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Attorney Olsen graduated from Augustana College in 1991 with a Bachelors degree in Social Work and Sociology and immediately worked as a social worker for Bethany for Children and Family Services where she was an in-home caseworker working with families involved with the Iowa Department of Human Services and Illinois Children and Family Services. Olsen provided intense in-home counseling services to families dealing with child abuse issues. These families were involved in the Court system due to child abuse and neglect.
In 1998, Olsen left Bethany to take a job as a Supervisor at Lutheran Social Services in Iowa. There she supervised caseworkers proving in-home services to families and children involved with the Iowa Department of Human Services. Olsen also ran the infant adoption and special needs adoption programs at L.S.S. While working full time, Olsen earned her Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Iowa. Olsen is a trained individual and family counselor.
Olsen graduated from Drake University with her Law Degree in late 2003 and was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2004. Upon graduation, she worked for Warner and Associates handling personal injury cases. She then worked as an associate at Aitken Law Firm handling custody, divorce and adoption cases. Additionally, Olsen worked as a contract attorney for the State of Iowa handling Juvenile Court actions.
In 2008, Olsen opened Olsen Law Firm where she is the principle attorney handling custody, divorce, adoption and Juvenile Court actions. Olsen has extensive trial experience and also has experience with private and Juvenile Court appeals.
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State: Iowa
Acquired: 2004
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2024
2322 E Kimberly Rd Ste 100 E, Olsen Law Office, Davenport, IA, 52807-7202
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Posted by Marie K | October 16, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Ms. Olsen was honest, direct and worked hard. I so appreciated her help with my divorce and custody case. She is such a great advocate.
Posted by anonymous | January 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney
After contacting a host of attorneys, Jennifer was a breath of fresh air. She quickly picked up the needed facts and treated me as a person, not just a client. Jennifer gave me strong advice and helped my navigate my divorce and child custody situation, keeping the children's best interest in mind. M...
Posted by Shana Johnson | February 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I can’t say enough about how great my experience was with Jen and her staff. She is amazing! She is extremely knowledgeable and in the rare cases she might not know something she goes out of her way to find answers. She is a very strong advocate for her clients and goes the extra step to ensure their...
Posted by Jessica | January 13, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Jennifer is the best attorney around in the Quad cities. My fiancé and I hired her when we needed an emergency custody order. She initially met with us on a Saturday afternoon. She started work before even asking for the initial retainer. She was able to get us our emergency order and has since been ...
Posted by anonymous | January 6, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Jennifer works hard for her clients and keeps the best interests of the involved children in mind. I was extremely happy with her representation in my divorce case, which was long and complicated. She picked up the facts very quickly and she has an amazing memory. I felt very connected with her and w...
"Jennifer Olsen is a zealous advocate who works hard for her clients. In my experience, she provides sound legal advice and actively fights for her clients. She is easy to work with, and is not difficult for the sake of being difficult. I endorse this lawyer."
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024.
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2005 - Present
Lawyer/Owner, Olsen Law Firm
2003
JD - Juris Doctor
2017
Blended Families - Legal Issues
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Can I sue my husband in small claims for a devorce
29 May 2021
Can a trangender man (girl to boy) sighn a birth certificate of his girlfriends baby is the biological father is not identified?
29 May 2021
How do I begin the process to adopt an associates newborn ?
10 Mar 2021