Kelsey J. Knowles
Kelsey Knowles is an associate practicing primarily in the areas of litigation and employment law. Ms. Knowles' employment practice includes litigation as well as counseling employers on various employment related matters. Ms. Knowles' practice also includes a focus on employment-based immigration matters. Ms. Knowles is a graduate of Arizona State University and of Boston College Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of the Boston College Law Review. At Boston College, Ms. Knowles was the recipient of Privitera Family Award for exceptional contribution to the Law School, the Dean Denis A. Dooley Award for the student with an outstanding scholarship average and the Wendell F. Grimes Award for outstanding work in advocacy competitions. Ms. Knowles was also a member of the 2004 National Craven Constitutional Moot Court Championship Team.
Following law school, Ms. Knowles served as a law clerk to Judge Richard L. Nygaard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit during 2004-2005. Ms. Knowles then served as a judicial clerk to Judge Ronald L. Longstaff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa during 2005-2007.
Community & Professional Activities
Iowa State Bar Association, Member
Des Moines Lincoln High School, Coach, Mock Trial Team
