Practice Areas
- Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Bar Admissions
- State of Iowa
- US District Courts
- Northern District of Iowa
- Southern District of Iowa
- Eighth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals
Experience
- RSH Legal (Riccolo, Semelroth & Henningsen, PC), Associate Attorney, April 2015-Present
- Rush & Nicholson, PLC, Associate Attorney, September 2012- March 2015
- Iowa Legal Aid, Senior Staff Attorney, August 1999- September 2012
Education
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D., May 1998
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- B.A., (English and Spanish Majors, Political Science Minor), May 1994
Involvement
- National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR) (Sustaining Member)
- Iowa State Bar Association (Member)
- Linn County Bar Association (Member)
- Linn County Continuum of Care and Policy Council (Member)
- Catherine McAuley Center Housing Program Advisory Committee (Member)
Awards
- 2014 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating of 4.7 out of 5.0.
- 2007 Recipient of the Minnie Rubeck Award from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, for his commitment and dedication to making a difference.
Presentations
2015
- "Social Security Disability Practice Pointers for the General Practice Attorney," ISBA Summer Seminar, Okoboji, Iowa, July 23
2012
- "Mortgage Foreclosure Defense for the General Practice," ISBA Summer Seminar, Okoboji, Iowa, Aug. 3
2011
- "Iowa Landlord and Tenant Law," Iowa Association of Legal Assistants, Paralegals 2011 Fall Seminar, Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 23
2010
- "Understanding Iowa Landlord and Tenant Law: A Tenant Lawyer’s Perspective," Housing Iowa Conference 2010, Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 8