PCBA VLP recognizes pro bono service (Posted October 12, 2022)
It is with gratitude that the PCBA recognizes attorneys who accepted a referral from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
Buildings for Justice in Polk County (Posted October 1, 2022)
by Arthur E. Gamble, Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa On behalf of the Fifth Judicial District, let me take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Polk County Bar Association for your support of the exciting building projects for justice in Polk County. They will...
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April 2015 Luncheon (Posted October 1, 2022)
The featured speaker at the April 14 PCBA luncheon was The Des Moines Register’s Grant Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers works as a journalist for the publication focusing on media coverage of the courtroom. Mr. Rodgers first discussed his process in selecting cases through understanding his readership and ensuring engagement with his audiences....
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PCBA honors members during Pro Bono Month 2011! (Posted October 1, 2022)
The American Bar Association designated October as Pro Bono month. The Polk County Bar Association initiated a number of activities to help celebrate including: Encouraging Polk County attorneys to take on volunteer cases, asking the Iowa Supreme Court to recognize volunteers, recognizing attorneys in the 5th Judicial District who have...
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Tell legislators not to shortchange Iowans! (Posted October 1, 2022)
We are fighting an uphill battle to secure adequate funding for Iowa’s court system. To avoid more layoffs and more courthouse closings, the Legislature must accept the $164 million budget requested by Chief Justice Cady and recommended by Governor Branstad. Keep in mind, the Governor’s budget is not only balanced,...
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Recent Changes to Child Support Laws (Posted October 1, 2022)
By Evelyn Ocheltree, Senior Staff Attorney at Iowa Legal Aid and serves on the Child Support Advisory Committee. In 2015 SF 500 amended portions of the Iowa child support law. The major change makes it easier to suspend child support under 252B.20. For several years it has been possible to...
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Refresher by the River (Posted October 1, 2022)
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Location: Available live in-person and over the web. Live location: Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA. Also available via Webinar. Cost: $100. Members of the Dubuque County Bar Association and members of Iowa’s Volunteer Lawyers Project are eligible to receive a...
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Review of Chapter 16 Redaction Requirements (Posted October 1, 2022)
by Timothy Eckley, Assistant Counsel to the Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court With implementation of electronic filing (EDMS) in Iowa, it is important that all filers redact personal information that could contribute to identity theft or other misuse. The Iowa Court Rules place responsibility on the filer for omitting, or...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg – A Remembrance (Posted October 1, 2022)
By Roxanne Conlin In the late ’60s and early ’70s, very few women practiced law. Even fewer women lawyers practiced employment and civil rights law. Therefore, we all knew one another. Communication then was much more difficult than communication now. Nonetheless, we stayed in touch by letter and phone to...
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Saying farewell to a trusted colleague (Posted October 1, 2022)
The legal community is mourning the loss of Harlan Lemon who died peacefully of congestive heart failure on Tuesday, March 20. Below is a eulogoy written by Joe Weeg, a retired Assistant Polk County Attorney. Harlan Lemon will be buried today. Most of you have never heard of him. He...
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