Background
Long, James J. was born on April 1, 1947 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
Long, James J. was born on April 1, 1947 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
Michigan State University. University of Wisconsin (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1969-1971.
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, 1971, Wisconsin.
1977, Iowa.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1969-1971. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations.
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, Wisconsin Law Review, 1969-1971. Member: Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations.