THE Volume 76 Number 11 December 2016 / January 2017 A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY BEGINS IN IOWA A HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION ON RACE AND PLACE HONORING ORVILLE BLOETHE 43260_ILcov_6-15.indd 1 12/30/16 12:53 PM FOCUS GROUPS • MOCK JURIES • SHADOW JURIES ... the missing piece to your puzzle. Julie Mickelson VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES 515-223-9356 [email protected] www.harbingerjury.com 43260_ILrev.indd 2 12/30/16 1:41 PM THE Volume 76 Number 11 December 2016/January 2017 The official publication of The Iowa State Bar Association. EDITORIAL TEAM Contributing Editor Managing Editor Virginia Sipes, J.D. Melissa Higgins 515-697-7897 515-697-7896 [email protected] [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Copy Editor General Inquiries Steve Boeckman 515-243-3179 515-697-7869 [email protected] A history of the National Bar Association [email protected] Consistent with the early environment in the state of Iowa to support justice for all people, the historic and profoundly THE IOWA LAWYER important creation of the NBA took place in Des Moines, Iowa. (ISSN 1052-5327) is published monthly except Learn about the NBA founders and their permanent impact on for the combined December-January issue, by the legal profession and beyond. the Iowa State Bar Association, 625 East Court By Kim Walker, Faegre Baker Daniels Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309-1904. One copy of 6 each issue is furnished to association members as part of their annual dues. Non-member FOCUS GROUPS • MOCK JURIES • SHADOW JURIES subscription rates are $40 per year. Periodicals A groundbreaking celebration postage paid at Des Moines, Iowa. In October 2016, a grand groundbreaking ceremony brought POSTMASTER the community together to celebrate the 12 African-American Send address changes to The Iowa Lawyer founders of the NBA, and pay tribute to the impact that they had Magazine, 625 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, on our state but also to the national and international impact Iowa, 50309-1904. Members can contact the that their work had and continues to have. See the celebration and learn more about the world-class public art project which membership department to change their address 10 honors the legacy of the NBA founders. by emailing [email protected]. PRINTER A legal legend: Honoring Orville Bloethe The Iowa Lawyer Magazine is printed by Colorfx, 10776 Aurora Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, 50322. Telephone Orville Bloethe was an Iowa attorney for nearly seven decades. 515-270-0402. Art Director: Melissa Thompson. His desire to give back extended beyond the profession of law. ... the Read about his many contributions. ADVERTISING By Melissa Higgins, ISBA Communications Director CLASSIFIED. Qualifying ISBA members receive two free non-job listings annually as a member benefit. 38 missing Members should contact the ISBA Communications Department for ad placement. Non-member classified ad rate is $110 at 125 words per listing. See classified FEATURES COLUMNS section for further details. A conversation with Judge Romonda D. Belcher and Kudos ..................................................4 Attorney Paxton Williams President’s letter: Strong foundation - Kenyon ......5 piece DISPLAY. Display advertising in the Iowa Lawyer Belcher, Williams .................................. 10 Magazine is handled by Larson Enterprises, Inc., In Memoriam ........................................ 21 909 50th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50265. 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Members are encouraged to submit Resolution honoring deceased members ........... 20 at Iowa judicial buildings .............................11 articles and manuscripts to the editor for possible Regis Reigns! ......................................... 37 publication. Submissions should be no longer than Board of Governors Winter Quarterly Meeting ...... 22 1,500 words, although exceptions can be made. