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Benjamin L. Rouse was born on March 23, 1980, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Ayrshire, Iowa, and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1998. Ben then attended Iowa State University where he received his B.S. in Agronomy in 2002. After graduating from Iowa State, Ben attended S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He received his J.D. with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource law in 2005. While in law school, Ben worked as a Faculty Research Assistant for the University of Utah Law Library and was a judicial intern for Administrative Law Judge Harvey Sweitzer at the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals. After graduation, Ben returned to Iowa and was admitted to the Iowa Bar in September, 2005. Ben joined McDonald, Brown & Fagen as an associate in October, 2005. He is a member of the Rotary Club, and of the Dallas County, Iowa and American Bar Associations. In his general practice, his areas of practice include: real estate; wills, trusts, estate planning, and probate; taxation law and tax returns; agricultural law; business organizations and commercial law; and family law. Ben and his wife, Lauri, currently live in West Des Moines where she is finishing her M.F.A. in Creative Writing/Fiction with the University of Utah. She also teaches creative writing at Des Moines Area Community College. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice does not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa. Copyright © 2007 by McDonald, Brown & Fagen. All rights reserved. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution. All copies must include this copyright statement. |
