Biography

John D. Shors

johnshors@davisbrownlaw.com

CONCENTRATION

John is the most senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm. He has a general practice in but not limited to Business Organizations and Transactions, Health Law, Entertainment and Sports, and Tax.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. An AV­ certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV­ rating.

• Best Lawyers in America­, Corporate, Health Care, Tax

• Chambers USA, Corporate

• Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate

• 60th Annual Award of Merit, Iowa State Bar Association

SUMMARY

Over his career he has represented clients such as Iowa State University; Mercy Hospital; and The Iowa Capital Investment Corp. He represents the Iowa Fund of Funds and Iowa Community Development.

PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES AND SEMINARS

John co-authored a two-volume book: Closely Held Corporations in Business and Estate Planning published by Little Brown & Company and numerous articles involving business and tax.

He is often a speaker on Corporate and Economic growth as well as capital formation.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Board Member Downtown Community Alliance

• Past President, Iowa State Bar Association

• Chair, Iowa State Bar Association Committee on Economic Growth

• Past Member of the House of Delegates, American Bar Association

• The American Judicature Society, Past Board of Directors

• Polk County Bar Association, Past President

• Past Chairman, The Iowa State University Foundation

• Co-Founder, The Iowa State University Research Park

• Past Director, Mercy Housing/Denver

• Director, Edge Technologies

• Past Director, the Iowa Research Council

• Past President, Mercy Hospital Foundation

AWARDS

• Who’s Who in America

• Business Leaders of Des Moines Des Moines Register 2006

• "The Brotherhood Award" by the Iowa Chapter of the National Conference of

Christians and Jews

• "The Award of Merit" by the Iowa State Bar Association/Young Lawyers Section

• "The ISU Alumni Medal" by Iowa State University's Alumni Association

• "The Good Guy Award" by the Iowa Women's Professional Corporation

OF NOTE

John has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and a J.D. with high honors, Order of the Coif from the University of Iowa. John has a passion for capital formation and helped form and represents the Iowa Fund of Funds and Iowa Community Development.

PERSONAL

The father of four sons, John and his wife Patsy are active in the Des Moines community.

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