IACDL - Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Lawyer Legion

About the IACDL

Overview

Founded: 1992
Focus: Criminal Defense
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Website: www.iacdliowa.com
OrgType: Nonprofit
President: Robert Rigg

Mission and History

The Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers was established in 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa. Members of the IACDL include private criminal defense attorneys and public defenders practicing in both state and federal court. Law school students can also join the organization as student members.

Members of the IACDL are committed to the fair administration of criminal justice and the defense of individuals accused of a crime in state or federal court. It also seeks to promote study into criminal law and educate lawyers and the public.

The IACDL holds meetings to bring together criminal defense lawyers in Iowa and provides a forum for continous exhange of information between the top criminal defense attorneys in Iowa. The organization is affiliate of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL).

Details

Board of Directors
John Adams Award Recipients
IACDL Members Active on Lawyer Legion
Contact the IACDL
More About the IACDL
CLE Seminars
Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Iowa

People

Board of Directors

Robert Rigg
President
Des Moines, IA

Timothy McCarthy II
Board Member
West Des Moines, IA

Robert G Rehkemper III
Board Member
West Des Moines, IA

Angela Lynnette Campbell
Board Member
Des Moines, IA

Gary Dean Dickey
Board Member
Des Moines, IA

Matthew Thomas Lindholm
Board Member
Des Moines, IA

John Adams Award Recipients

The John Adams Award is presented to individuals who have spent their career devoted to the Constitutional guarantee that, in criminal prosecutions, the accused is entitled to competent representation. The award is given based on the individual’s commitment to excellence in representing persons charged with crimes and who, by example, fulfill the obligation imposed by the lawyer’s oath,

“I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or the oppressed.”

The award is sponsored by the Drake Law Schools Criminal Defense Program and the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Valorie Wilson
2017
Des Moines, IA

Kent Allen Simmons
2016
Davenport, IA

John Leonard Lane
2015
Cedar Rapids, IA

Theresa R. Wilson
2014
Des Moines, IA

John Messina
2013
Des Moines, IA

Ted Edward Prine
2012
Des Moines, IA

IACDL Members Active on Lawyer Legion

Timothy McCarthy II
McCarthy & Hamrock, P.C.
West Des Moines, IA
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Dean A Stowers
Stowers & Nelsen PLC
West Des Moines, IA
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Robert G Rehkemper III
Gourley, Rehkemper & Lindholm, PLC
West Des Moines, IA
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Matthew Thomas Lindholm
Gourley, Rehkemper & Lindholm, PLC
Des Moines, IA
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J. Keith Rigg
J. Keith Rigg, Attorney at Law
Des Moines, IA
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Contact the IACDL

Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (IACDL)

2400 University Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50311

www.iacdliowa.com

Office: (515) 271-3928

More About the IACDL

CLE Seminars

One benefit of being a member of IACDL is access to the multiple continuing legal educaiton (CLE) programs the organization puts on every year. At CLEs, lawyers can learn ongoing trends, changes to law and precedent and new developments in practice management that can improve their ability to represent their clients.

Members can also attend the organization's annual meeting and hear from informative speakers.

Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Iowa

Lawyer Legion maintains a statewide directory of criminal defense attorneys in Iowa which includes both IACDL members and non-members, To help the public find the best choices when they search for an attorney, Lawyer Legion recognizes attorneys for their involvement and leadership within the IACDL and other professional associations. This includes recognition for IACDL Past Presidents and IACDL members who have updated their Lawyer Legion profile with information about their involvement with the IACDL. This information is provided within a larger directory of lawyers in Iowa and throughout the U.S.

Use this directory to find a criminal defense lawyer in your local area. Start by choosing your county or city from the list below.

Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (IACDL)