Ryan C. Shellady

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Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross and Baskerville, P.L.C.

Experience: 4 years

Divorce, Family Law, Appeals & Appellate and 5 others

Donald P. Lay Award and Dean's Award for Academic Excellence

Awards 2

Experience 4y

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Ryan C. Shellady is an associate attorney with BrownWinick and has a general practice including, but not limited to, family law and divorce, administrative law, construction law, OSHA compliance, litigation/trial law, and employment and labor law.

Originally from the Iowa City – Kalona area, Ryan graduated from the University of Iowa in 2016, receiving his B.A., with high distinction and honors, in Ethics and Public Policy. He received his J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2019.

During law school, Ryan was involved in the Pro Bono Society, was a Student Writer for the Iowa Law Review, a member of the National Moot Court Team, and a Student Representative for the Iowa Student Bar Association. He received the Donald P. Lay Faculty Recognition Award for distinctive contributions to the College of Law community, and the William S. Anderson Scholarship for being named the Best Advocate of the 2017–2018 Van-Oosterhout Baskerville Moot Court Competition. Ryan was also an Executive of the University of Iowa Graduate and Professional Student Government. In 2018, Ryan worked as a law clerk for the BrownWinick law firm.

Prior to joining BrownWinick, Ryan earned the Bergstrom Fellowship with the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School during the summer of 2017. Following the Fellowship, he volunteered as a Law Clerk with the Family Defense Center in Chicago, Illinois. Ryan was also a Volunteer Workshop Leader for the Kids First Law Clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His student Note, Martinis, Manhattans, and Maltreatment Investigations; When Safety Plans Are a False Choice and What Procedural Protections Parents Are Due was published in Volume 104 of the Iowa Law Review.

Ryan was admitted to the Iowa bar in 2019.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa
ID Number: AT0014106
Since 2019

Professional Experience

2019 - Current

United Family Advocates

Member of National Working Group

This group is a national working group with experts and leaders in the area of child welfare law.

2017 - 2017

University of Michigan Child Advocacy Law Clinic

Fellow

Had the distinct honor of being selected to participate in the Bergstrom Child Welfare Fellowship.

2017 - 2017

Family Defense Center

Law Clerk

Education

2016 - 2019

University of Iowa College of Law

J.D. (2019) | Law

Honors: Graduated with Distinction. Recipient of the Donald P. Lay Faculty Recognition Award Recipient of the William S. Anderson Scholarship for Best Advocacy at the Van Oosterhout Competition.

2013 - 2016

University of Iowa

B.A. (2016) | Ethics & Public Policy

Honors: Graduated with High Distinction and Honors in Ethics & Public Policy. Received Minors in both Political Science and Sociology

Awards

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Donald P. Lay Award

University of Iowa College of Law

Ryan C. Shellady

Dean's Award for Academic Excellence

University of Iowa College of Law

Contacts

BrownWinick 666 Grand Ave., Suite 2000 Des Moines IA 50309 Telephone: (515) 242-2435

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Ryan C. Shellady Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross and Baskerville, P.L.C.

Experience: 4 years

Website: Open

Phone: (515) 242-2435

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Juvenile Law

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Languages

English

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