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Jeffrey T. Mains - Des Moines, IA

309 Court AvenueSuite 205 Des Moines, IA 50309 - 2230

Updated: 02/18/2024

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

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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