Andrew B. Howie - West Des Moines, IA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1996
    J.D.
    Honors: With Distinction
    Honors: Moot Court Board

• Non Legal Education

  • Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, U.S.A., 1993
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Past Positions

• Iowa Judicial District 8 (B), Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997

Representative Cases

• In re Marriage of Sisson
  • Citation: 843 N.W.2d 866
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 2014
• Shams v. Hassan
  • Citation: 829 N.W.2d 848
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 2013
• Skow v. Goforth
  • Citation: 618 N.W. 2d 275
  • Court: Iowa
  • Year: 2000
• Estate of Cawiezell v. Coronelli, 958 N.W.2d 842, 844 (Iowa 2021)
• Ruden v. Peach, 904 N.W.2d 410 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017)
• Hensch v. Mysak, 902 N.W.2d 822 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017)
• Christy v. Lenz, 878 N.W.2d 461 (Iowa Ct. App. 2016)
• In re Marriage of Pazhoor, 971 N.W.2d 530 (Iowa 2022)
• Grant on behalf of United States v. Zorn, 107 F.4th 782 (8th Cir. 2024)

Published Works

Articles

• Family Law Manual, published by the Iowa State Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, 2008, 2012, 2016
  Used by attorneys and judges throughout Iowa as a recitation of black letter family law in Iowa.
• Iowa Family Law with Forms, Lexis/Nexis, Matthew Bender, 2023
  This is invaluable in its coverage of the multitude of issues attorneys and judges face in divorce cases and child custody cases, from prenuptial agreements through the litigation process, and through post-decree enforcement.

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1996
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1998
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Advocate in Family Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Other Affiliations

• Iowa Supreme Court Family Law Case Processing Task Force, Steering Committee (Member)
• Iowa State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Past-Chair, Past-Vice chair, Member
• Iowa State Bar Association, Appellate Practice Committee, Member
• Polk County Bar Association (Member)
• Polk County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Member
• Iowa Association for Justice, Member
• Iowa State Bar Association, Jury Instructions Committee, Member
• Iowa State Bar Association, Member
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, April 9, 2015 - Present (Fellow)
• American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, April 12, 2019 - Present (Fellow)