James E. Van Werden

Areas of Practice:

General Practice including but not limited to:

• Wills
• Trusts
• Estate Planning and Probate Law
• Real Estate

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa, 1964
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1964

Education:

• University of Iowa Law School, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, with Honors, 1964
• Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa
  • Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, 1962

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Dallas County Bar Association
• Iowa State Bar Association
  
  • Former Chairperson, Judicial Administration Committee, 1991-2001
  • Former Chairperson, Iowa LAWPAC, 1985-1989
  • Presently Vice Chairperson, Iowa LAWPAC, 2005 - present
  • Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission, 1998 - 2006
• American Bar Association
• Iowa Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice

Public Service:

• Adel Rotary Club
  
  • Member, Past President
• Adel Methodist Church
• Adel Jaycees
  
  • Past President
• Adel Developers
  
  • Past President
• Former Dallas County Attorney, 1966-1970
• Dallas County Red Cross
  
  • Past President
• Dallas County Development
  
  • Organizer and Past President
• West Central Mental Health Clinic
  
  • Past Member Board of Directors