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Merlaine B.

Merlaine Bissainthe

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With a vested interest in all her clients, Merlaine Bissainthe supports small startups in business formation, contract drafting, and negotiation. A speaker of Haitian Creole and Spanish, she is experienced in navigating clients through the legal immigration system to retain employees. Ms. Bissainthe currently works as in-house counsel, providing legal advice to all levels of management.
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Kelcey P.

Kelcey Patrick-Ferree

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Kelcey Patrick-Ferree is a business attorney that also focuses on internet cases. She obtained her J.D. in law at the Duke University School of Law and is now the principal of her own law firm, the Law Office of Kelcey Patrick-Ferree. Kelcey has been active as a business attorney for the past eight years and specializes in internet, contracts, licensing, privacy and other business-related cases. Before starting her own law firm, Kelcey worked as a staff attorney at ACT Inc.
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Matt B.

Matt Brick

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Matt Brick is a shareholder of Brick Gentry P.C. His practice involves business transactions along with providing legal guidance for a number of private and public corporat... read more
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Andrew A.

Andrew Aeilts

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Andrew graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in Business Management/Finance. He later graduated from Drake Law School with honors. His practice are... read more
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Josh H.

Josh Haugo

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I was raised on a small family farm in Iowa. I still work on the farm with my dad. Prior to my career as a lawyer I worked for a large multinational in plant breeding and g... read more
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Melissa L.

Melissa Lewis

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Melissa Lewis is a solo practitioner, mediator, and owner at M C Lewis Law Office, PC. After branching out as a corporate counsel and attorney at M C Lewis Law Office, PC, ... read more
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Julian W.

Julian West

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Julian grew up in Decorah, Iowa and graduated from Grinnell College in 2006. After graduating with Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2011, he gained... read more
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Trent H.

Trent Henkelvig

Trent Henkelvig is a general attorney at law with extensive experience in dealing with criminal cases. He has been licensed to practice law in Iowa since 2009. Trent is part of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Federalist Society and the 82nd Airborne Association. He has a Juris Doctor in Law, which he obtained from the Drake University Law School in 2007. Trent started his own law firm in 2009.
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Jesse M.

Jesse Marzen

Jesse Marzen, the Chief Executive Attorney at his own Law Firm, operates slightly differently to most lawyers, charging a flat fee for all the Business Law & Commercial Transaction cases. The main focus areas of Marzen are tax issues and services, as well as business and entrepreneurial endeavors. He studied with the University of St. Thomas School of Law and graduated with his J.D. in 2004. He also graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa.
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Ben B.

Ben Bekel

Currently working as an Attorney in Roller Law Office, Ben Bekel is expanding his area of expertise. He has worked as an Attorney for Pastrnak Law Firm, as well as a Litigation Specialist for Scheldrup Blades. His areas of focus include commercial and residential real estate, corporate and business law, wills, estates, trusts, and banking law. Ben appeared on the Dean's list twice and graduated from Drake University Law School in 2011.
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