Next bar meeting Thursday, November 20 featuring Hon. Henry Hamilton on the rule of law

Henry Hamilton

LCBA members, please join us for the November bar meeting on Thursday, November 20 from 12 to 1 PM in Cedar Rapids.  We are thrilled to have as our guest Hon. Henry Hamilton III, who will speak on "A Lawyer’s Indispensable Duty to Uphold the Rule of Law." His presentation will examine the obligations of lawyers and judges to champion the Rule of Law and defend the principles of democracy. It will also explore the consequences when we fail to meet these obligations. A half hour CLE credit has been approved. As a special offering for our November 20 meeting, we are extending an invitation to law students and members of our neighboring county bar associations to join us for this program. We look forward to welcoming colleagues from across the region for this engaging discussion. The meeting will be held at a NEW LOCATION: the community room at Collins Community Credit Union, 1800 First Avenue NE, lower level, Cedar Rapids. Lunch will be provided at a cost of $10 for all those who timely RSVP. For Linn County Bar members, please RSVP when you receive the emailed meeting invitation. For all others, please email linncobar@gmail.com by November 17.

This will be Hamilton's first visit to the LCBA since spring 2023. Hamilton is a civil rights activist, constitutional enthusiast, and adamant supporter of the Rule of Law. He is Immediate Past President of the Iowa National Bar Association and Past President of the Iowa State Bar Association. He is Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Division. He is author of the Iowa Manual of Civil Procedure (LexisNexis 2025). Hamilton is Vice-chair of the Iowa Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, President-elect of the Drake Law School Board of Counselors, and member of the ABA, International Criminal Standards Task Force. Hamilton is employed as a federal Administrative Law Judge. Hamilton has also served as an Administrative Judge and Senior Trial Attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Magistrate Judge for the State of Iowa; City Prosecutor for the

City of Des Moines, Iowa; and as a private practitioner with the Parrish Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa.