The attorneys at Belin McCormick are actively involved in their community. Beginning with David Belin’s service on the staff of the Warren Commission, our attorneys have consistently strived to make a contribution outside of the confines of their legal practice. Many of our attorneys have been active as appointees to various statewide and national boards and commissions. A number of the firm’s attorneys have also served in positions of leadership in professional associations, non-profit boards, business and industry associations, and professional groups devoted to providing free legal advice to those who need it. Several of our attorneys have even been appointed as adjunct professors of law at local law schools.
By no means exhaustive, the following list provides a sampling of the organizations and committees in which the firm’s attorneys have served.
GOVERNMENT COUNCILS/COMMITTEES
IOWAccess Advisory Council, Member and Chair
State of Iowa Information Technology Council
U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, Southern District of Iowa, Chair
Governor’s Iowa Public Funds Investment Task Force, Chair
Legislature Reform Committee on Government Ethics and Procedures, Co-Chair
Legislative Joint State Government Ethics Committee, Chair
Governor’s State Institutional Task Force, Chair
Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Attorney Disciplinary System, Chair
Governor’s Committee on Child Abuse Prevention, Chair
National Planning Board for the White House Conference on Aging
Governor’s Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
Eighth Circuit Federal Advisory Committee, Chair
Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
• Chair, ISBA Real Estate Practice Manual Committee
• Chair, ISBA Real Estate and Title Law Section
• Chair, ISBA Environmental and Natural Resources Law Council
• Chair, ISBA Appellate Practice Committee
• Chair, ISBA Technology Committee
• Chair, ISBA Bankruptcy and Commercial Committee
• Chair, ISBA Corporation, Banking, Business Law Sections
• Chair, ISBA Annual Meeting
• Chair, ISBA Trade Regulation Section
• Chair, ISBA Jury Instruction Committee
• Chair, ISBA Administrative Law Section
• Chair, ISBA International Trade Committee
• Chair, ISBA Labor and Employment Law Section
• President, Board of Governors
• Fellow, ISBA Foundation
• Temporary Examiner, Iowa Board of Bar Examiners
Polk County Bar Association
• President, Board of Directors, Polk County Bar Association
• Chair, Polk County Bar Association Ethics Committee
Missouri Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Arizona State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Court
Energy Bar Association
• Chair, Power Generation and Marketing Committee
American Board of Trial Advocates
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
Trucking Industry Defense Association
American College of Bankruptcy
American Trial Lawyers Association
Polk County Women Attorneys
American Judicature Society
American Corporate Counsel Association
International Masters of Gaming Laws
Association of Conflict Resolution
Iowa Association of Dispute Resolution
Supreme Court of Iowa IOLTA Commission
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Council of School Board Attorneys
Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys
Food and Drug Law Institute
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Society for Human Resources Management
Central Iowa Society for Human Resources Management
Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council
Des Moines Thursday Tax Forum
Des Moines Estate Planning Council, President
Blackstone Inn of Court
American College of Environmental Lawyers
EDUCATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Central Iowa Harvard Schools Committee
Iowa Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, Chair
Grand View College National Alumni Council
Roosevelt High School Booster Club
Grand View College Strategic Planning Commission
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Education
Des Moines Public Schools Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education, Chair
Drake University Midwest Moot Court Team, Coach
Adjunct Professor of Law, Drake University Law School
Associate Professor of Law, Drake University School of Law
Advisory Committee, Belin-Blank Center for Gifted and Talented Education, University of Iowa, Chair
Drake University Law School, Board of Counselors
Mercy College of Health Sciences, Board Member
Iowa State Board of Regents, Member
Iowa State University Alumni Association, President
West Des Moines Community School District, Chair of Community Education Advisory Council
Iowa Law School Foundation
Iowa State University Partnership for Prominence Capital Campaign, Deputy National Chair
Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
Leadership Iowa
THE ARTS
Civic Music Association of Greater Des Moines, Board Member and President
Des Moines Metro Opera, Board Member and President
Des Moines Civic Center, Board of Trustees
Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation, Chair of Legal Committee
Living History Farms, Board Member
Very Special Arts Iowa, Board Member
Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines, President, Board of Directors
Central Iowa Wind Ensemble
SPORTS AND WELLNESS
Youth soccer, softball, baseball, and basketball team coaches
Greater Des Moines Sports Authority, Board Member
Soccer West Soccer Club
Greater Des Moines Youth Soccer Club, Board Member
Walnut Creek YMCA Board of Directors
PRO BONO
ISBA Volunteer Lawyers Project
Polk County Bar Association Latino Outreach Clinic
Iowa Legal Aid Intake Volunteers
Member of Planning Committee for Equal Justice After Hours, Iowa Legal Aid
Member of the Board of Directors, Polk County Legal Aid
Polk County Legal Aid Society, President, Board of Directors
Central Iowa Legal Aid Advisory Council, Board of Directors
Court Appointed Special Advocate in Polk County Juvenile Courts
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
Greater Des Moines Committee, Chair
Greater Des Moines Partnership, Chair
Vintage Mutual Funds, Chairman of the Board
Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Federation
Polk County Mental Health Center, President, Board of Directors
CHARITABLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Greater Iowa Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Member of Board of Directors and President
Central Iowa Shelter Services, President, Board of Directors
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa
United Way Emerging Leaders Initiative
Windsor Heights Foundation
K-Life of Des Moines
AIDS Project of Central Iowa
Children and Families of Iowa, Board Member and President
The Homestead, Living and Learning Center for Adults with Autism, Board Member and President
Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America, Board Member
Hospice of Central Iowa
Junior League
Des Moines Jaycees
Rotary Club of Des Moines, Board Member and President
Youth Homes of Mid-America, Board Member
