Gary J. Streit

Attorney, Senior Vice President

Assistant
Clare A. Birdsell
(319) 731-2314

Gary J. Streit is an attorney and senior vice president of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. His practice focuses on estate and business succession planning, qualified plans and employee benefits, taxation, and other general business matters. Gary was president of the firm from 2002 through 2016, and was chair of the board in 2017 and 2018.

American Bar Association
- Member of the Taxation Section
Iowa State Bar Association
- Member of the Business Law, Probate & Trust Law and Taxation Sections
- Business Law Section Council Chair (1990-1992)
- Way and Mean Committee Chair (1995-1999)
Linn County Bar Association
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)

Best Lawyers’ Cedar Rapids Trusts and Estates (2013) and Tax Law (2012) “Lawyer of the Year”
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®–Employee Benefits Law (ERISA), Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
Listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®–Employee Benefits/ERISA, Estate Planning & Probate
Listed in Chambers USA®, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV”
Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Community Service Award
St. George’s Medal from the American Cancer Society for outstanding contributions to the control of cancer
Iowa State Bar Association Community Service Award
Citation of Achievement Alumni Award from Iowa State University College of Business
Northcott Award from the Unity Way of East Central Iowa for Outstanding Campaign Leadership
John M. Ely Sr. Award from the Cedar Rapids YMCA for volunteer leadership and service

American Cancer Society
- Past Member of National Board of Directors
  - Chairman (2004)
American Cancer Society Midwest Division
- President (1998-2000)
- Board of Directors
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
- Past Member of Board of Directors
- Chairman (2002)
United Way of East Central Iowa

Practice Areas

Education

Iowa State University, B.S. Industrial Administration, Accounting (1972)
- With distinction
University of Iowa, J.D. (1975)
- With high distinction
Passed the Certified Public Accountant Exam (Iowa, 1975)