THE Volume 69 Number 2 February 2009 Seventeen lawyer- legislators go to work in 83rd General Assembly ALSO IN THIS ISSUE • Special legislative focus – • Lawyer-legislator bios • 2009 session promises to be challenging • Iowa Title Guaranty to work with ISBA • ISBA’s Affirmative legislative agenda • wHo to contact your legislator • BOG meeting highlights • State of the Judiciary address • y DisciplinarActions THE IOWA LAWYER February 2009 1 41480_IL_cover.indd 1 2/2/09 10:34:02 PM ISBA leaders take time out for a photo with the governor after a meeting in his office before the State of the Judiciary address. Leaders are (from left) Legislative Counsel Jim Carney, President Dan Moore, Executive Director Dwight Dinkla, Governor Culver, President-Elect Jane Lorentzen and Vice President Frank Carroll. Experience The next generation of Tax LL.M. Delivered to you. This rigorous and professional LL.M. curriculum is designed for outstanding candidates who cannot attend classes on campus. 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Executive Director Dwight Dinkla’s electronic • How to contact your legislator [email protected] • BOG meeting highlights _______ Reasoner, Creston; Kevin McCarthy, Des Moines; mail address is . Assistant Executive • State of the Judiciary address Director Harry Shipley’s address is [email protected]. • What does your “metadata” say about you? and Senator Keith Kreiman, Bloomfield. Not THE IOWA LAWYER February 2009 1 pictured is Representative Jo Oldson, Des Moines. 41480_IL_cover.indd 1 1/27/09 8:19:28 PM The Iowa State Bar Association Committees and Sections COMMITTEES INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION HEALTH LAW SECTION AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Kathleen M. Neylan Robert L. Fanter Heather L. Campbell Patrick N. Murphy Dwight W. James Elkader (563) 245-1561 Des Moines (515) 288-6041 Des Moines (515) 283-1000 Le Mars (712) 546-8844 Des Moines (515) 246-8484 MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BUSINESS LAW SECTION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE IOWA JURY INSTRUCTIONS Dennis Dietz Gregory B. Wilcox Kirk M. Hartung Deanna Clingan-Fischer Hon. Kellyann Lekar Polk City (515) 210-6343 Des Moines (515) 283-3100 Des Moines (515) 288-3667 Des Moines (515) 725-3319 Waterloo (319) 833-3332 PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTEE COMMERCIAL & BANKRUPTCY LAW SECTION INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION Christine Keenan Iris J. Post JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Charles L. Smith Hon. Larry J. Eisenhauer Ames (515) 239-5000 Des Moines (515) 243-4191 David L. Brown Council Bluffs (712) 325-9000 Des Moines (515) 281-8292 APPELLATE PRACTICE COMMITTEE PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CORPORATE COUNSEL SECTION Des Moines (515) 244-2141 LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Christine M. Luzzie Thomas A. Lawler George S. Eichhorn LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Helen Adams Iowa City (319) 351-6570 Parkersburg (319) 346-2650 Grand Junction (515) 738-2571 Tyler Smith Des Moines (515) 246-4555 BAR INSURANCE SCOPE & CORRELATION COMMITTEE CRIMINAL LAW SECTION Des Moines (515) 265-6210 LITIGATION SECTION Philip D. Brooks Robert VP Waterman, Jr. Richard Phelps, II LAWYERS HELPING LAWYERS COMMITTEE Sharon Soorholtz Greer Cedar Rapids (319) 366-7331 Davenport (563) 324-3246 Mingo (641) 363-4365 Hon. Dick R. Schlegel Marshalltown (641) 752-5467 TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE BENCH BAR CONFERENCE eCOMMERCE SECTION Ottumwa (641) 682-4641 PROBATE & TRUST LAW SECTION Robert W. “Bill” Sackett Quentin R. Boyken Jason M. Hunt Milford (712) 338-9106 LEGAL AID COMMITTEE Des Moines (515) 283-4628 Des Moines (515) 283-1000 Michel Nelson Hon. Van D. Zimmer Gary M. Lane WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE Carroll (712) 792-9772 ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL Vinton (319) 472-5791 Davenport (563) 326-1000 Jennifer WendtGeisler EAL STATE ITLE AW ECTION RESOURCES SECTION R E & T L S Bruce L. Walker North Liberty (319) 626-6618 Mark Otto CLE COMMITTEE Iowa City (319) 354-1104 Thomas W. Lipps Alan O. Olson WOMEN & MINORITIES Algona (515) 295-9494 Newton (641) 792-4160 Des Moines (515) 271-9100 LEGAL FORMS COMMITTEE Romonda D. Belcher Ford TAXATION SECTION Randal Caldwell Des Moines (515) 286-2011 FAMILY & JUVENILE LAW SECTION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Amy Hughbanks David Repp Newton (641) 792-7235 Emily B. Gould Chafa Des Moines (515) 246-4556 John D. Shors Des Moines (515) 243-2980 Van Meter (515) 996-2050 LEGAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE Des Moines (515) 246-7983 GENERAL PRACTICE SECTION TRADE REGULATION SECTION F. Richard Lyford SECTIONS ETHICS & PRACTICE GUIDELINES COMMITTEE G. Rawson Stevens Brian McCormac Des Moines (515) 246-4514 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION Shenandoah (712) 246-4300 Des Moines (515) 248-9000 Nick V. Critelli Robert F. Holz, Jr. Des Moines (515) 243-3122 LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Des Moines (515) 288-2500 GOVERNMENT PRACTICE SECTION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SECTION Frank Carroll Thomas Palmer FEDERAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE AGRICULTURAL LAW SECTION Cristina Kuhn Des Moines (515) 288-2500 West Des Moines (515) 223-8860 Nathan J. Overberg Lance D. Ehmcke Des Moines (515) 283-1000 Des Moines (515.) 243-7611 Sioux City (712) 255-8838 The President’s Letter – Dan Moore Reflecting on past advances in minority rights and the need to continue This letter may be one of the more African-Americans. To the three difficult ones I write. Why you ask? of us, we were simply teammates. Because of all the feelings of outrage My dad, who worked for years and injustice that hit me as I reflected at Western Auto, had