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Nicole Hughes - Council Bluffs, IA
25 Main PlaceSuite 200 Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Telpner Peterson Law Firm, LLP
Council Bluffs Bankruptcy Lawyer
Overview
About Nicole Hughes
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Law
- Debtor-Creditor
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 2003
- Nebraska, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2004
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter, 2014 - Present (Director)
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2007 - 2014 (Chair)
- Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Pottawattamie County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Seminars, Inc., 2014 - Present (Director)
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel Trustee for the Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa, and District of South Dakota, 2022 - Present
- School Bond Citizens Committee, 2018
Pro Bono Activities
- Council Bluffs Schools Foundation, Director, 2018 - 2024
- School Board Citizens Committee, - 2018
- Community Foundation for Western Iowa, Scholarship Committee, 2022 - Present
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, May, 2003
J.D. - Creighton University, 2000
B.S.
Honors: summa cum laude
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
25 Main PlaceSuite 200 Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone
Fax
- 712-328-1946
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Honors
- "Preeminent" AV 5.0 Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected to Great Plains Super Lawyers, Since 2020
- Recognized as 2017 Volunteer of the Year by the Council Bluffs Community School District
- Lawyer Monthly – Women in the Law 2018 Award
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America
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