IPA 2025 Spring Seminar Information


April 11, 2025

DMACC Urban Campus
1100 7th Street
Des Moines, IA 50314

Registration Opening Soon!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chief Justice Susan Christensen

GUEST SPEAKERS & TOPICS*

8:00 – 8:45a
Registration & Networking
Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 a
President’s Introduction
Brenda M. Kehl
9:00 – 9:50 a
Chief Justice Susan Christensen
Topic TBD

10:00 – 10:50a

Elizabeth Hennessey
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Joseph Leo
Business Formation 101 – Best Practices and Strategies

11:00 – 11:50a
Kent Balduchi
Witness Preparation/Objectives
Josh Christensen
Contracts

12:00 – 1:00p
Luncheon
IPA Mid-Year Meeting

1:00p – 1:50p

Pam Wheeler
Digital Evidence

Timothy Gartin
Real Estate Transactions

2:00p – 2:50p
Jerry Anderson
The Impact of Loper Bright Enterprises and Jarkesy’s Supreme Court Opinions

Doug Strucyk and Jenny Dorman
Legislative Update

3:00p – 3:50p
Breanna Young
Estate Planning, Probate
Guardianships and Conservatorships

Judge Kristin Formanek
Updates to Legislation & Rules of Criminal Procedure; and Professionalism in and out of the courtroom

*Some topics are listed generally and may be updated with specific information.  Please be sure to check back for additions to our listing!