Background
Van Houten, Margaret D. was born on July 18, 1953 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States.
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Margaret D. Van Houten
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Iowa State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of Iowa (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1979). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1984).
Career
Worked at Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in General Civil Practice, including Litigation, Insurance, Corporation, Commercial, Probate, Taxation, Real Estate, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Public Utility, Workers" Compensation, Motor Carrier and Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Iowa. 1981, Tennessee; 1984, United States.
Tax Court.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Drake University, 1995-1996. Member, 1990 and Chair, 1994-1996, Iowa Supreme Court Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.
Member: Polk County, Tennessee, Iowa State (Council Member, Section of Taxation, 1990-1993. Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 1993-1994.
Member, Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law, 1986-1990) and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committee of Section of Taxation, 1990) Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. History and Management: The firm has been providing legal services for nearly a century and is recognized in the State for its stability and steady growth. The firm is administered by a four person Management Committee working with a professional office administrator.
Achievements
Membership
Member, 1990 and Chair, 1994-1996, Iowa Supreme Court Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Member: Polk County, Tennessee, Iowa State (Council Member, Section of Taxation, 1990-1993. Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 1993-1994.
Member, Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law, 1986-1990) and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committee of Section of Taxation, 1990) Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
