Legal Services
The Legal Services Division is located on the ground floor of the Capitol Building and performs the following functions:
- Provides drafting services for all three branches of state government.
- Staffs standing, statutory, and interim study committees.
- Publishes and distributes the state’s official legal publications.
- Drafts and prepares bills embodying a plan of legislative and congressional redistricting
- Prepares legal and legislative analysis with respect to rules and forms submitted by the Supreme Court to the Legislative Council.
- Provides services by the Iowa Code Editor and the Administrative Code Editor.
Staff List
Name | Title | Phone | |
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Heggen, John | Division Director | 515.725.7827 | john.heggen@legis.iowa.gov |
Nelson, Richard | Division Administrator | 515.242.5822 | richard.nelson@legis.iowa.gov |
Adkisson, Douglas | Sr. Legal Counsel | 515.281.3884 | doug.adkisson@legis.iowa.gov |
Arnett, James | Legal Counsel | 515.281.3745 | j.d.arnett@legis.iowa.gov |
Cook, Edwin | Sr. Legal Counsel | 515.281.3994 | ed.cook@legis.iowa.gov |
Duster, Michael | Sr. Legal Counsel | 515.281.4800 | michael.duster@legis.iowa.gov |
Ewing, John | Administrative Code Editor | 515.281.6048 | jack.ewing@legis.iowa.gov |
Funaro, Patricia | Sr. Legal Counsel | 515.281.3040 | patty.funaro@legis.iowa.gov |
Gough, Daniel | Legal Counsel | 515.725.0479 | daniel.gough@legis.iowa.gov |
Heeren, Tyler | Legal Counsel | 515.725.0480 | tyler.heeren@legis.iowa.gov |
Hickey, Leslie | Iowa Code Editor | 515.281.8871 | leslie.hickey@legis.iowa.gov |
Hjelmaas, Rachele | Division Editor/Supervisor | 515.281.8127 | rachele.hjelmaas@legis.iowa.gov |
McEniry, Joseph | Sr. Legal Counsel | 515.281.3189 | joseph.mceniry@legis.iowa.gov |
Miller, Charlotte | Legal Counsel | 515.725.4117 | charlotte.miller@legis.iowa.gov |
O’Connor, Kathleen | Legal Counsel | 515.281.6329 | kate.oconnor@legis.iowa.gov |
Schroeder, Nicholas | Division Editor/Supervisor | 515.725.7323 | nicholas.schroeder@legis.iowa.gov |
Schulte, Emma | Legal Counsel | 515.725.2299 | emma.schulte@legis.iowa.gov |
Seusy, Adrienne | Legal Counsel | 515.281.3444 | adrienne.seusy@legis.iowa.gov |
Simpson, Joseph | Legal Counsel | 515.725.2251 | joe.simpson@legis.iowa.gov |
Stromberg, Stuart | Legal Counsel | 515.281.3430 | stuart.stromberg@legis.iowa.gov |