Law Firm Overview

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll is one of Iowa's oldest law firms. The firm traces its roots back to 1854 when Judge N.M. Hubbard founded a law firm that would become Shuttleworth & Ingersoll. Today, our firm has grown to become one of Iowa's largest firms with nearly 45 talented and experienced lawyers who provide a full range of legal services to clients located in Iowa and across the nation. Its clients consist of individuals, closely held businesses of all types, sizes and stages of development, public companies, insurance companies, banks, and nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and colleges.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Agribusiness
• Appellate Law
• Bankruptcy
• Business Law
• Construction and Design Law
• Education Law
• Employee Benefits
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts
• Financial Institutions
• Franchise Law
• Health Law
• Immigration Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property
• Labor and Employment Law
• Litigation
• Media and Communication Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate Law
• Securities and Equity Finance
• Tax Law
• Workers' Compensation

Honors and Awards

• Linn County Historical Society Century Award for Distinguished Community Service and Commitment to Linn County for over 100 years., 1998
• Eastern Iowa Chapter of National Society of Fundraising Executives Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Organization, 1996
• Legal Services Corporation Volunteer Lawyer's Project Award for Extraordinary Service in the Cause of Equal Access to Justice for the Poor, 1996

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Law & Your Company A Practical Discussion, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., 1997
• The Final HIPPA Privacy Rule: What it Covers and How to Get Ready, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., 2001
• Estate Planning Under the New Tax Law, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., 2001
• Revised Article 9, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., 2001

Pro Bono Activities

• Active support of local Legal Aid and State of Iowa Volunteer Lawyer Project

Representative Clients

• Agribusiness
• Banks and Financial Institutions
• Corporations
• Businesses
• Communications and Media Industry
• Construction and Engineering Firms
• Insurance Industry
• Healthcare Industry
• Manufacturers
• Wealth Transfer Clients

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Agribusiness, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Franchising, Communications & Media Law, Construction Law, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Health & Health Care Law, Immigration, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Securities Law, Taxation Law, Workers' Compensation Law