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Melissa A. Hancock - Davenport, IA
5701 Utica Ridge RoadSuite 300 Davenport, IA 52807
Schnell & Hancock, P.C.
Davenport Business Law Lawyer
Overview
Melissa A. Hancock is a founding shareholder of Schnell & Hancock, P.C. She is a Quad City area native. Melissa began her law practice as an associate attorney with Kintzinger Law Firm, P.L.C. in Dubuque in 2002. In 2005, Melissa and her family returned to the Quad City area. She resides in Blue Grass, Iowa, with her husband and two children.
About Melissa A. Hancock
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Contracts
- Nonprofit Law
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate Law
- Elder Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 2002
- Wisconsin, 2003
- Illinois, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2002
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Iowa State Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
- Scott County Bar Association (Member)
- Rock Island County Bar Association (Member)
- Quad City Estate Planning Council (Member)
- Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (Member)
- Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member
Classes and Seminars
- Iowa Tax School, 2003
- St. Ambrose University – CommUniversity, 2006
- ISU Scott County Extension, Nonprofit Management Academy, 2007 - 2009
- Frequent Speaker on estate planning topics at various professional and community organizations, including Rock Island Arsenal Educational Programs and Genesis Educational Programs
Pro Bono Activities
- Quad City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy, 2007
- Quad City Leadership Alumni United
- Loras College Alumni Association
- Dress for Success Quad Cities, Board Secretary, 2011 - 2013
Past Positions
- Pappas & Schnell, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2008
- Kintzinger Law Firm, P.L.C., Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 2002
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction - Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1998
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Political Science
Major: International Studies
Office Information
Address
5701 Utica Ridge RoadSuite 300 Davenport, IA 52807
Phone
Fax
- 563-359-7114
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