Jennifer is reliable, dependable, honest and knowledgeable! She has helped me with many issues and has always been right on top of her game! She is my go-to lawyer with any situation!
Including but not limited to Child In Need of Assistance, Deliquency, Adoption, and Termination of Parental Rights.
21 years
Jennifer was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2002. She received her Bachelor of Arts and graduated with honors from the University of Northern Iowa in 1999 with a major in Finance and minors in Business Communications and Coaching.
While at UNI, Jennifer played basketball for four years for the Panthers. She then attended Drake University where she received her Juris Doctor in 2002. During law school she interned with the Jasper County Attorney's Office, Polk County Attorney's Office, and with the Peterson Law Office.
Jennifer was one of twenty-five law students nation-wide to be selected to intern for the Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) corps in Fort Stewart, GA. After graduating law school, she entered private practice with the firm of Grimes, Buck, Schoell, Beach & Hitchins of Marshalltown where she practiced for three years. She then joined with Kelly Bennett and Joanie Grife to form the firm Bennett, Steffens, & Grife, PC in September 2005. In 2011, Jennifer started the Steffens Law Office, P.C. which was later renamed Jennifer Meyer Law, PC, after her marriage.
Jennifer practices primarily in the areas of Family Law (including but not limited to Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Adoption and Juvenile Court) and Criminal Law. She is member of the Iowa Bar Association, Marshall County Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association and was a member Marshalltown Young Professionals and of the Imagine 2011 committee. She also served as a board member for Youth and Shelter Stervices Marshalltown for 2010-2011. Jennifer is previously served on the Executive Board for the Young Lawyers Division of the Iowa Bar Association.
Jennifer is reliable, dependable, honest and knowledgeable! She has helped me with many issues and has always been right on top of her game! She is my go-to lawyer with any situation!
Posted by anonymous | August 11, 2009
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Jennifer did a great job of keeping me informed and was always quick to respond to any questions I may have had.
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"I endorse this lawyer. Jennifer is a caring and compassionate attorney that knows how to get good results for her clients. She will work hard to make sure her clients are happy. She has a very good reputation among other attorneys. I enjoy working with her."