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Laurie L. Dawley is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll. Her work focuses on business law, banking and finance law, real estate law, and mergers and acquisitions. She serves on the Firm’s board of directors and is past chair of the Firm’s business practice group and associate/recruiting committee; Past Chair of the Iowa Real Estate Commission; Past Chair of the Cedar Rapids Area Board and the Regional Executive Board of Junior Achievement of Easte...

Kirsten H. Frey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates. Kirsten H. practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Best Lawyers has recognized Kirsten H. Frey since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kirsten H. Frey is held by other lawyers.

Kristen A. Shaffer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law. Kristen A. practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Best Lawyers has recognized Kristen A. Shaffer since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kristen A. Shaffer is held by other lawyers.

Terri C. Davis is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth. She focuses her practice in Employment Law and Litigation, including employment related litigation, commercial litigation, product liability, and the handling of administrative trials, including utilities cases and workers compensation. She advises employers on employment matters, and assists with policy review and development, as well as handling of investigations and complaints, both internal and before civil rights co...

Nancy Penner is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth. She focuses on legal writing, appellate law, and medical malpractice. Her appellate practice includes briefing and oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She was the first chair of the firm’s Appellate Law Practice Group.Nancy grew up on a farm in southeast Iowa. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing an...

Brian D. Bergstrom is a corporate attorney with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, president of the firm, and chair of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice group. Brian is listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law and is listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer in 2009 and 2011 for Securities & Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions. Brian serves as a member of t...

Robert N. Downer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. Robert N. practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Best Lawyers has recognized Robert N. Downer since 1995. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Robert N. Downer is held by other lawyers.

Caitlin Slessor is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Caitlin practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Best Lawyers has recognized Caitlin Slessor since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Caitlin Slessor is held by other lawyers.

Gary Streit is the Board President of S&I. Gary's practice focuses on estate and business succession planning, qualified plans and employee benefits, taxation, and other general business matters. Gary has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Employee Benefits Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates for over 10 consecutive years. Gary is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and is a member of the Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council, Inc. Gary is a past ...

Don Johnson is an Attorney and Vice President at S&I. Don has a general practice including but not limited to estate planning and estate administration (including will preparation, trust preparation and probate administration), taxation (including tax return preparation and general consulting), and general business matters (including the establishment of corporate entities and contract drafting). Don is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Iowa Society of Certified Publ...