John D. Shors

Child Custody, Mediation
The Financial Center, 666 Walnut Street, Suite 2500
Des Moines, Iowa 503093993


Child Custody

Admitted

1964, Iowa

Law School

University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1964

Law School Graduation Year

1964

College

Iowa State University, B.S., Elec. Eng., 1959

Memberships

Polk County (President, 1985-1986), Iowa State (Vice President, 1990-1991; President Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1972-1973); and American (Fellow; Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1993) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1979).

Biographical

Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care, 1995-2000. Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1963-1964. Co-Author: Closely Held Corporations in Business and Estate Planning, Little Brown and Company, 1983; Tax Implications Arising Out of Tax Free Recapitalizations, First Annual Heart of America Business Planning Institute 41, 1978; Tax Consequences for Corporate Divisions of the Family Farm Corporation, Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 4, Fall 1978; The Role of the Subsidiary in Corporate Reorganization, 18 Drake Law Rev. 175, 1969, reprinted in 162 New York Law Journal No. 82, 1969. Trustee, 1971-1977 and Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1973-1977, Iowa State University Achievement Fund. Director, 1984-1993; Member, Board of Governors, 1984—; Chairman of Board, 1988-1991, Iowa State University Foundation. Member, Board of Directors, Research Council of Iowa, 1994—.

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