Month: June 2017

The Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) honored Attorney Stephen B. Jackson, Sr. with the Rolland E. Grefe Pro Bono Publico Award on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the ISBA Annual Awards Gala at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Rolland E. Grefe Pro Bono Publico Award is awarded annually to an attorney who has enhanced the human dignity of others by improving or delivering pro bono legal services to those who, for one reason or another, are unable to afford a lawyer.

A link to the full article can be found HERE.

Dennis Groenenboom, Iowa Legal Aid’s longest serving Executive Director, has announced his plans to depart from Iowa Legal Aid in late 2017 or early 2018. Dennis is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and has been working with Iowa Legal Aid for nearly 40 years. Dennis began his legal career with Iowa Legal Aid (then Legal Services Corporation of Iowa) upon admission to the Iowa Bar. He has served as a Staff Attorney, Managing Attorney, Deputy Director and as Iowa Legal Aid’s Executive Director since May 1992.

A copy of the job announcement can be found at the following link:
http://www.iowalegalaid.org/resource/executive-director/download/85DF18DE-C454-4CCA-B929-6C568EE9C05E.pdf

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For more information, please contact Arlys Kness at akness@iowalaw.org.