Dennis J. McMenimen

Attorney

Assistant
Jean L. Sturtz
(319) 731-2308

Dennis J. McMenimen is an attorney at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. Dennis’ work focuses on counseling businesses and investors on a variety of legal issues, including entity organization and operation, lending and finance, agriculture contracts, and real estate matters.

American College of Mortgage Attorneys
American Bar Association
- Member of Business Law Section and Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
American Bar Foundation
- Fellow
Iowa State Bar Association
- Member of the Real Estate & Title, Commercial & Bankruptcy and Business Law Sections
  - Real Property Committee, Chair (1999-2000)
  - CLE Subcommittee, Chair (1990-1991)
- Corporate Banking & Business Law Section
  - Council Member (2000-2003)
  - For-Profit Corporation Committee Member (2000-2003)
  - Limited Liability Subcommittee, Chair (2000-2001)
  - UCC Subcommittee (1990-1994)
  - UCC Articles 3 and 4 Study Committee (1992-1994)
  - Partnership Committee (1997-1998)
Linn County Bar Association
- Title Standards Committee (1981-2003)

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
- Real Estate Law (2002-present)
- Corporate Law (2002-present)
- Banking and Finance Law (2015-present)
- Corporate Governance Law (2015-present)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (2016-Present)
Named the Best Lawyers© 2015 Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Cedar Rapids
Named the Best Lawyers© 2017 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cedar Rapids
Listed in the Chambers USA®, America’s Leading Lawyers for Real Estate Law (2004-present)
Listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®—Real Estate, Business/Corporate
Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV” Preeminent

United Way of East Central Iowa Board of Directors (1996-2003)
- Secretary (1998-2000)
- Vice-Chair (2001)
- Chair (2002)
Brucemore, Inc.
- Board of Trustees (1997-2005)
  - Secretary (1998-2000)
  - Vice President (2001-2002)
  - President (2002-2004)
- Investment Committee Member (1998-2009)
Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees Member (2006-2009)
Cedar Rapids Science Center, Inc. Board of Directors (2007-2012)
- Secretary (2007-2012)
Cedar Rapids Downtown Rotary (1983-2018)
Orchestra Iowa Board Member (2009-2024)
Hawkeye Area Council Boy Scouts of America
- Council President (2004-2006)
- Board of Directors (1998-2010)

Practice Areas

Education

St. John’s University, B.A. Government (1975)
- Magna cum laude
University of Iowa, J.D.
- With distinction
- Journal of Corporation Law–Executive Editor (1977-1978)