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WILLIAM G. BREWER*
MICHAEL J. BURDETTE
MURRAY B. GOTSDINER**
MICHAEL L. MCENRON(1951-2006)
FRANKSTEINBACH III
                ROBB D. GOEDICKE
P.A. HENRICHSEN***
WILLIAM J. SCHADLE

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McENROE, GOTSDINER, BREWER, BURDETTE & STEINBACH, P.C.

Attorneys and Counselors at Law

WILLIAM G. BREWER*
MICHAEL J. BURDETTE
MURRAY B. GOTSDINER**
MICHAEL L. MCENROE (1951-2006)
FRANK STEINBACH III
  

ROBB D. GOEDICKE
P.A. HENRICHSEN***
WILLIAM J. SCHADLE

WESTOWN BUSINESS CENTER I
1701 48TH STREET, SUITE 100
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA 50266-6723

TELEPHONE: (515) 267-9000
FACSIMILE: (515) 267-8100

*Also admitted in Illinois

**Also admitted in Texas       

***Also a CPA

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William G. Brewer

Born Dubuque, Iowa, May 12, 1957
Admitted to Bar 1982, Iowa; 1985, U.S. District Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit;  1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa.
Education University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1979);  Drake University (J.D., 1982). 
Legal Background Panel Attorney, Federal Criminal Justice Act. Assistant County Attorney, Des Moines County, 1983-1985.
Memberships Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association.
E-Mail bbrewer@mcenroelaw.com


Michael J. Burdette

Born Waterloo, Iowa, April 24, 1949
Admitted to Bar 1975, Iowa; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1991 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Education Iowa State University (B.S., 1971); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1974). Delta Theta Phi.
Legal Background Adjunct Lecturer in Business Law, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, 1986-1987. Director, Wage and Work Place Standards Division, Iowa Bureau of Labor, 1976-1982. Corporations Division Director and Legal Counsel, Iowa Secretary of State, 1982-1987.
Memberships Polk County, Warren County, and Iowa State Bar Associations.
E-Mail mburdette@mcenroelaw.com


Murray B. Gotsdiner

Born Des Moines, Iowa, January 2, 1953
Admitted to Bar 1980, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989 Texas.
Education Drake University (B.A., 1975; J.D. 1979). Phi Alpha Delta.
Memberships Polk County and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Consumer Law).
E-Mail mgotsdiner@mcenroelaw.com


Michael L. McEnroe

Born Fort Dodge, Iowa, July 31, 1951
Admitted to Bar 1976, Illinois; 1977, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education Loras College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Creighton University (J.D., 1976). Delta Epsilon Sigma.
Legal Background Judicial Magistrate, Kossuth County 1981-1989. Faculty Member, NBI Real Estate Law Seminar, 1991.
Memberships Polk County, Illinois State and Iowa State (Member: Agricultural Law Committee, 1986-1990; Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section , 1986-1988; General Practice Section; Litigation Section; Real Estate and Title Law Section; Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Blackstone Inn of Court.   General Practice Committee 2000-Current;
Deceased March 2, 2006


Frank Steinbach III

Born Des Moines, Iowa, March 16, 1964
Admitted to Bar 1989, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.
Education Iowa State University (B.S. 1986); Drake University (J.D., 1989).
Memberships Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Sections on: General; Criminal; Family; Juvenile and Real Estate Law) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
E-Mail fsteinbach@mcenroelaw.com
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Robb D. Goedicke

Born Des Moines, Iowa, April 19, 1967
Admitted to Bar September 1997 – Iowa;                                                                                                August 1998 – US District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Education Iowa State University (B.A., 1990); Drake University (J.D., 1997)
Legal Background Staff Attorney, Iowa Legal Aid, 1998-2006; Judge Advocate General, United States Army Reserve 1998- Present
Memberships Iowa State Bar Associations, Polk County Bar Association.
E-Mail rgoedicke@mcenroelaw.com


P.A. Henrichsen

Born Neligh, Nebraska, August 22, 1970
Admitted to Bar 2000, Iowa; 2001, U.S. District Court , Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court.
Education Iowa State University (B.B.A., Accounting, with honors, 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2000); Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 2000. 
Memberships Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Review School, Inc. (Treasurer); Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.
E-Mail phenrichsen@mcenroelaw.com


William J. Schadle

Born Dubuque, Iowa, August 4, 1932
Admitted to Bar 1984, Iowa.
Education  University of Iowa (B.A., 1959); Drake University (J.D., 1984).
Memberships Iowa State Bar Associations, Polk County Bar Association.
E-Mail wschadle@mcenroelaw.com

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