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Drew A. Powell

Drew A. Powell Attorney

Contact Information

(319) 896-4025 (319) 366-1917 dpowell@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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Michele Slater

Michele Slater

Legal Assistant

(319) 896-4067 mslater@spmblaw.com

Practice Area

Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 2018

Court Admissions

  • US District Court
    • Northern & Southern Districts of Iowa, 2019

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, 2018
    • Dean's Award for Top Grade in Business Associations
    • Journal of Gender, Race & Justice: Student Writer
    • American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies
  • Whitman College, BA, cum laude, 2014
    • Politics

Clerkship

  • Judicial Law Clerk for Thad Collins, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Iowa, 2018-2019

Drew Powell is a litigation attorney practicing primarily in estate and trust litigation, business and commercial litigation, insurance defense, transportation law, and personal injury. Mr. Powell grew up in Wellman, IA. He studied international politics and political theory at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and earned his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2018. 

Prior to joining Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman in 2019, Mr. Powell served as Judicial Law Clerk for Thad Collins, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. 

  • Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising star List, 2022-2024
    • Business Litigation
  • Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Ones to Watch
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Leadership for Five Seasons Graduate, 2024

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Linn County Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • CRPride, Board Member
  • Cedar Rapids Curling Club, Member
  • "Congress Passes Three Acts Amending the Bankruptcy Code," September 19, 2019 (Link)