$ 330-350 per hour
I have practiced law since 1979, with a focus on estate and tax planning for larger estates, complex trust and estate administration matters, charitable organizations and retirement planning.
I am an active member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and currently serve as a member of its Board of Regents and Executive Committee. I have also served on several college committees and as chair of the Technology in the Practice Committee and as current vice-chair of the Communications Committee. I am an active member of the Iowa State Bar Association, both in its tax section and the probate and trust law section. I am a member of the board of directors of the Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel.
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48 years
48 years
48 years
48 years
$ 330-350 per hour
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Acquired: 1979
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State: Tennessee
Acquired: 1981
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215 10th Street, Ste. 1300, Des Moines, IA, 50309
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"Margaret is a national leader in estate planning and the technology needed to do it well. Plus she's a delightful person to know."
Trusts lawyer
2015
2015 Des Moines Lawyer of the Year Employee Benefits, Best Lawyers in America
2010
2010 Des Moines Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
2005
2010 to Present Super Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, Great Plains Super Lawyers
1994
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1991
1991-present Tax Law, Employee Benefits and Trust and Estates, Best Lawyers in America
2007 - Present
Senior Shareholder, Davis Brown Law Firm
2012 - Present
Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate CounselMember, Board of Directors
1995 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate CounselBoard of Regents; Executive Committee
1984 - Present
Iowa State Bar AssociationMember, Probate and Trust Law Section
Successful Implementation
1984
LL.M - Master of Laws
1979
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
B.A.
2014
Digital Assets and the Estate Plan: Who gets Grandma's iTunes?
2014
The New Iowa Uniform Power of Attorney Act
2014
Digital Assets and the Estate Plan
2015
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