Roxanne Barton Conlin
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 57 years of experience
Appellate, Personal Injury, Employment, Medical Malpractice
3721 SW 61st Street, Suite C, Des Moines, IA 50321
About Roxanne Barton Conlin
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Personal Injury
- Employment
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1966J.D.
- Honors: Fischer Foundation Scholar
- Honors: Representative, American Law Student Association
- Honors: Dean: Kappa Beta Phi Legal Sorority, 1964
- Law Review: Drake University Law Review,
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1979Master's Degree in Public Administration
- Honors: Pi Alpha Alpha, Honorary Society in Public Affairs & Administration, 1978
- Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1964Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta, Women's Honorary Sorority
- Honors: Chi Omega Social Service Award
- Honors: National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Show More - Harvard UniversityHonors: Recipient, Seminar Grant: Limits of Positivism: Certainty & Justice in the Law
Representative Cases
- Gail v. Clark, 410 N.W.2d 662 (Iowa 1987)
- Cedar Rapids Community School Dist. v. Parr, 227 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1975)
- State v. West, 252 N.W.2d 457 (Iowa 1977)
- State v. Bartz, 224 N.W.2d 632 (Iowa 1974)
- U. S. v. May, 625 F.2d 186 (C.A.8 (Iowa) 1980)
- Doe v. Cherwitz, 518 N.W.2d 362 (Iowa 1994)
- Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund, 496 N.W.2d 247 (Iowa 1993)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Iowa Law School, 1977 - 1979
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1966
Other Affiliations
- NITA, 2003 - 2006 (Board of Trustees)
- National Center for State Court Lawyers Committee, 2003 - 2009
- Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1994 - 1997 (President)
- American Law Institute, 1994 - Present (Elected Membership)
- American Jury Trial Foundation, 1993 - Present (Trustee)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1992 - 1993 (President)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1991 - 1992 (President-Elect)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1990 - 1991 (Vice-President)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989 - 1990 (Secretary)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1988 - 1989 (Parliamentarian)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1987 - 1989 (ATLA-PAC Board of Directors)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Organization Review Committee)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Education Committee)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Membership Oversight Committee)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Consumer and Victims Coalition Committee)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Safety Conference Committee)
- Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1986 - 1992 (Member, Board of Governors)
- National Association of Former United States Attorneys, 1991 - 1999 (Board of Directors)
- Older Iowans' Permanent Fund Foundation, 1991 - 1997 (Advisory Board Member)
- Animal Rescue League of Iowa, 1990 - 1995 (Honorary Board Member)
- Blackstone Inn, American Inns, 1989 - Present (Master of the Bench)
- Higher Education Task Force of the State of Iowa, 1988 - 1992 (Co-Chair)
- Coalition for Women's Appointments, 1988 - 1990 (Advisory Board)
- Civil Justice Foundation, 1986 - 1988 (President)
- Council on Judicial Selection, 1986 (Appointed by Chief Justice Reynoldsen)
- YWCA, 1986 - 1988 (Board of Directors)
- Drake University Law School Endowment Trust, 1985 - 1986 (Chair, Board of Governors)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa, 1984 - 1995 (Board of Governors)
- NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1983 - 1989 (Board of Directors)
- NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1986 - 1988 (President)
- NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1985 - 1986 (General Counsel)
- Dowling High School, 1981 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Federal Executive Council, 1979 - 1981 (President, Vice-President)
- Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, 1979 - Present (Member)
- Iowa Shares Program, 1978 - 1980 (Board of Directors)
- National Women's Political Caucus, 1977 - Present (Advisory Board)
- Drake University Law School, 1977 - 1985 (Law Board of Counselors)
- Upper Midwest Council - Critical Choice Project, 1976 - 1977 (Panelist)
- Youth for Understanding, 1976 (Bicentennial Committee of Iowa)
- National Women's Political Caucus, 1975 - 1977 (Administrative Committee Member)
- Polk County Rape/Sexual Assault Care Center, 1974 - 1977 (Board of Directors)
- Riverhills Day Care Center, 1974 - 1975 (Board of Directors)
- Iowa Women's Political Caucus, 1973 - 1975 (Founder & State Chairperson)
- Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, 1972 - 1978
- American Bar Association, 1966 - Present (Member)
- Iowa Bar Association, 1966 - Present (Member)
- Iowa Bar Association, 1987 - 1992 (Member, Bar Review Committee)
- Iowa Bar Association, Career Day Panel, 1987 - 1992 (Member)
- Iowa Bar Association, 1987 - 1992 (Member, Federal Practice Committee)
- Iowa Bar Association, 1987 - 1992 (Member, Uniform Court Instructions Committee)
- Iowa Democratic Party, 1998 - 1999 (Chair)
- Senior Women's Strategy Council - Mondale/Ferraro Campaign, 1984 (Member)
- Women for Harkin Committee, 1984 (Co-Chair)
- Food & Agricultural Policies for Democratic National Committee-Philadelphia, 1982 (Chair of the Panel)
- Carter for President, 1976 (Headquarters Volunteer)
- National Mid-term Convention, 1974 (Vice-Chair of Iowa Delegation)
- Iowa Democratic State Conventions-Delegate, 1964 - 1974 (Member of the Platform, Rules and By-Laws Committee)
- Polk County Democratic Party, 1966 - 1972 (Precinct Committeewoman)
- Hughes for United States Senate, 1968 (Volunteer)
- Iowa Young Democrats, 1965 - Present (National Committeewoman)
- Polk County Young Democrats, 1964 - 1966 (President)
- Hughes for Governor, 1966 (Volunteer)
- Hughes for Governor, 1964 (Volunteer)
- Hughes for Governor, 1962 (Volunteer)
- Department of Justice, Iowa Civil Rights Section, 1969 - 1976 (Director)
- United States Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1976 - 1977 (Consultant)
- United States Attorneys, 1977 - 1981 (Attorney General's Advisory Committee)
- Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1977 - 1981 (Consultant)
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors)
Past Positions
- Private Practice, 1966 - 1967
- Deputy Industrial Commissioner, 1967 - 1968
- State of Iowa, Assistant Attorney General and Director, Iowa Civil Rights Section, 1969 - 1976
- Southern District of Iowa, U.S. Attorney, 1977 - 1981
- Galligan and Conlin, P.C., 1983 - 1990
- Roxanne Conlin & Associates, 1991 - 2020
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Employment
- Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Employment
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
- Personal Injury
- Employment
- Medical Malpractice
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