Jennifer is originally from Burlington, Iowa, and joined the firm in 2007 as an Associate. Jennifer received her legal education from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, graduating in 2006. Prior to joining Cambridge Law Firm, Jennifer served as an Associate attorney at a mid-sized firm in Minneapolis where her practice focused mainly on catastrophic loss and insurance defense.
Now a partner at Cambridge Law Firm, Jennifer staffs both the Atlantic and Harlan locations. She and her family reside in Avoca, Iowa.
Jennifer has experience in many areas of the law, including estate planning, business succession planning, tax planning, preparation, and audit response for individuals and businesses, business planning (from formation to dissolution and all stages in between), planning for nonprofit organizations, real estate transactions and trust and probate administration.
Practice Areas
- Business Planning
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Trusts
- Real Estate
- Taxation
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law – St. Paul, Minnesota, 2006
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa, 2003
B.S., Industrial Engineering
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 2007 – Present
- Iowa State Bar Association, 2008 – Present
- Cass County Bar Association, 2008 – Present
- Shelby County Bar Association, 2008 – Present
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2008 – Present
- Iowa State Bar Association Rural Practice Committee
- Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Iowa Title Guaranty
- Class II, Heart of America Professionals Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Shelby County Magistrate Nominating Commission – Past Committee Member
Community
- Member, P.E.O., Chapter PD
- Member, Iowa Farm Bureau
- Member, Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Atlantic Rotary Club
- Past Member, Cass County Abstract Co., Inc.
- Past Member, Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Past Director, Cass County Abstract Co., Inc. Board of Directors
- Past Director, Atlantic Rotary Club Board of Directors
Speeches and Seminars
- NBI, Inc. – Iowa Probate Process and Overview and Assets, Creditor Claims and Debt Considerations, February 2023.
- NBI, Inc. – Estate Inventory & Final Accounting, December 2020
- Iowa State Univ. Extension & Outreach – Money Talk Workshop, October 2016 (Atlantic, IA)
- DuPont Pioneer Next Gen Producers Conference – Estate and Succession Planning, August 2015
- Iowa State Univ. Extension & Outreach – Annie’s Project, 2018 (Carson, IA); 2014 and 2021 (Greenfield, IA); and 2012 (Atlantic, IA)