There are 14 lawyers serving as legislators in the Iowa House and Senate for the 2026 session: eight republicans and six democrats.

The ISBA Legislative Counsel team provides an overview of the 91st General Assembly, which began on Jan. 12.

President Kathy Law reflects on her rural upbringing and discusses how lawyers often help guide families through some of the most difficult and emotional decisions of their lives, including succession planning for farmland.

Most Iowa Attorneys are familiar with the story of Alexander Clark Sr. and his successful fight to desegregate Iowa ‘s public schools. Far fewer, however, recall Highland Park College in Des Moines and its racially restrictive policies decades after the Clark case.

Just as President Kathy Law and Executive Director Harry Shipley traveled the state for the rural roundtables, this new segment in The Iowa Lawyer will highlight rural attorneys from all across Iowa.

ABA Formal Opinion 519, just released in December of 2025, offers timely guidance on a practice problem that’s sure to arise at some point in each of our careers.

With the 2026 National Mock Trial Championship around the corner, the ISBA host committee is diligently working to make our time in May a memorable event for students and volunteers alike. The planning committee is beginning to gather items to include in the welcome bags for the teams and judges that will be traveling to Iowa for the competition. There are multiple ways you or your firm can contribute.

Read a summary of the ISBA Board of Governors meeting held on Dec. 10.

As the 2026 legislative session approaches, ISBA encourages members to support Iowa LawPAC—the bipartisan PAC that ensures Iowa lawyers have a trusted, informed voice at the Capitol to protect the courts, the rule of law, and the practice of law.

As 2025 comes to a close, the ISBA provides a summary of attorney discipline activity reported by the Iowa Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Regulation.