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18th Annual Cady Cup

NOTE: The Dean’s Cup event was renamed the Cady Cup in late 2019 in memory of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark S. Cady.

The 18th Annual Cady Cup golf event is scheduled for May 16, 2022 at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. The event includes two formats – match play and best shot.

Over 100 lawyers and judges from around the state participate in this event. The event is for all law graduates, faculty, staff and students of Drake Law School and the Iowa College of Law – of every skill level – to support their law school. A lawyer who is not a graduate of either school may participate in the best shot format by declaring temporary allegiance to one of the two schools at the time of registration.

The proceeds from the event go to Iowa Legal Aid, which has provided Hope, Dignity and Justice to 54,579 Iowans since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, 23,564 of whom were children. Click here for the registration/sponsor form.

For more information, contact:

IOWA: Jeff Courter, 515-283-8048, jwc@nyemaster.com

DRAKE: Greg Kenyon, 515-246-5829, kenyon.gregory@bradshawlaw.com

Annual Fundraising Event for Iowa Legal Aid Raises $150,000

Equal Justice After Hours 2021 was held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at the Surety Hotel in downtown Des Moines. This fundraiser enables Iowa Legal Aid to help more low-income Iowans who need critical legal assistance.

Equal Justice After Hours 2021 highlighted Iowa Legal Aid’s work in securing income and basic needs, and preventing evictions during the COVID pandemic. The event raised approximately $150,000 for Iowa Legal Aid.

Thank you so much to our generous sponsors!!

Premier Sponsors ($10,000+)
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Belin McCormick
George LaMarca
Nyemaster Goode, P.C.

Platinum Sponsors ($7,500-$9,999)
Dentons Davis Brown
Fredrikson & Byron

Gold Sponsors ($5,000-$7,499)
Association of Corporate Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Principal Financial Group
RSH Legal
Schott Mauss & Associates
Zenor Kuehner

Silver Sponsors ($2,500-$4,999)
ARAG Legal Insurance
Business Record
Dorsey & Whitney
Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter
Galligan Law, P.C.
Grefe & Sidney, PLC
Happe Mediation
Fred & Charlotte Hubbell
G. David & Trudy Holman Hurd Fund
Mediacom Communications Corp.
Hon. Robert & Rose Mary Pratt
Reynolds & Reynolds

Titanium Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499)
Bankers Trust
Boehlert Brownlee ADR
Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.
Brick Gentry P.C.
BrownWinick Law
David & Alicia Claypool
Roxanne Conlin & Associates, PC
Cutler Law Firm, P.C.
Kate Cutler & Boyd Littrell
Fiedler Law Firm, PLC
Sarah Garst
Harding Law Office
Hopkins & Huebner, P.C.
Dan & Joanie Houston
Knapp Properties, Inc.
LaMarca Law Group
Eric Nemmers & Troy Price
Eliza Ovrom & Mark Schuling
Donna L. Paulsen & Thomas E. Press
Mark & Janet Rosenbury
Karen Shaff & Steve Jayne
Sherinian & Hasso Law Firm
Leon Spies & Jan Peterson
Sullivan & Ward, P.C.
Marsha Ternus & Denny Drake
Timmer & Judkins, P.L.L.C.
Robert G. Tully
Carl & Susan Voss
Wasker, Dorr, Wimmer & Marcouiller, P.C.
Hon. Thomas & Maria Waterman
West Bank

Palladium Sponsors ($500-$999)
Michael J. Cunningham
Robert N. Downer
Jeanine Freeman
Goodman/Keller, P.C.
Hupy & Abraham
Iowa Taproom & Highlife Lounge
John & Dianne Liepa
Ed & Elizabeth Mansfield
Thomas A. Mayes
Mary Louise & Gerard Neugent
Platt Law Firm PC
Reynoldson & Van Werden
Honorable Karen & Joseph Romano
Anjela Shutts
Stockdale Law, PLC
Thomas L. Wine

Copper Sponsors ($250-$499)
Judge Helen Adams & Jeff Mertes
Jim Autry & Sally Pederson
Jean Basinger
Bill Brauch & Karen Miller
Barry & Mary Bruner
Bruner, Bruner, Reinhart & Morton
John Cacciatore & Robin Ahnen-Cacciatore
Jim Carney
Community Lawyers of Iowa
Denefe, Gardner & Zingg, PC
Ervanian & Cacciatore LLP
John Fisher & Jann Freed
Forcier Law Office PLLC
Lawrence & Barbara James
Cathy & Pat Jury
Laura Lockard & Dallas Sanders
Sheila Luken
Malloy Law Firm
Attorney General Miller
Robert Oberbillig
Thomas & Elaine Palmer
Michael J. Pratt & Emily Sickelka
Sarai Rice
Bridget Shapansky
Telpner Peterson Law Firm, LLP
Allen Vander Linden & Michael Thompson
Tom & Christie Vilsack
Zarley Law Firm, P.L.C.

Grant from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa

Iowa Legal Aid is grateful to be the recipient of a $20,000 grant award from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to provide civil legal services to stabilize low-income Black Hawk County residents during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nick Smithberg, Executive Director of Iowa Legal Aid, attended the grant award celebration and is pictured here accepting the award.

CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS

In our ongoing effort to respond the recent public health concerns related to coronavirus, Iowa Legal Aid is implementing interim procedures aimed at keeping our staff and clients safe and reducing the risk of spreading the virus. At the same time, we are making every effort to remain operational so that we can continue to serve our clients.

From now until April 3, 2020, we are implementing the following preventative measures:

We are suspending walk-in intakes in all our offices. Clients can continue to complete intakes in the following ways:

- By telephone at 1-800-532-1275 (Monday-Friday, 9:00–11:00 a.m. and 1:30–3:30 p.m., except Thursday afternoon);
- Online at iowalegalaid.org (24/7); or
- For callers 60 and over by telephone at 1-800-992-8161 (9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)

We are suspending in-person outreach activities including clinics, on-site intake with partner agencies, and tabling events. We will provide these services by telephone or by video conference to the extent feasible.
Our staff will be conducting an increased number of meetings and other events remotely via telephone or teleconference.

Please be assured that we will continue serving our clients during this health emergency. Many of our staff members will be working remotely, but we are fully operational. We look forward to continuing to work with you to serve our community.

As this situation is rapidly evolving, our guidance and procedures likely will change as circumstances dictate.

16th Annual Cady Cup

NOTE: The Dean’s Cup event was renamed the Cady Cup in late 2019 in memory of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark S. Cady.

The 16th Annual Cady Cup golf event is scheduled for May 18, 2020 at Echo Valley Golf Course in Norwalk. The event includes two formats – match play and best shot.

The proceeds from the event go to Iowa Legal Aid, which provided Hope, Dignity and Justice to nearly 38,000 Iowans in 2018, but still had to turn away or underserve at least 10,000 others. Click here for the registration/sponsor form.

For more information, contact:

IOWA: Jeff Courter, 515-283-8048, jwc@nyemaster.com

DRAKE: Greg Kenyon, 515-246-5829, kenyon.gregory@bradshawlaw.com

Iowa West Foundation Awards $15,000 to Iowa Legal Aid to Fund Community Stabilization Project

Iowa Legal Aid is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation to help support its Community Stabilization Project in Pottawattamie County. The main goal of the Project is to economically stabilize targeted and distressed communities by providing holistic free legal services essential to at-risk individuals and families. Additionally, the Community Stabilization Project provides community legal education events in Council Bluffs and collaborates with community partners to refer individuals to the program. The project will have a presence in the Council Bluffs Community School District by having onsite outreach to help parents address their unmet legal needs. Project staff will stabilize families and communities so that children are safe, well-fed and arrive at school ready to learn. The Community Stabilization Project addresses a multitude of civil legal problems for Iowans, and when successful, can lead to a cascade of positive outcomes that can improve the economic well-being for clients and their families, as well as the community as a whole.

About the Iowa West Foundation: The mission of the Iowa West Foundation is to improve lives and strengthen communities for current and future generations. They do this by providing leadership, creating partnerships, leveraging resources and serving as a catalyst in identifying and supporting community needs. www.IowaWestFoundation.org.

Jury of fifth-graders finds Wonder Woman ‘not guilty’

Iowa Legal Aid’s Deputy Director Shelley Whitcher speaks with the students about the legal profession.

In observance of Law Day, Iowa Legal Aid organized a superhero-themed mock trial held at Rue Elementary School in Council Bluffs. The jury of fifth-graders found Wonder Woman was not guilty of breaking and entering and criminal mischief.

Click HERE to read article by the Daily NonPareil newspaper.

Theisen’s Funds New Technology

With two grants from Theisens, Iowa Legal Aid was able to purchase new technology for its offices in Iowa City and Ottumwa. Staff now have the technology needed to perform more efficient and effective service to clients while outside the office. Thank you Theisens!

Dubuque Racing Association Funds New Technology

Technology plays an important role in helping Iowa Legal Aid meet the growing needs of its low-income clients. We would like to thank the Dubuque Racing Association for its $7,000 grant award to purchase upgraded equipment for our office located in Dubuque. Advocate staff received new ProBook notebooks, docking stations, and carrying backpacks, and support staff received new desktop computers. This new equipment is helping Iowa Legal Aid provide more efficient and effective service to low-income Dubuque County residents and makes way for future technology upgrades, such as expanded bandwidth, Wi-Fi, and cloud-based computing.

15th Annual Dean’s Cup

The 15th Annual Dean’s Cup golf event is scheduled for May 20, 2019 at the Amana Colonies Golf Course. The event includes two formats – match play and best shot.

This event is for all law graduates, faculty, staff and students of Drake Law School and the Iowa College of Law – of every skill level – to support their law school. A lawyer who is not a graduate of either school may participate in the best shot format by declaring temporary allegiance to one of the two schools at the time of registration.

Over 100 lawyers and judges from around the state participate in this event. The Drake team Captain is Chief Justice Mark Cady, while the Iowa team Captain is Judge Eliza Ovrom.

For more information, contact:

IOWA: Jeff Courter, 515-283-8048, jwc@nyemaster.com

DRAKE: Greg Kenyon, 515-246-5829, kenyon.gregory@bradshawlaw.com