- Divorce
- Child Support
- Child Custody and Visitation“Stephanie was absolutely fantastic! When my ex-wife absconded to Iowa from Arizona, Stephanie helped me regain custody of my children using an emergency order. I first approached her to simply register a foreign custody order in Iowa in accordance with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) but Stephanie went above and beyond to learn the details of my case and suggest a better alternative, the emergency order. She was smart, helpful, responsive, and aggressive; everything I could have hoped for and more. She even drove to a court in a different county to meet me and suggested we sue for attorneys fees and travel expenses. We won! It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.”
- Adoption
- Premarital AgreementFamily law is a broad and diverse area of the law, and the professionals of O’Connor & Thomas, P.C. can help you with all aspects including, but not limited to, representation concerning child and medical support, custody actions, divorce, legal separation, termination of parental rights, adoption, and guardianship. We provide counsel and financial planning for couples through Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements. We are also available to represent clients in issues involving domestic disputes, orders of protection and no contact orders. We regularly work with other professionals including counselors, therapists, business valuation experts, financial planners and accountants to secure the best possible outcome for our clients.
- GuardianshipEstate Planning involves planning for the time when you are unable to act for yourself and make your own decisions as well as your eventual death. Our attorneys typically meet with you to get a complete picture of your family situation, financial affairs, desires, and goals before we discuss or recommend particular documents, such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills. In addition to drafting estate planning documents to fit your situation, we can assist you with completing beneficiary designation forms or titling of assets to align with your estate plan. Following your incapacity or death, our attorneys are available to assist your family with the administration of your estate (probate) or trust. Our attorneys can also assist you and your family with both setting up and administering guardianships and conservatorships for both minors and adults if and when they become necessary.
- Spousal Support“My divorce after a 20 year marriage had a lot of moving parts and I was completely impressed with how Stephanie had the capability and capacity to absorb it all. Stephanie is extremely intelligent, honest, dedicated to her clients, knows the law and she is an effective negotiator. But, most importantly, she is compassionate and empathetic. She gets to know her clients, their emotions and all details regarding the case so the client feels understood and heard. My divorce included three children that I love dearly and almost 30 years of farming and a 20 year professional career. We needed to manage custody, alimony, real estate, 401k, investment portfolios, retirement plans, livestock, crops and machinery. I seriously felt Stephanie knew my life and my business almost as well as I did. She came up with custody and financial strategies that I hadn’t considered which resulted with a settlement that we could all live with. I highly recommend Stephanie for her caring manner and attention to detail.”
- Legal Separation
- Criminal DefenseIf you need assistance with a criminal charge or traffic violation, the attorneys at O’Connor & Thomas are ready to help. We defend the rights and privileges of people across Northeast Iowa who are accused of crimes ranging from misdemeanors like public intoxication, domestic assault, operating while intoxicated, or possession of a controlled substance to felonies such as murder, burglary, or possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. We also help people resolve old warrants, reinstate driving privileges, and restore firearm rights. Finally, we handle a wide variety of traffic violations and offenses and help our clients reach resolutions which minimize any consequences to their driving privileges. Feel free to contact us with your criminal or traffic problem today! Criminal Defense includes the following areas...
- DUI/DWIDrunk Driving * OWI * Drugs * Marijuana * Controlled Substance Offenses * Assault * Domestic Assault * No Contact Orders * Weapons * Firearms * Harassment * Theft * Burglary * Public Intoxication * Warrants * Misdemeanors * Felonies * Traffic Violations * Probation Violations * Seized Property
- Traffic Violations
- Burglary
- White Collar Crimes
- Theft
- Misdemeanors
- Assault
- Murder
- Probation Violation
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and AcquisitionsMergers & Acquisitions * Commercial Lending Transactions * Creditor’s Rights * Bankruptcy * Workouts * Protection of Security Interests * Construction & Real Estate Financing * Regulatory Compliance Matters * Asset Management
- Business Disputes
- Construction Contracts
- Intellectual Property
- Workers Compensation
- Real Estate LitigationThe Firm has an active transactional team of business lawyers to assist clients with acquiring new businesses, merging businesses and selling businesses. Our lawyers have a broad expertise of corporate, tax and real estate law experience to assist our clients in almost every aspect of such transaction. We work on a team approach and as a result, we are able to handle the simplest and the most complex transactions in a time-efficient manner to meet the needs of our clients.
- Construction LitigationCommercial & Residential Real Estate Services * Buying & Selling * Title Work * Closings * Landlord- Tenant * Construction Contracts * Zoning & Environmental
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Personal InjuryPersonal Injury * Appeals * Commercial Litigation * Contract Disputes * Medical Malpractice * Professional Malpractice * Product Liability * Arbitration * Mediation * Administrative Agencies * Insurance Defense * Small Claims
- Medical Malpractice
- Estate PlanningThe 2021 Iowa legislative session was an eventful one, and the Legislature made waves in two areas that may affect your estate planning. First, Iowa adopted, effective July 1, 2021, a new chapter to the Iowa Code, chapter 633F called the Iowa Uniform Custodial Trust...
- Wills
- Trusts
- Power of Attorney
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawO’Connor & Thomas provides strategic tax planning and income tax preparation services for individuals, estates, trusts, businesses, and non-profit entities. We also assist taxpayers with audits and other tax resolution.