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Jeffrey T. Mains - Des Moines, IA
309 Court AvenueSuite 205 Des Moines, IA 50309 - 2230
Mains Law Office, P.L.C.
Des Moines Criminal Law Lawyer
About Jeffrey T. Mains
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner
Languages
- Spanish
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Post Conviction Relief
- Family Law
- Adoptions
Litigation
- 40%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1994
- Minnesota, 1997
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2008
- U.S. Tax Court, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association, 1994 - 2010 (Member)
- Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1987 - 1991 (Member)
Past Positions
- Benzoni Law Office, P.L.C., Associate Attorney, 1997 - 2003
- Dunahoo Law Firm, Associate Attorney, 1997
- Hon. Albert L. Habhab, Chief Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1997
- Hon. John Paul Smith, Ninth Judicial District of Minnesota, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Law Review: Drake University Law School, Junior Staff; Projects Editor, 1992 - 1994 - Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1991
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Piano Performance
Major: Economics
Minor: Music (Piano Performance)
Articles
Published Works
- Note, Forum-Selection Clauses in Iowa: Re-Evaluation of the Iowa Position in Light of Carnival Cruise Lines, 43 Drake L. Rev. 191, Vol. 43 No. 1, 1994
Office Information
Address
309 Court AvenueSuite 205 Des Moines, IA 50309 - 2230
Phone
Fax
- 515-875-4823
Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Evenings and Weekends by Appointment
Achievements
Honors
- Harold G. Cartwright Award (Best Law Review Note), 1994
- American Jurisprudence Award (Trial Advocacy), 1993
- C. Edwin Moore Appellate Competition-Finalist, 1991 - 1992
- Personal Recognition Award: Law Clerk to the Honorable Albert L. Habhab, Chief Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1997 Court Year
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