Jodie is a construction and real estate attorney who handles both litigation and transactional matters for her clients within the construction, real estate and landlord/leasing industries in Iowa and beyond.
In her construction work, Jodie counsels clients within the commercial and residential construction industries including general contractors; homebuilders; construction management companies; architectural, engineering and other design professional firms; subcontractors; material suppliers; and property owners and developers.
In Iowa’s construction industry, Jodie is regarded as among the most knowledgeable attorneys on mechanic’s lien law. Jodie serves as Chair of the Construction Law Section of ISBA. She acts as general counsel for multiple construction industry associations.
In her real estate work, Jodie represents commercial and residential landlords and property management companies, real estate buyers, sellers, owner-developers, realtors, and homeowner associations in transactional and litigated real estate matters. Jodie has a niche in affordable housing, representing dozens of manufactured housing community owner-operators, including several national companies.
As an active member of several construction, real estate and landlord associations, Jodie speaks regularly to industry groups and takes pride in helping to educate these industries. Also, Jodie regularly publishes articles on various construction, real estate and landlord topics and is the Iowa author of the national lien law resource LienLawOnline.com.
Jodie is general counsel for multiple landlord, construction and real estate associations, and in this role, she has spoken several times on landlord and construction matters at the Iowa State Capitol, educating lawmakers on proposed legislation. In 2012, she was selected to be part of the Iowa Attorney General’s working group of attorneys that drafted, reviewed and finalized the administrative regulations relating to Iowa’s New Lien Law.
