Brent Robert Appel

Background

Appel, Brent Robert was born on July 13, 1950 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Herbert John and Janice Emily (Bardill) Appel.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction and honors in History, 1973. Master of Arts, 1973). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1977).

Phi Beta Kappa.

Winner: McBaine Moot Court Competition, 1977. Jamison Award, Outstanding Scholar and Advocacy, 1977. Member, Board of Editors, 19751977 and Research Editor, 1976-1977, California Law Review.

Career

Worked at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. 1979, Iowa; 1981, United States.

Supreme Court.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Winner: McBaine Moot Court Competition, 1977. Jamison Award, Outstanding Scholar and Advocacy, 1977.

Member, Board of Editors, 1975-1977 and Research Editor, 1976-1977, California Law Review. Comment: "Emergency Mayor Power: An Exercise in Charter Interpretation," 65 California

L. Review 636, 1977; Author: "The Inevitable Discovery Exception to the Exclusionary Rule," 21 Crim.

L. Bulletin. 101, 1985; Company-Author: with T. McGrane, "Client Perjury and the Criminal Justice System," 23 American Crim. L. Review 19, 1985.

Author: Nix v. Whiteside, "The Role of Apples, Oranges and the Great Houdini in Constitutional Adjudication," 23 Crim.

L. Bulletin. 5, 1987; "The Limited Impact of Nix v. Whiteside on Attorney-Client Relations," 136 U. Pennsylvania

L. Review 1913, 1988; "Item Veto Litigation in Iowa: Marking the Boundaries Between Legislative and Executive Power," 41 Drake L. Review

1 (1992). Company-Author: "Employment at Will in Iowa: A Journey Forward," 39 Drake Law Review 67 (1989-1990). First Assistant Attorney General of Iowa, 1979-1980.

Deputy Attorney General of Iowa, 1983-1986.

Member: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• BRENT APPEL has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Editors, 1975-1977 and Research Editor, 1976-1977, California Law Review. Comment: "Emergency Mayor Power: An Exercise in Charter Interpretation," 65 California L. Review 636, 1977; Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation.

Connections

Father:

Herbert John Appel

Mother:

Janice Emily (Bardill) Appel