D. L. (Lew) Eells, Attorney
D. L. (Lew) Eells 
Accident & Injury, Car Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Livestock, Construction, Civil Rights, Corporate, Professional Malpractice, Constitutional Law
http://www.eellsandtronvold.com
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115 1st Ave. SE Cedar Rapids 52401 USCriminal Divorce & Family Law Child Custody Family Law Child Support
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111 E. Washington St. Mount Pleasant 52641 US
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Lew Eells attended the State College of Iowa (SCI) at Cedar Falls, Iowa and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Sociology in June of 1966. While at SCI (now University of Northern Iowa) he was a member of Phi Mu Alpha fraternity, and a member and President of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.
Lew Eells attended the University of Iowa College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 1968. He was admitted to practice before the Iowa Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern District of Iowa and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lew Eells was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity at the University of Iowa Law School.
Upon his graduation from the University of Iowa Law School, Mr. Eells practiced law in Dubuque, Iowa for a period of sixteen months.
In the fall of 1969, Lew Eells began practicing law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he has practiced doing a general practice to the present time. From 1975 to 1982, Lew Eells also practiced part time as an Assistant Linn County Attorney handling only felony prosecutions. Lew Eells formed the firm of Eells & Sovern Law Offices PLC in 1993. Eells & Sovern Law Offices PLC continued to practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a general practice firm, until October 2004 when the name was changed to Eells & Tronvold Law Offices PLC.
Lew Eells is engaged in the general practice of the law including but not limited to personal injury, estate administration, probate, estate planning, trial defense, family law, close corporations and other business organizations, real estate transactions, title examinations and criminal defense of all kinds. His practice has encompassed a wide variety of cases. See, for example, cases listed in this attorney portfolio profile, including such cases as Hedricks v. Broderick, 284 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa, October 17, 1979); Schuller v. HyVee Food Stores, Inc., 407 N.W.2d 347 (Iowa App., March 31, 1987); Ross v. City of Iowa City, 353 N.W.2d 887 (Iowa App., June 26, 1984); Stoffel v. Thermogaas Co., 998 F Supp.1021, 35 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 90 (N.D.Iowa, December 11, 1997).
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Education
| School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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| Portland State University B.S. | State College of Iowa |
Admission
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| Portland State University B.S. | |
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| Portland State University B.S. |
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Stoffel v. Thermogas Co. 1997law.com
Stibbs v. Mapco, Inc. 1996law.com
Schuller v. Hy Vee Food Stores, Inc. 1987law.com
Ross v. City of Iowa City 1984law.com
In re: Slipped Disc Inc. 2000law.com
In re: Marriage of Grother 1976law.com
Hendricks v. Broderick 1979law.com
Hames Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Sellers 1972law.com
Gordon v. Pfab 1976law.com
Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct of Iowa State Bar Ass'n. v. Bronemann 1973
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1921 51st Street NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
