Quality Service For Solutions To Your Legal Problems
Serving Clients Throughout Iowa
Craig, Smith & Cutler, LLP, is a full-service law firm with decades of experience and a reputation for results. Our attorneys are skilled, versatile, and have more than 50 years of combined experience assisting individuals and businesses in Iowa. We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients in order to serve all of their current and future legal needs.
Our lawyers excel both inside and outside of the courtroom. We keep you apprised of the progress of your particular matter and provide direct answers to any questions that you may have, including realistic assessments of your problems and practical solutions to those problems. At Craig, Smith & Cutler, LLP, we are everything you should expect from a trusted and experienced law firm. To learn more about what we can do for you, call our Eldora office at 641-939-5475.
Family Law
Divorce, Adoptions, Modifications, Juvenile
Real
Estate
Purchase Agreements, Title Options, Disputes Between Private Owners or Public Agencies, Zoning Matters
Taxation
Income Tax & Estate Matters
Criminal Defense
OWI, Drug Possession, Domestic Assault
Business & Transactional
Business Entity Formation and Operations, Contracts, Real Estate Transactions, Debtor / Creditor Disputes
Local Government
& Municipal Law
Personal Injury
Car Accident, Premises Liability Cases
Estate Planning & Probate
Drafting Wills & Trusts, Tax Implication Planning, Administering Trusts & Estates
Practicing in Hardin County & Surrounding Areas
At the law firm of Craig, Smith & Cutler, LLP, we provide experienced legal representation for people dealing with issues at their jobs, with their families, at businesses they own or after they are arrested. With more than 50 years of combined experience, our lawyers bring a wealth of legal knowledge, innovative strategies and a commitment to individuals, families and businesses throughout Iowa. We sit down with our clients to discover what issues they are dealing with and what priorities they have in mind. Our attorneys will gather the facts of the situation, determine what is most important to our clients and begin building a case that best meets their needs and objectives. Attorneys Michael Smith and Patrick Craig are AV-rated and all of our attorneys have built strong reputations amongst clients and the Iowa legal community.
Decades of Combined Experience & a Reputation for Results
Our firm is committed to providing long-term support for our clients. Many of the people who we represent are clients we have helped in the past who need additional legal services as time goes by. Our attorneys are talented litigators who are also able to effectively negotiate legal problems and handle a wide range of transactional matters. We return phone calls promptly, treat every client with respect and show them how much we care about the effective resolution of their legal concerns.
Our Attorneys
Patrick J. Craig
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1974
- Minnesota, 1973
- Nebraska, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1978
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Iowa, 1978
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Iowa, 1978
- U.S. Tax Court, 1974
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN
J.D. – 1973
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
B.S. – 1970
Michael A. Smith
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Iowa, 1984
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Iowa, 1985
Education
University of Iowa College of Law School, Iowa City, IA
J.D. – 1984
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
B.A. – 1981
Lawrence B. Cutler
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 2002
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Iowa, 2003
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Iowa, 2003
Education
University of Iowa College of Law School, Iowa City, IA
J.D. – 2002
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
B.A. – 1999
Eldora, IA
Hubbard, IA
Ackley, IA
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