Background
Roberts, Stephen W. was born in 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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Stephen W. Roberts
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Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Career
Worked at Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, Professional Corporation (Des Moines, Iowa) specializing in General Practice. Agricultural Law, Civil and Business Litigation, Construction Law, Education Law, Employment and Labor Law, Environmental Law, Family Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Securities Litigation, Workers" Compensation, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Broker/Dealer Regulation, Commercial Law, Consumer Law and Regulation, Corporate, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Financial Institutions, Governmental Relations Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Regulation, Health Care and Hospitals, International Immigration, Investment Banking, Municipal and Public Authority Financing, Patent, Trademarks and Copyright Law and related Litigation, Probate and Estate Planning, Professional Liability, Public Utility Regulation, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Tax, State Government, Tax, Telecommunications, Venture Capital Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Iowa.
1965, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1971, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorable Harvey M. Johnsen, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1964-1965.
Instructor: "Business Law," Iowa State University, 1983.
Member: Iowa Revenue Department Construction Tax Committee, 1979-1980. State of Iowa Tax Study Committee, 1983-1984.
1987. Iowa Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, 1981.
State of Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council, 1982-1986. United States Department of Education Appeal Board, 1982-1986.
Polk County Charter Commission, 1989-1990. Greater Des Moines Area Commission, 1990-1991.
Iowa Department of Revenue-Federal Tax Reform-Technical Oversight Committee, 1986-1987.
National Committee, University of Michigan Law School Fund, 1982-1988. Iowa Sales and Use Tax, National Business Institute, 1987-1995. Iowa Income and Franchise Tax, National Business Institute, 1989.
Iowa Business Corporation Tax, National Business Institute, 1990.
Iowa Manufacturing Sales Tax, National Business Institute, 1992-1995. President, Princeton Club of Iowa, 1985-1992.
Member, Committee to Nominate Alumni Trustee, Princeton University, 1991-1993. Chairman, 1977-1981 and Treasurer, 1986-1995, Iowa Republican Party.
Member, Republican National Committee, 1977-1981,1988.
Member: Polk County (Member, Grievance Committee, 1986-1989), Iowa State (Company-Chairman, Prison Reform Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1973. Member, Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law, 1973-1978. Chairman, Ad Hoc Antitrust Committee, 1975-1977) and American Bar Associations.
Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, Professional Corporation, and its predecessors, have been practicing law in Des Moines since 1929.
The Firm is large enough to provide representation in many areas of law, and small enough to provide cost-effective, personal attention. A broad range of services is available through the Litigation and Business/Tax Divisions.
The Firm maintains the state"s largest private law library.
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Membership
Member: Iowa Revenue Department Construction Tax Committee, 1979-1980. State of Iowa Tax Study Committee, 1983-1984. 1987; Iowa Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, 1981.
State of Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council, 1982-1986.
United States Department of Education Appeal Board, 1982-1986. Polk County Charter Commission, 1989-1990.
Greater Des Moines Area Commission, 1990-1991. Iowa Department of Revenue-Federal Tax Reform-Technical Oversight Committee, 1986-1987.
National Committee, University of Michigan Law School Fund, 1982-1988.
Iowa Sales and Use Tax, National Business Institute, 1987-1995. Iowa Income and Franchise Tax, National Business Institute, 1989. Iowa Business Corporation Tax, National Business Institute, 1990.
Iowa Manufacturing Sales Tax, National Business Institute, 1992-1995.
President, Princeton Club of Iowa, 1985-1992. Member, Committee to Nominate Alumni Trustee, Princeton University, 1991-1993.
Chairman, 1977-1981 and Treasurer, 1986-1995, Iowa Republican Party. Member, Republican National Committee, 1977-1981,1988.
Member: Polk County (Member, Grievance Committee, 1986-1989), Iowa State (Company-Chairman, Prison Reform Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1973.
Member, Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law, 1973-1978. Chairman, Ad Hoc Antitrust Committee, 1975-1977) and American Bar Associations.
