The oldest voluntary bar association in the country, the Iowa State Bar Association was formed at the Polk County Courthouse in May of 1874. The association's purpose is to help lawyers in Iowa practice more effectively through products and services including continuing legal education (CLE) seminars, practice aids, interaction with the judiciary and legislature, law reform participation, and news. Additionally, the Iowa Bar serves to educate the public about legal issues.
Iowa State Bar Association
625 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
The Iowa State Bar Association Brady List includes all known issues of misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. Iowa State Bar Association is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:
- Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
- US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1967);
- Iowa Open Records Law Iowa Code §22.1 et seq.;
- Open Government Act S .248 (2007);
- Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
- Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.
