Attorney Profile

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ALAN O. OLSON OLSON LAW OFFICE, P.C. 3116 Ingersoll Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50312-3910 (515) 271-9100 (515) 271-8100 fax aoo@olson-law.net

EDUCATION:     Drake Law School, Des Moines, IA

                               Juris Doctor, 1992

                            Drake University, Des Moines, IA

                                B. A. in Sociology, Cum Laude, 1989
                                President, Honors Program, 1987-89

                             Law Clerk, Hon. Dick R. Schlegel, Iowa Court of Appeals,

                                1992-94

EMPLOYMENT: Managing Partner, Olson Law Office, P.C., Des Moines, IA

RATING:              AV (Martindale-Hubbell)

                             Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

ADMISSIONS:    Supreme Court of Iowa, 1993
                             U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1995
                             U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1994
                             U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1995

American Bar Association

Chair, House of Delegates Technology & Communication Committee, 2004-present
Presenter, House of Delegates New Delegate Orientation, 2003, 2005-present
Resolution Speaker/Sponsor, House of Delegates, 2003-present
Section/Division Delegates Caucus Leader, House of Delegates, 2003-present
House of Delegates, 2003-present
Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2004-present
American Bar Foundation, Iowa State Chair, 2004-present
American Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2004-present
Standing Committee on Membership, 2002-04
Presidential Appointments Committee, 2002-03
Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2002-03
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division, 2003-present
            Council, 2004-present
            Deputy Chair, Revenue Development Committee, 2005-present
            Chair, Corporate Sponsors Committee, 2003-present
Section of Litigation, 1995-present
Section of Trial, Tort and Insurance Practice, 1995-present

Iowa State Bar Association

Iowa State Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Division, 2005-present
Award of Merit Selection Committee, 2005-present
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Conference Steering Committee, 2005-present
Legal Profession Division, 2004-05
Professional Development Sub-Committee, 2004-05
ABA President/President-Elect Annual Meeting Coordinator/Host, 2003-present
Multi-Disciplinary Practice Committee, 1999-2002
Administrative Committee, 1998-99
Board of Governors, 1996-99; 2006-present
Young Lawyers Division Award of Merit, Recipient, 1999
Young Lawyers Division President, 1998-99
Section of Litigation, 1993-present
Speaker, Annual Meeting, 2004-presen

Iowa Trial Lawyers Association

Board of Governors, 2005-present
Meritorious Achievement Award, Recipient, 2005
Legislative Committee, 2006-present
Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2004-present
Speaker, Automobile/Personal Injury Seminar, 2005
Speaker, Overcoming Juror Bias Seminar, 2005

Polk County Bar Association

Member, 1993-present
Membership Committee

Honors and Awards

National Order of Barristers
Thomson West Solo/Small Firm National Advisory Committee, 2004-present
American Mock Trial Association, Judges Hall of Fame, Inductee, 1999
Joint Trial Advocacy College, Graduate, 1995
Chief Justice W.W. Reynoldson Award, Recipient, 1993
Asst Editor, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Trial Handbook, Cumulative Supplement, 1993
National Champion, Nat'l Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament, 1989, 1992
Regional Champion, Drake Law School National Mock Trial Team, 1992
Blackstone Inn of Court, 1992-2000
Drake University, Lewis R. McNurlen Outstanding Sociology Student, 1989
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, 1988
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1988
MortorBoard, 1988