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MEMBERS OF FIRM
Marvin S. Berenstein, born
Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1961, Iowa, U.S. District Court,
Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Tax Court.
Education: State University of Iowa (J.D., 1961). Iowa Attorney
General's Staff, 1961; President, State of Iowa Board of Regents,
1993-1995, Member, 1989-1995. Listed in Best Lawyers in America,
Corporate Law, Taxation, Trusts and Estates. Recipient, Iowa State
Bar Association Award of Merit, 1996. President: Iowa State Bar
Association, 1980-1981; Young Lawyers Section, 1969-1970; Iowa State
Bar Foundation, 1992-1993. Fellow: American College of
Trust and Estate Counsel; Iowa State Bar Foundation. Member: Iowa
Society of Hospital Attorneys MBerenstein@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Dan A. Moore, born Des Moines, Iowa; admitted to
bar, 1977, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and
U.S. Tax Court. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1974; J.D.,
1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Co-Author: "The New
Iowa Land Title Examination Standards," 34 Drake L. Rev. 589, 1984.
President, Sioux City Lawyers Club, 1985. Member, 1981-1992, 1994—
and Chairman, 1985-1988, City Planning and Zoning Commission, Sioux
City, Iowa. Currently President-Elect of the Iowa State Bar Association.
Member: Board of Governors, 2000—, Committee on Title
Standards, 1980-1989, 1996—, and Committee on Title Guaranty,
1988-1989, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 1990—, Chair,
1996-1997, Iowa State Bar Association. Listed in The Best Lawyers in
America, Real Estate Category. Member: American Bar Association
(Member, Real Property Section). DMoore@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Craig S. Berenstein, born Iowa City, Iowa;
admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with
distinction, 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Mayor, Sioux City,
Iowa. Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section,
1990-1994; Chair, Professional Corporation Committee, 1990-1994,
Iowa State Bar Association. CBerenstein@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Maureen Brown Heffernan, born Bethesda,
Maryland; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa and U.S. District Court,
Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Education: University of
Iowa (B.B.S., 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1985). Member, Sections
on: Litigation and Employment Law, Iowa State Bar Association;
Member, Sections on: Health Law and Labor and Employment Law,
American Bar Association. Member: Iowa Society of Healthcare
Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. MHeffernan@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Richard H. Moeller, born Mason City, Iowa;
admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Iowa; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of
Iowa; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1999, Nebraska; 2000, U.S.
District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Iowa State
University (B.S., with distinction, 1982); University of Iowa (J.D.,
with distinction, 1985). Tau Beta Pi. Member, Sections on: Litigation, Commercial & Bankruptcy Law and Government Practice Sections of the Iowa State Bar Association; Member: IASB Council of School Board Attorneys (Executive Committee, 1998—) and NSBA Council of School Attorneys. RMoeller@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Jeffrey A. Johnson, born Primghar, Iowa;
admitted to bar, 1991, Iowa, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Northern
and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Tax Court; 1996, Nebraska.
Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A.,1988); University of
Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1991). Member, Section on: Taxation;
Committees on: Taxation and Employee Benefits, Iowa State Bar
Association. Member: Nebraska and Missouri State Bar Associations. JJohnson@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Robert F. Meis, born Sioux City, Iowa, January
15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa, Nebraska and U.S. District
Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa
(B.B.A., with honors, 1980; J.D., with distinction, 1983). Beta
Gamma Sigma. Co-Director of the Client Counseling Program,
University of Iowa School of Law, 1983. Member, Sections: Probate & Trust, Iowa Bar Association.
Member: Woodbury County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. RMeis@Berensteinlawfirm.com
Mitchell A. Herigstad, born Seattle, Washington;
admitted to bar, 1994, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Southern District
of Iowa and U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Iowa. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1991);
Drake University (J.D., 1994). Member, Sections on: Probate and
Trust and eCommerce, Iowa State Bar Association; Member,
Intellectual Property Law Section, American Bar Association. MHerigstad@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Kelly K. Salker, born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted
to bar, 1997, Iowa. Education: Morningside College (B.S., cum laude,
1994); University of Iowa (J.D., 1997). Clerk to Honorable Terry L.
Huitink, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1997-1998. Member, Section: Corporate Counsel,
Iowa State Bar Association. KSalker@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
ASSOCIATES
Dawn E. Mastalir, born Iron Mountain, Michigan;
admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1981);
University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Finalist, Van
Oosterhout Moot Court Competition, 1990. Member: National Moot Court
Team, 1990. Best Respondent Brief, National Moot Court Regional
Competition, 1990. Member, Section: Litigation and Government Practice,
Iowa State Bar Association. Member: Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys
and the National Council of School Board Attorneys. Reported Cases: Longstreth v. Tom Copple and MCI
Telecommunications Corporation, 101 F.Supp.2nd 776 (N.D. Iowa,
2000), aff'd upon reh'g, 189 F.R.D. 401 (N.D. Iowa 1999) DMastalir@Berensteinlawfirm.com.
Angie J. Schneiderman, born Worthington,
Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2002 Iowa; 2003 South Dakota. Education: Southwest State
University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Nebraska
(J.D., 2002). Member: Woodbury County and Iowa State Bar Associations and the State Bar of South Dakota. ASchneiderman@Berensteinlawfirm.com
Jason Gann, born Neligh, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2004 Iowa; 2006 U.S. District of Court, Northern District of Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2000); Southern Illinois University
(J.D., 2004). Member, Committee: Legal Heritage, Sections: Commercial & Bankruptcy Law, Environmental & Natural Resources,
and Litigation, Iowa State Bar Association.
Member: Woodbury County and Iowa State Bar Associations. JGann@Berensteinlawfirm.com
Mark Cord, born Rock Rapids, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2006 Iowa; 2007 South Dakota. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1988); University of South Dakota (J.D., 2005). Member, Sections: Probate & Trust and Real Estate & Title Law, Iowa State Bar Association.
Member: Woodbury County and Iowa State Bar Associations and the State Bar of South Dakota. MCord@Berensteinlawfirm.com
Amber Hegarty, born Cherokee, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2002 Nebraska; 2007 Iowa. Education: Morningside College (B.A. cum laude, 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2001). Member: Woodbury County, Dakota County, Nebraska and Iowa State Bar Associations. AHegarty@Berensteinlawfirm.com
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