Spencer Vasey Dirth

Spencer Vasey Dirth

Des Moines, IA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2023
Elverson Vasey

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Spencer joined Elverson Vasey in 2018 after earning her Juris Doctorate with Highest Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating in the top 3% of her class. Her practice focuses on insurance defense and subrogation, coverage opinions, family law, and general civil litigation.

Spencer was born and raised in Johnston, Iowa. In 2015, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Drake University, where she also played on the women’s soccer team. During her time at the University of Iowa College of Law, Spencer was heavily involved in moot court, receiving both the Harrison Tweed Award for Best Brief and the College of Trial Attorneys' Award for Best Oral Advocate at the New York City Bar Association National Moot Court Competition. During her final year at Iowa, Spencer clerked for United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams in the Northern District of Iowa and worked for the Northern District of Iowa Federal Public Defender's Office. She was admitted to the Iowa State Bar in 2018 and to the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa in 2019.

Elverson Vasey

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Drake University, B.S.B.A.
  • The University of Iowa, J.D. With Highest Distinction, graduated 2018

  • Iowa, Northern District of Iowa
  • Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
  • Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
  • Iowa, Northern District of Iowa
  • Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
  • Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
  • Drake University, B.S.B.A.
  • The University of Iowa, J.D. With Highest Distinction, graduated 2018

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • 2022 Iowa Defense Counsel Association Rising Star Award

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