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Gilbert Caldwell

Divorce and separation Attorney at Newton, IA

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Learn Gilbert’s areas of practice.

5
Practice areas
  1. Divorce and separation
    30%
    Dissolution, divorce, modification, child custody, mediation, tax issues, QDRO child support, alimony, premarital agreements, appeals

    45 years, 900 cases

  2. Family
    20%
    Dissolution, divorce, modification, child custody, mediation, tax issues, QDRO child support, alimony, premarital agreements, appeals

    45 years, 900 cases

  3. Litigation
    20%
    civil litigation and appeals, foreclosure, forfeiture, landlord and tenant, administrative hearings and appeals, child in need of assistance,

    45 years, 600 cases

  4. State, local, and municipal law
    20%
    Code enforcement, trials, codification, appeals, traffic, municipal infractions, employment issues, policies and procedures

    27 years, 750 cases

  5. General practice
    10%
    Business and employment issues, taxation

    45 years, 600 cases

Presenter: Child Custody & Visitation in Iowa, NBI, 1997; Family Law, NBI, 1998; Family Law for Paralegals, Des Moines, 1995; Iowa State Bar Association "Hot Topics" Family Law Practice, June 1998; Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers, Family Law Seminar: Ethics, July 1998; Iowa State Bar Association Family Law, "From Birth to Dissolution", 1998; "Adoption Law," NBI Seminar, Iowa, 2003; Family Law in Iowa, August 25 & 26, 1998.

Licensed for 44 years
State IA
Status Active
Acquired 1978
Updated 03/13/2023

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Gilbert Caldwell
211 1st Ave W
Newton, IA, 50208

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AVVO RATING 8.6 (Excellent)

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • Caldwell & Brierly, PLLC
  • 1978 - Present

Education

  • University of Tulsa College of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1977
  • University of Tulsa
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1974

Legal Cases

  • In Re the Marriage of Longman 619 N.W. 2d 369 (Iowa, 2000).
  • Prevailed: Reversed District Court
  • Robinson v. Iowa Department of Human Services, (Iowa App, 2010)
  • Reversed Administrative Law Judge and District Court

Associations

  • Committee for Standardization of Court Costs in Dissolutions, Iowa Supreme Court Committeei
  • 2011 - Present
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section
  • Section Council
  • 2006 - Present
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • N/A
  • American Association for Justice
  • N/A
  • American Judicature Society
  • N/A
  • National Association of Counsel for Children
  • N/A
  • Iowa Association of Mediators
  • N/A
  • Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association
  • N/A
  • Iowa Council on Chemically Exposed Infants and Children
  • 2000 - 2001
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section
  • Chair
  • 1999 - 2000
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section
  • Chair
  • 1991 - 1992
  • Panel to Study development of a Family Court appointed by Iowa Supreme Court
  • 1991 - 1992
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Nation's Top One Percent
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  • 2015
  • Top 10 Attorneys
  • National Academy Of Family Law Attorneys
  • 2015
  • Goodwill Ambassador of the Year
  • Chinese Association of Iowa
  • 2006
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2003
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Speaking Engagements

  • Family Law Seminar
  • Preparing Clients for Effective Mediation
  • 2011
  • Family Law
  • Adoption Law
  • 2003
  • Family Law seminar
  • Ethics
  • 1998
  • Family Law Practice
  • Hot Topics
  • 1998
  • Family Law
  • Child custody and visitation in Iowa
  • 1997
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Newton Divorce and separation Lawyer Gilbert Caldwell
Gilbert Caldwell
Divorce and separation Attorney
Newton, IA
Licensed for 44 years