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum. Include a short bio of the author(s) and professional photo(s) when submitting. NOTE: Not all submissions are THE Volume 76 Number 11 December 2016 / January 2017 ABOUT THE COVER guaranteed publication. The editors and bar leaders Kerry James Marshall is one of the most celebrated artists review all submissions to a make a determination of suitability for publication. Email all submissions working in the United States today. Marshall designed this to [email protected] in Microsoft iconic sculpture that combines modernist geometry and Julie Mickelson Word format. brick masonry. The commanding presence of A Monumental VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES STATEMENTS OR OPINIONS Journey captures human dignity through its homage to the The statements and opinions in this publication A MONUMENTAL NBA founders. are those of the authors and not necessarily those JOURNEY BEGINS IN IOWA Photo credit: Photo courtesy of KJM Studio. 515-223-9356 of The Iowa State Bar Association. Readers should [email protected] consult original sources of authority to verify A HISTORY OF THE exactness. Advertising in this publication does NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION ON RACE AND PLACE not constitute endorsement of a product or HONORING ORVILLE BLOETHE www.harbingerjury.com service unless specifically stated. 43260_ILcov_6-15.indd 1 12/30/16 12:53 PM THE IOWA LAWYER December 2016 / January 2017 3 43260_ILrev.indd 3 12/30/16 3:11 PM The Iowa State Bar Association MILITARY VETERANS 625 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1904 Main: 515-243-3179 Fax: 515-243-2511 The November 2016 issue of The Iowa Lawyer included a www.iowabar.org [email protected] list to recognize ISBA members who served in the military. PRESIDENT That list was compiled based on member-provided informa- Arnold “Skip” Kenyon III Creston 641-782-1000 [email protected] tion received in response to calls for submissions that were PRESIDENT-ELECT published in the Iowa Lawyer Weekly electronic newsletter. Stephen R. Eckley Des Moines 515-283-4637 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT If you are a military veteran who did not find your name Tom Levis W. Des Moines 515-274-1450 [email protected] SECRETARY on the list in the November 2016 magazine issue, please Dwight Dinkla Des Moines 515-697-7867 [email protected] contact the ISBA Communications Department with your IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT name and years and branch of service no later than Jan. 20. Bruce L. Walker Iowa City 319-354-1104 [email protected] DISTRICT GOVERNORS The February 2017 issue of The Iowa Lawyer will include the DISTRICT 1A complete list of submissions we have received so that more Steven J. Drahozal Dubuque 563-583-1940 [email protected] ISBA members who served in the military can be honored. Gary Mick Guttenburg 563-252-1733 [email protected] DISTRICT 1B Shannon Simms Waterloo 319-291-6161 simms@nlfiowa.com Communications Department John Wood Waterloo 319-234-1766 [email protected] 515-697-7864 DISTRICT 2A [email protected] Colin M. Davison Garner 641-423-5154 [email protected] Patrick Vickers Greene 641-823-4192 [email protected] DISTRICT 2B Victoria Feilmeyer Ames 515-956-3915 [email protected] KUDOS Jerry Schnurr Fort Dodge 515-576-3977 [email protected] Bethany Currie Marshalltown 641-752-8800 [email protected] The Iowa State Bar Association congratulates the following individuals for DISTRICT 3A Jill Davis Spencer 712-262-1150 [email protected] recognition they have received: John M. Loughlin Cherokee 712-225-2514 [email protected] Christine Branstad, Robert McMonagle and Ian Russell for DISTRICT 3B Deb DeJong Orange City 712-737-4999 [email protected] being unanimously approved as fellows of the Iowa Academy of Trial Law- James Daane Sioux City 712-252-2424 [email protected] yers. The IATL is an invitation-only honor limited to 250 attorneys across DISTRICT 4 the state who are selected by their peers and voted on by the IATL Board of Kathleen Kohorst Harlan 712-755-3156 [email protected] Robert Livingston Council Bluffs 712-322-4033 [email protected] Governors. DISTRICT 5A Branstad, founder of Branstad Law in Des Moines, practices primarily Mason Ouderkirk Indianola 515-961-5315 olfirm@qwestoffice.net in criminal law, with a background including work as a prosecutor, defense Daniel Huitink Pella 641-621-8130 [email protected] counsel and civil litigator. DISTRICT 5B Roberta Chambers Corydon 641-870-0108 [email protected] McMonagle and Russell are partners at Lane & Waterman in DISTRICT 5C Davenport McMonagle focuses primarily on civil defense claims, trying 34 Willard Boyd, III Des Moines 515-283-3172 [email protected] jury