Background

Judicial Law Clerk, Anita L. Shodeen, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2013-2014

Education

University of Northern Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 2009)

Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, Business Law Certificate, 2013)

• Member, 2011-2012 and Note Editor, 2012-2013, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law
• Administrative Vice President, Business Law Society, 2011-2012
• Drake Law Women
• Secretary, Moot Court Board, 2011-2012
• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
• International Law Society

Professional Achievements

Awards:

• The M&A Advisor 13th Annual Turnaround Award (2019) – Industrials Deal of the Year (Under $100MM), Acquisition of Wellman Dynamics Corporation by TCTM Financial
• The M&A Advisor 17th Annual M&A Advisor Award (2018) – Industrials Deal of the Year ($50MM - $100MM), Acquisition of Wellman Dynamics Corporation by TCTM Financial
• The M&A Advisor 12th Annual Turnaround Award (2018) – Section 363 Sale of the Year ($10MM to $25MM), Sale of Central Iowa Healthcare (CIH) assets to Allen Health Systems, Inc. (UnityPoint)

Leadership Positions

Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter

• Board Member, 2015-Present
• Secretary, 2016-Present

Lupus Foundation of America, Iowa Chapter

• Board Member, 2016-Present
• Walk to End Lupus Committee Member, 2016-Present 

Professional Memberships and Admissions

American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter
Iowa State Bar Association
Polk County Bar Association
Polk County Women Attorneys
Young Professionals Connection – An Initiative of Greater Des Moines Partnership
International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

Publications

• American College of Bankruptcy Circuit Review of Consumer Cases (2013)

Speeches and Seminars

Tips from Chambers, 2018 All-Iowa Bankruptcy Conference, September 28, 2018
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Bankruptcy, 2018 All-Iowa Bankruptcy Conference, September 27, 2018
8^th Circuit Case Law Update, 34^th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter, October 30, 2015
8^th Circuit Case Law Update, 33^rd Annual Bankruptcy Conference, Federal Bar Association, Iowa Chapter, October 30, 2014

News

December 19, 2018 - The M&A Advisor 13th Annual Turnaround Awards Honors Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.

November 6, 2018 - The 2018 M&A Advisor Awards Honors Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.

February 9, 2018 - Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C. Confirms Chapter 11 Plan in Regional Hospital Bankruptcy

December 21, 2017 - The M&A Advisor 12th Annual Turnaround Awards Honors Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.