John Werner Law Office PLC

Moore, McKibben, Goodman & Lorenz, LLP. was founded in 1885 by B.F. Cummings. He was joined in the practice in 1896 by Gilbert Mote. The office obtained its first telephone in the year 1900. Over the years, the firm has been known as Cummings & Mote; Mote & Wilson; Mote, Wilson & Welp; Welp, Harrison, Brennecke & Moore; Moore, McKibben, Goodman, Lorenz & Ellefson, LLP; and its current name Moore, McKibben, Goodman & Lorenz, LLP. For 140 years, we have provided a broad range of legal services to individuals and business clients throughout the counties of Marshall, Grundy, Hardin, Tama, Story, Jasper, and Poweshiek. We represent clients at every level of the Iowa state court system and in the United States Tax Court, District Courts and Court of Appeals. The firm has always been located in downtown Marshalltown. In 1960, the offices were moved to their present location on the 3rd floor of the Masonic Temple Building on the east side of the Courthouse Square.

Private general practice of law in rural Iowa for 24 years. Sole practitioner for last 7 years. Primarily a transactional lawyer; small businesses, real estate, probate, tax, death and disability planning.