Matthew Brandes
Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC
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115 Third Street SE Ste. 800
Cedar Rapids, IA
52401-1222
Profile
Education
Mitchell Hamline 1981 JD
Admitted to Practice
Minnesota 1981 Iowa 1985
Legal Organizations
- Co-Chair, Iowa Supreme Court Family Law Task Force (2016-2018)
- Iowa State Bar Association, Member, Board of Governors, (2012- 2016)
- Family & Juvenile Law Section Council, 2002-2005
- 2012-2016Reporter, Chapter 11 Study Group, 2008-2011Specialization Committee, 2001-2003
- Linn County Bar Association 1985-Present
- Sixth Judicial District 2002-Present
- Member, Mediation Advisory Committee (2007-Present)
- Member, Family Law Procedures Committee (2002-2006)
- Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa, Inc. 2002-Present
- Board President (2002-2005)
- Association of Family and Concilliation Courts 2002-Present
- Iowa Association of Mediators 2010-Present
- Iowa Assoicatio of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Inc. 1988-2011.
CLE Presentations
- Iowa State Bar Association
- 2011 Annual Family and Juvenile Law Section Seminar “The Best of the Best in Family Law Cocuments”
- 2010 annual Family and Juvenile Law Section Seminar “Effective Discovery in Family Law Cases”
- 2008 2nd Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar “Revies of Iowa Rule of Court Chapter 11: Governing Standards of Practice for Lawyer Mediators in Family Law Disputes”
- 2008 Annual Family and Juvenile Law Section Seminar “Collaborative Law-It’s not an Oxymoron”
- 2008 Fall Traveling Seminar “Straight Talk (Bench Bar)”
- Iowa Association of Mediators
- 2012 Annual Summer Conference “Reflections on the Impact of Chapter 11”
- 2010 Annual Summer Conference “Ethical Dilemmas for Mediators” Panel Presentation and Discussion
- Iowa Trial Lawyer’s Association
- 2006 Annual Family Law Seminar “Mediation Issues for Family Law Practitioners”
- 2004 Annual Family Law Seminar “Trends in Shared Care and Extraordinary Visitation”
- Iowa Legal Aid
- 2006 Ethical Issues, Contemporary Dissolution Problems, and Unique Aspects in Representing New Iowans “Ethical Considerations in Representing Clients with Limited English Proficiency”
- Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa
- 2013 Hot and Timely Topics in Family Law
- National Business Institute, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- 2008 Equitable Divorce Settlements
- 2007 Family Law Update
- 2006 Negotiating the Best Possible Settlement for Your Clients in Iowa Dissolution of Marriage “Fairly Dividing Your Assets and Liabilities”
- 2004 Iowa Family Law Practice “Family Law Update”
- Handling the Divorce Case”, and “Child, Custody, and Visitation Issues”
- 2004 Complex Issues in Divorce for the Iowa Practitioner
- “Asset and Liability Division and Spousal Support/Maintenance”
- “Child Custody and Support”
- and “The Lawyer’s Ethical Responsibility During Dissolution of Marriage”
- 2003 Family Law In Iowa “Family Law Developments”
- “Initial Considerations”
- and “Consideerations in Child Custody”
- 2002 Family Law Litigation In Iowa “The Initial Interview”
- 2001 Handling Your First Divorce Case “Initial Considerations-What to Do When You Take Your First Divorce Case”
- 2000 Family Law Litigation in Iowa “The Initial Interview, Overview, Control and Focus”
- 2000 Child Custody and Time Sharing in Iowa “Federal and International Law Governing Parental Rights and Responsibilities”
- 1993 Worker’s Compensation.
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