Background
Shodeen, Anita L. was born on December 31, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Shodeen, Anita L. was born on December 31, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). Drake University (Juris Doctor, 1985). Bankruptcy Panel Trustee, since 1988.
Standing Bankruptcy Trustee, Southern District of Iowa, since 1987.
Worked at Beving, Swanson & Forrest, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in Civil Practice. Business and Estate Planning, Governmental Relations and Administrative Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts and Probate, Commercial, Environmental, Litigation, Real Estate, Cooperative Law, Agricultural, Financial and Banking Law, Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Iowa.
1986, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Iowa. 1990, United States. District Court, Northern District of Iowa. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel Trustee.
Chapter 12 Standing Bankruptcy Trustee, Southern District of Iowa, 1988-1996.
Member: Polk County, Iowa State and Federal Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute.
The firm has been providing legal services to the Des Moines Metropolitan area since the 1960s. The areas of concentration in the firm have historically included all areas of agricultural law with emphasis on cooperative law, environmental law and legislative counseling.
A second practice area is in the general area of legislative counseling and state government relations.
The third area of concentration is in estate planning and probate with a more recent emphasis on charitable giving as it relates to estate planning. The fourth area is bankruptcy law and related commercial law. Other strong practice areas include environmental law, real estate, and business organization and planning with an emphasis on non-profit organizations.
Member: Polk County, Iowa State and Federal Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute.