Lorraine J. May
Areas of Practice:
General Practice including but not limited to:
Bar Admissions:
- Iowa, 1976
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1976
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1976
- United States Supreme Court, 1984
Education:
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1975
- Order of the Coif, 1975
- Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1975
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
- Bachelor of Arts with Honors, 1973
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Polk County Bar Association
- President, Young Lawyers Section, 1981
- Member, Ethics Committee, 1983-1986
- Member, Board of Directors, 1981
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Member, Board of Governors, 1996-2000
- Member, Grievance Committee, 1984-1987
- American Judicature Society, 1975-1998
Public Service:
- Greater Des Moines Committee, 1997-Present
- Drake University Law School Foundation, 1996-1999
- United Way
- Board of Directors, 1999-2001
- Iowa Council for International Understanding
- Board of Directors, 1997-2001
- Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors, 1985-1989
- Greater Des Moines Y.W.C.A.
- Executive Committee, 1983-1989
- Des Moines Club
- Board Of Directors, 1986-89
- Membership Committee, 1981
- Entertainment Committee, 1985
- Home Health Aid & Mobile Meals, Inc.
- Board of Directors, 1978-1984
- Vice-President, 1983-1984
- Iowa Society to Prevent Blindness
- Board of Directors, 1984-1986
- Greater Des Moines Montessori Association
- Board of Directors, 1978-1980
- Montessori Advanced Programs, Inc.
- Board of Directors, 1992-1993 and President, 1992-1993
- Des Moines Sister City Special Events Coordinator for Japanese Arts Festival, 1981
- Nexus
- Member and Past President
- The Business Record
- Former Member of Advisory Board
- Plymouth Congregational Church
- Former Member, Choir Guild
- Former Sunday School Teacher
- Governor's Gaming Study Panel, Fall 1993
- United Negro College Fund
- Chair for Individual Contributions, 1991
- Drake University Law Endowment Trust
- Board of Directors, 1993-1997
- Iowa Environmental Council Board, 2010 to present
Published Works:
- Conditional Receipts - Brown v. Equitable Life Insurance Co., 60 Wis. 620, 211 N.W.2d 431 (1973), 23
- Drake Law Review, Vol. 4, 829-834 (1974)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Numerous seminars for lawyers and businesses on insurance, business, and workers' compensation topics
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