Law Firm Practice Areas

• Clarke A. Pasley
• John L. Timmons
• Jane M. Mathison
• Larry R. Curtis
• Scott L. Hippen
• Franklin J. Feilmeyer

Phone: (515) 232-4732
Fax: (515) 232-4756

Legal & Professional Experience:

Commissioner, District 2B Judicial Nominating Commission, term February 2002 to January 2008.
City Attorney for City of Gilbert, Iowa, since 1991.
City Attorney for City of Huxley, Iowa, 1994-2006.
City Attorney for City of Sheldahl, Iowa, 1991-2001.
City Attorney for City of Slater, Iowa, since 1994.
City Attorney for City of Zearing, Iowa, since 1996.
Senior Teaching Assistant, Iowa State University, Economics 451: Agriculture Law, Fall 2000.
Law Clerk, Iowa Court of Appeals (Hon. Dick R. Schlegel), 1990-1991.

Professional Memberships:

Story County Bar Association (President 2001-2002, Vice President 2000-2001, Treasurer 1999-2000).
Iowa State Bar Association.
Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association (President, 2006-07, Vice President 2005-06,
     Secretary/Treasurer 2004-05).
International Municipal Lawyers Association.

Legal Authorships:

“A Rescission Approach to Vendor's Damages After Forfeiture of an Installment Real Estate Contract,” 74 Iowa Law Review, 901 (1989). Forfeiture is a remedy by which a seller can take back land and improvements sold on contract. Because of the nature of the remedy, the seller cannot claim damages above the contract payments retained. The note argues that certain types damages, particularly injury to the property, should be allowed.

 Overview of Residential Real Estate Transactions in Iowa. This is a short overview of the steps involved in a residential real estate transaction in the Ames, Iowa area. The overview breaks the typical transaction into six basic phases and describes the common steps. The intent is to provide a basic familiarity with these steps and the terminology frequently used.

Closed Meeting Rules and Procedures, which describes the general requirements of the "open meetings law" (chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa).

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