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December 13 - Cedar Rapids KEVIN D. AHRENHOLZ is a partner with the Waterloo law firm of Beecher, Field, Walker, Morris, Hoffman & Johnson, P.C., where his main areas of practice are bankruptcy, collections and civil litigation. Mr. Ahrenholz earned his B.A. degree from Wheaton College and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the American Collectors Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. GINA L. KRAMER is an attorney with Reynolds & Kenline, LLP in Dubuque, Iowa. Ms. Kramer has a general practice including, but not limited to, debt and bankruptcy and criminal law. Prior to joining Reynolds and Kenline, she clerked for Judge Robert D. Martin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and taught bankruptcy law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Ms. Kramer earned her A.B. degree, summa cum laude, from Harvard College and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School of Law. Her bar admissions include the Iowa State Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; the Wisconsin State Bar; and the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. ROBERT G. SCHLEGEL is a partner in the Washington, Iowa law firm of Day Meeker Lamping Schlegel & Salazar, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, probate, taxation and real estate. Mr. Schlegel earned his B.F.A. degree from the University of Iowa and his J.D. degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. He serves as a trustee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Mr. Schlegel is a member of the Washington County, Iowa State, Federal and American bar associations and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Mr. Schlegel is admitted to practice in Iowa, Colorado and the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. RUSH M. SHORTLEY is a sole practitioner in Cedar Rapids, where he practices in the areas of bankruptcy, debtor and creditor rights, commercial litigation, collections, and trial. Mr. Shortley received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. He has spoken to various professional groups on topics relating to his areas of practice. Mr. Shortley is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association (member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law, Agricultural Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution sections), the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Federal Bar Association. December 14 - Des Moines JOSEPH W. FERNANDEZ is an attorney at Fernandez Law Firm in West Des Moines, Iowa. His practice has been general in nature, with a concentration in the areas of family law (dissolution, modifications, child custody and juvenile matters), personal injury and Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Mr. Fernandez has been practicing law in the state of Iowa for more than 10 years. He is licensed to practice in all Iowa district courts and federal district courts. Mr. Fernandez began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Donald E. O'Brien, Senior Federal District Court Judge in the Northern District of Iowa, specifically Sioux City. He is a member of the Iowa State and Polk County bar associations, the American Association for Justice, the Iowa Association for Justice, the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and the local (Iowa) NELA. MICHAEL L. JANKINS is a sole practitioner in the Jankins Law Firm in Des Moines, where he practices in bankruptcy with an emphasis in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Mr. Jankins received his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and his J.D. degree from Drake University. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers. Mr. Jankins is also an associate member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. MICHAEL P. MALLANEY is a shareholder in the Des Moines law firm of Hudson, Mallaney, Shindler, & Anderson, P.C. Mr. Mallaney's areas of practice include agriculture law, antitrust and trade regulation, government agencies and programs, and bankruptcy. He served as the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Richard F. Stageman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Iowa from 1980 to 1982. Mr. Mallaney is admitted to practice law in Iowa and is a member of the Iowa State and American bar associations. He earned his B.S. and M.A. degrees from Eastern Illinois University, and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Drake University. CHARLES L. SMITH is a partner at Telpner, Peterson, Smith, Ruesch, Thomas & Simpson, LLP in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr. Smith works primarily in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial law and debtor-creditor rights. He is a Chapter 7 bankruptcy panel trustee for the Southern District of Iowa. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law. He is a member of the Iowa State (chair, Current Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section; co-chair, Private Course of Action (Civil Fraud) Study Committee), Federal, Pottawattamie County and Nebraska State bar associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.
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