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By Zack Martin Introduction The issue of payday loan industry regulation is not just of importance to the lenders within the industry and the state and federal agencies tasked with protecting borrowers; the general public has a keen interest in protection from predatory practices by payday lenders, *574 as well....

In celebration of October as National Pro Bono month, the Iowa State Bar Association Journal pointed out that each year Iowa attorneys donate thousands of hours of pro bono legal services and make financial contributions to legal service organizations that assist low income Iowans. The ISBA commended all member attorneys...

By Jessica Uhlenkamp Most bankruptcy professionals know that “retirement funds” are generally exempt assets under § 522(d)(12) or 522(b)(3)(C). However, those funds must meet very precise requirements to meet this qualification. Specifically, the funds must be retirement funds,” and they must be held in an account that is exempt from...

Spotlight in The Iowa Lawyer, June 2020 Edition The Heidman Law Firm in Sioux City donated lunches for staff at the Siouxland Community Health Center (SCHC), which has been at the forefront of that community's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing primary care medical services, SCHC operates...

Mary Sterk CEO, Founder and Certified Financial Planner­™ invited attorney Dan Dykstra to share Estate Financial Planning strategies on her podcast. https://www.sterkfinancialservices.com/blog/estate-planning-mistakes-that-could-cost-you-mega-bucks

The Attorneys at Heidman Law Firm took a walking tour of Grandview Park hosted by the Sioux City Museum, when it was pointed out that a Pergola formerly stood to the south of the Bandshell, but is no longer. The Firm jump-started the “Pergola Project” generating local interest and soliciting...

Heidman Law Firm located in Sioux City, Iowa and Whorley Heidman Law Firm located in Sheldon, Iowa are pleased to welcome four new Associates to the Firm. A. Brandon Sanchez, originally from Portage, Indiana earned his J.D. from the Valparaiso University in 2007 and has a B.S. from the Indiana...

Then and now photos - courtesy of the Sioux City Journal, listed 8th. (Please note, Heidman Law is spelled incorrectly.) Then and now photos - courtesy of George Lindblade. Learn more about our historic location, the Evans Block Building.

Attorney Jessica Uhlenkamp recently published an article for DRI’s For the Defense magazine. (Go to the table of contents, click on the article, "Raising the Bar" by Jessica Uhlenkamp near the bottom, page 85.)

Ashley Gordon, Legal/administrative assistant at Whorley Heidman Law Firm in Sheldon SHELDON—Ashley Gordon never thought she would work in the legal field. The 35-year-old is a legal/administrative assistant at Whorley Heidman Law Firm, directly working for Tom Whorley whose namesake graces the practice’s downtown Sheldon office building. Gordon still remembers...