FRANK J. NIDEY, partner, is a 1980 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law with distinction.  He practiced as a public defender in the Burlington and Cedar Rapids offices for a total of four years.  He has been in private practice since 1984.  Mr. Nidey is a member of the Linn County and Iowa State Bar Associations, and the Linn County Family Law Committee.  Mr. Nidey is the co-author of "Mandatory Penalties, Victim Cooperation, and the Judicial Processing of Domestic Abuse Assault Cases," Crime and Delinquency (1995).  He was given the Volunteer Lawyers Project Extraordinary Service Award in 2000.  Mr. Nidey's practice includes but is not limited to the areas of personal injury law and family law.

Areas of Practice

• General practice included but not limited to
• Family Law

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1985
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
  J.D.
  Honors: with distinction
  
  
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  B.A.
  Major: Economics
  
  

Published Works

• Mandatory Penalties, Victim Cooperation, and the Judicial Processing of Domestic Abuse Assault Cases, Crime and Delinquency, 1995

Honors and Awards

• Volunteer Lawyers Project Extraordinary Service Award, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Iowa State Bar Association
  member
  
  
• Linn County Bar Association
  member
  
  
• Linn County Family Law Committee
  member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Public Defender, Burlington, Iowa, 1980 - 1982
• Public Defender, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1983 - 1984
• Private practice, 1984 - Present

Birth Information

• December 10, 1950, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America