Tom Drew - Des Moines, IA
Attorney at Drew Law Firm PC - Injury Settlement Solutions
Personal Injury Lawyers in Des Moines, IA
535 40th Street Des Moines, IA 50312
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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38
Years
Experience
Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Catastrophic Accidents
Attorney Information
Overview
Tom was born and raised in Hampton, Iowa and comes from a family of attorneys. Tom's father was a general practice attorney in Hampton, Iowa, for almost 50 years. Tom's older brother, Jim, was Governor Tom Vilsack's first appointment to the District Court bench.
Tom has been married to Julie (Steidl) Drew since 1984. Julie is recently retired from fulltime work as a Chef instructor in the Culinary Arts Department of DMACC. Tom and Julie's son and daughter are graduates of the University of Iowa. Their daughter obtained her Master’s Degree from DePaul University while working fulltime, and currently works as a Corporate Trainer for a Retirement Financial Service Company in West Des Moines. Their son obtained his MBA from the University of Iowa while working fulltime, and currently brokers real estate development ground in central Iowa.
When not working, Tom enjoys flying airplanes and is an Airline Transport Rated Pilot and a Certified Instrument Flight Instructor. He currently owns and flies a Beechcraft 58 Baron and a Piper Cherokee 140. Tom also enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, watching independent films and playing his bass guitar.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Order of the Barristers
Other Sources of Feedback About Tom Drew
Included on the 2025 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Drake University Law School,
Des Moines,
Iowa, 1988
J.D.
Major: Law
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Drake University Law School,
Des Moines,
Iowa, 1988
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Non Legal Education
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University of Iowa,
Iowa City,
Iowa, 1984
B.B.A.
Major: Finance
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University of Iowa,
Iowa City,
Iowa, 1984
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1988
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1988
Other Affiliations
- President, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Iowa Association for Justice) 2005
- President, Iowa Chapter American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA 2011)
- Chair, Litigation Section Iowa State Bar Association, 2007-2008
- President, American Inns of Court (C. Edwin Moore Chapter), 2004-2005
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- President, American Academy of ADR Attorneys (2014)
- Appointed by Iowa Supreme Court to the Civil Justice Reform Task Force Steering Committee, 2010
- Elected to Judicial Nominating Commission District 5C
- Executive Committee-Iowa Board of Medicine, 2007-2012
- Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
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Contact
535 40th Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 515-416-5269
Email: Send a message
Website: https://drewlawfirm.com/
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday - by Appointment, Sunday - Closed
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