Ronald C. Martin

Dean R. Einck is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at S&I whose work focuses on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures of businesses, corporate law, tax law, estate planning, and communications law, employee benefits and executive compensation. Dean is the chair of the Media and Communications Practice Group and has significant experience representing media companies including newspapers, commercial printers, television stations and internet businesses. Dean is listed in The Best Lawyers...

Steven J. Pace is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at S&I whose work focuses on environmental law, energy law, civil litigation and insurance law. Steve is listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Energy Law and Environmental Law. Steve is listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®--2009 and 2011 -- Environmental, General Litigation. Steve is a Fellow in the Iowa State Bar Association, the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Steve serves as sect...

Robert N. Downer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. Robert N., who practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert N. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael R. Young is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Michael R., who practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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 ...

Caitlin Slessor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Caitlin, who practices law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Caitlin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert D. Houghton is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at S&I whose work focuses on litigation, primarily medical malpractice defense and products liability. Bob is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Product Liability Litigation. Bob is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, is a Master in the Dean Mason Ladd Inns of Court, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Defense Research...

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...

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...

Wesley B. Huisinga is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll and chair of the Firm’s Banking and Finance and Bankruptcy practice groups. Wesley practices extensively in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor relations, commercial law, commercial litigation and distressed loan workouts. He represents National and Community Banks, Credit Unions and other Financial Service Providers in the enforcement of asset-based loan agreements (both real and persona...