Background

Doyle is a member of the Bradshaw Law Firm's business & corporate division practicing primarily in the area of wills, trusts, estate planning and probate.

He was selected as a Great Plains Super Lawyer in 2009 in the area of his specialty.

Mr. Sanders is a native of Vinton, Iowa. He has lived in Johnston and practiced law in Des Moines since 1977 when his four-year stint in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps ended.

Education

Drake University (B.A., 1969, M.B.A., 1972)

Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1972)

Professional Achievements

Fellow, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

• Employee Benefits Committee
• Elder Law Committee

Member, Iowa State Bar Association Section on Tax Law; Real Estate; and Probate and Estate Planning

• Probate and Estate Planning, Section Chair, 2012-2013
• Legislative Committee, 2011-Present

Member, American Bar Association Section on Probate & Trust Law

Leadership Positions

Johnston Community School District

• President, 1990-1991, 1995-1996
• Board of Directors, 1985-1997

Johnston School District Foundation

• Board of Directors, 1998-2004
• Chair, 1998-2002
• Friend of the District, 2005

Johnston High School and Middle School Mock Trial

• Coach, 1990-2011
• 2006 Middle School State Champion Coach

Johnston School Centennial Committee

• Member, 2009-2014

Johnston Chamber of Commerce

• 2014 Citizen of the Year
• Vice President, 1985
• Member, 1983-Present

Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines

• Rotary District 6000 Endowment Fund Chairperson, 2018-Present
• Rotary Foundation Chairperson, 1990-Present
• Member, 1983-Present

Valley United Methodist Church

• Foundation Board, 2008-2013, 2018-Present
• Chairperson, 2008-2013, 2018-Present
• Member, 1977-Present

Professional Memberships and Admissions

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Polk County Bar Association

Other Memberships

Mid-Iowa Estate and Financial Planners
Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council

Sample of Reported Cases

• In re Guardianship of Whetstone, 908 N.W.2d 540 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017)
• In re Estate of Nelson, 814 N.W.2d 622 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012)
• In re Estate of Nelson, 814 N.W.2d 623 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012)
• In re Estate of Nelson, 780 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010)
• In re Estate of Martin, 710 N.W.2d 536 (Iowa 2006)
• A & W Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Petry, 576 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 1998)
• Jim White Agency, Inc. v. Clark, 489 N.W.2d 26 (Iowa Ct. App. 1992)
• Echols v. State, 440 N.W.2d 402 (Iowa 1989)
• Burns v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 653 F. Supp. 77 (S.D. Iowa 1986), 820 F.2d 246 (8th Cir. 1987)
• In re Marriage of Bauder, 316 N.W.2d 697 (Iowa Ct. App. 1981)
• Associated Grocers of Iowa Co-op., Inc. v. West, 297 N.W.2d 103 (Iowa 1980)
• U.S. v. Jones, 1 M.J. 773 (USMCA 1975)

Publications

• Implied Warranty of Habitability in Housing Leases (21 Drake L. Rev. 300 1972)
• Evidence Obtained in Warrantless Search, Vale v. Louisiana (20 Drake L. Rev. 404 1971)
• Referenced in Air Force Leads the Way: Pioneering the Defense Program, 26 The Reporter 106 (1999)

News

August 19, 2020 - 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers List

July 30, 2019 - 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers List

July 27, 2018 - 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers List