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Curtis J. Klatt
Office Location:
Waterloo, IA
Office Phone:
(319) 232-3304
Email Address:
Practice Areas:
- Wills
- Business organizations
- Estate planning and probate
- Family law
State Jurisdictions:
Iowa
Education
University of Iowa, BA, 1976 and University of Iowa College of Law JD 1976
Leadership Positions:
- Former Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Northern Iowa
- United States Army Veteran
- Past President of the Board of Directors of the YMCA, the Visiting Nurses Association, The Jesse Cosby Center, and the Boys and Girls Club of Black Hawk County
Charles P. Augustine
Office Location:
Waterloo, IA
Office Phone:
(319) 232-3304
Email Address:
Practice Areas:
- Business law
- Contracts
- Corporate law
- Default services
- Estate planning and probate
- Real estate and property
- Wills
State Jurisdictions:
Iowa
Education:
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BA, English, 1993)
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA (JD, with distinction, 1996); Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review
Leadership Positions:
- Title Services Corporation - President; served as officer and director, 2001 to present
- Real Estate and Title Law Section Council, Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) - Member, 1999 to 2011, and 2020 to present; served as Section Council Chair, and on Legislative Subcommittee
- Title Standards Committee of ISBA Real Estate Section - Member, 2001 to present
- Real Estate Committee of the ISBA Real Estate Section - Member, 1999 to 2002; served one term as committee chair
- Abstractor Legislation Ad-hoc Committee (ISBA) - Member, 2007 to 2008
- American Legal & Financial Network Title Committee - Member, 2010 to 2012
- LPS Default Solutions Attorney Roundtable Group - Member, 2009 to 2011
- 12th Floor Group - Member of the Board of Directors, 2015 to present; served as President, 2018 to present
- Black Hawk Area Swim Team - Member of the Board of Directors, 2005 to 2014, served two terms as President
- Boy Scouts of America, Waterloo Troop 1 - Scoutmaster, 2012 to 2017
- Family YMCA of Black Hawk County - Member of the Board of Directors, 2015 to 2018
- East Okoboji Lakes Improvement Corporation - Member of the Board of Directors, 2017 to 2023
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers – Fellow, 2022 to Present
Papers and Presentations:
- Trust, Probate and Estates, Oakridge Real Estate Educational Program, October, 2023
- Residential Property Seller Disclosure Statements, University of Iowa and Iowa State Bar Association Real Property Seminar, September, 2023
- Tax Titles and Tax Sale Litigation, Drake University Law School Real Estate Transactions Seminar, April, 2023
- Iowa Tax Sales, Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting, June, 2021
- Iowa Tax Sales, Drake University Law School Real Estate Transactions Seminar, April, 2021
- Remedial Title Provisions, University of Iowa College of Law Real Property Law CLE Program, September 2017
- Iowa Tax Sales, Drake University Law School Real Estate Transactions Seminary, March 2017
- Real Estate Settlement Best Practices, Iowa Title Guaranty Fall Conference, November, 2016
- Real Estate Title and Settlement Best Practices, Title Guaranty Settlement Service Workshop, April, 2015
- Real Estate Title and Settlement Best Practices, Title Guaranty Fall Conference, November, 2014
- Iowa Tax Sales, Drake Law School, March, 2012
- Iowa Tax Sales, Drake Law School, March, 2010
- Iowa Tax Sales, University of Iowa College of Law, November, 2009
- Foreclosures and Foreclosure Titles, Title Guaranty, May, 2009
- Foreclosures & Marketable Title, Drake Law School, March, 2007
- Tax Sales in Iowa, Drake Law School, March, 2004
- Selected Marketable Title Legislation, University of Iowa College of Law, September, 2003
- Mechanics Liens, University of Iowa College of Law, October, 2002
- Remedial Title Legislation, Drake Law School, March, 2002
- Real Estate Review, Legal Support Professionals of Iowa, November, 2000
- Tax Sales, University of Iowa College of Law, September, 2000
- Real Estate Legislative Update, ISBA, June, 2000
- Corporations & Business Entities, Legal Support Professionals of Iowa, November, 1999
- Tax Sales, Redemption’s & Tax Deeds, Iowa New Prosecutors Course, January, 1999
- Iowa’s Marketable Title Acts, University of Iowa College of Law, October, 1998
- Purchase/Sale of a House, From Life to Death, Legal Support Professionals of Iowa, September,1998
- Powers of Attorney, R.S.V.P., May, 1998
- How to Examine Tax Titles, ISBA, June, 1998
Publications:
- Iowa Tax Sale Procedures and Redemptions - Published by the ISBA - Co-author - 1997 (1st ed.); 2000 (2nd ed.)
- Iowa Real Estate Manual - Published by the ISBA - Author, Sec. 5, Statutes of Limitation and Marketable Title Acts
Teresa A. Rastede
Office Location:
Waterloo, IA
Office Phone:
(319) 232-3304
Email Address:
Practice Areas:
- Certified family law mediator
- Civil litigation
- Domestic relations and family law
- Family law
State Jurisdictions:
Iowa
Education:
- University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2006)
- Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (M.S. Education, 2001)
- Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (B.S. Counseling, 1999)
Associations and Committees:
- Member of the Iowa Bar Association and the Family Law Section of the Iowa Bar Association
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Iowa Association of Women Attorneys
- Member of the Iowa Association of Mediators
- Member of the National Association of Professional Women
- Member of the Black Hawk County Bar Association
- National Association of Professional Women Honors 2014-2015
- Attorney and Practice Magazine’s "Top 10 in Family Law- Iowa" in 2017
- One of the “10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service–Iowa” by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2017 and 2023
- Ranked as one of the “Top 10 under 40” by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys in 2014 and 2016
- Recipient of the Client Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2014-2016.
- American Association of Attorney Advocates award 2020
- Women in Law award for “Domestic Relations and Family Law Lawyer of the Year” in 2022
- American Association of Attorney Advocates award “Top Ten Attorneys in Family Law” 2024
Nicholas Helderbrand
Office Location:
Waterloo, IA
Office Phone:
(319) 232-3304
Practice Areas:
- Business law
- Civil litigation
- Estate planning and probate
- Family law
- Real estate and property
- Wills
State Jurisdictions:
Iowa
Education:
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, IL (JD, 2023)
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BA, Enterprise Leadership, 2019)
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