporate/Mergers &Acquisitions, Labor & Employment,Litigation, and Real Estate. In addition,the publication rated 15 BelinMcCormick attorneys as Leaders InTheir Field. They are: Garth Adams(Corporate/M&A); Nate Barber (RealEstate); Chuck Becker (Real Estate);Quentin Boyken (Corporate/M&A);Steve Eckley (Litigation: GeneralCommercial); Kelsey Knowles (Labor& Employment); Mark McCormick(Litigation: General Commercial); MattMcDermott (Litigation: GeneralCommercial); Bob Mullen(Corporate/M&A: Banking & Finance);Chris Nelson (Corporate/M&A);Wayne Reames (Corporate/M&A);Mike Reck (Labor & Employment);Jerry Sharpe (Real Estate); JimSwanger (Labor & Employment); andSteve Zumbach (Corporate/M&A: StarIndividual).---One of the manybenefits ofbelonging to thePolk County BarAssociation isaccess todiscountedtickets on topquality Broadwayproductions at the Des Moines Civic Center. Eachyear, we purchase season tickets - and group tickets ifthere are enough people interested for a particularshow - and we pass the savings on to you!For example, right now, we have the following 12tickets left for An American in Paris: Row F - twotickets at 71.60 each; Row X - four tickets at 69.50each; Row Y - two tickets at 69.50 each; and Row AA- four tickets at 69.50 each.If you are interested, call our office at (515) 2433904.
Erin Lain,associate provost forcampus equity andinclusion at DrakeUniversity andassociate professorof law at Drake LawSchool, hasreceived the 2017Gertrude RushLainAward from the IowaOrganization of Women Attorneys(IOWA) and the Iowa Chapter of theNational Bar Association. The awardrecognizes individuals who demonstrateleadership in the community and in thelegal profession, as well as a concernfor human and civil rights. Erin hascommitted her career to studentservices at Drake University and herresponsibilities as associate provostfocus on campus equity and inclusion.Before being selected as associateprovost, Erin served as the assistantdean for academic services at DrakeLaw School for five years. Prior tobecoming the assistant dean, Laindirected the law school's academicsuccess program and was also anassistant director of admission. Asassistant dean, Lain secured grantfunding that allowed Drake Law Schoolto host the national Council on LegalEducation Opportunity (CLEO) Pre-LawSummer Institute in 2011 and 2016. TheCLEO program provides students fromdiverse ethnic, racial, socioeconomic,and geographic backgrounds withtraining and tools to ensure success intheir legal education. Erin received herBA, JD, and PhD from DrakeUniversity. She is on the PCBA Board ofthe Directors and is an active memberof the Iowa State Bar Association, IOWAand the ABA.Don't miss an opportunity to shareyour news and specialannouncements with fellow PCBAMembers! Click here.Take a look at the upcoming shows listed below. Ifyou are interested in attending, just email CarolPhillips and let her know which shows and how manytickets for each show you would like. If you havequestions, just call our office at (515) 243-3904.Willis Broadway series ticketsAll shows are at 7:30 p.m. on a Thursday; tickets are 73.50 each:Oct. 12, 2017 - Something RottenNov. 2, 2017 - The Color PurpleDec. 7, 2017 - WaitressFeb. 22, 2018 - On Your Feet! The Emilio & GloriaEstefan MusicalApril 5, 2018 - The HumansPlease note that Hamilton is SOLD OUT. All the ticketsthat we can receive are spoken for. We hope to beable to buy more tickets, but that is not guaranteed. Ifyou would like to be put on our very long list of peopleinterested in tickets, just send an email tocphillips@pcbaonline.org. No more than three ticketsper person please! And again, there is no guaranteethat we will be able to buy more tickets.Add On Shows - All shows are at 7:30 p.m.Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 - Stomp, 52.50 eachFriday, March 9, 2018 - Chicago, 71.50 eachThursday, April 19, 2018 & Saturday, April 21, 2018 Les Miserables, 71.50 eachSaturday, May 12, 2018 - Leslie Odom Jr. in Concertwith the Des Moines Symphony, 86.50 eachIowa Supreme Court bans weaponsThe Iowa Supreme Court has issued a statewideorder prohibiting weapons in courthouses and otherpublic areas used by the state court system. PolkCounty is one of 72 counties in Iowa that alreadyprohibits weapons in courthouses. Now, the 27remaining counties will have to do the same.In his ruling released on Tuesday, June 20, ChiefJustice Mark Cady indicated that this ruling does notaffect peace officers. It does, however, ban visitorsfrom carrying weapons into courthouses. The orderrequires the chief judge in each judicial district to workwith local officials to carry out the order in all 99counties.New job vacancies posted onlineWe've just added two new job postings on our PCBAwebsite. Check them out athttp://pcbaonline.org/members-only/. Member log-inrequired. And be sure to let us know if you have job
vacancies to post. Contact Carol Phillips or phone243-3904.
Aug. 2: Health & Wellness Seminar Meet Your Representatives Officers Board of Directors Board of Governors Committees Visit our Website www.pcbaonline.org _ From the Past President . . . . For Good I've heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow
