James E Goodman, Jr. was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated cum laude from Illinois State University in 1985 and obtained his law degree with distinction in 1988 from the University of Iowa. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1988 and the Illinois Bar in 2001. Jim joined the firm in 1994 following positions as an Associate attorney with Shaff & Farwell in Clinton, Iowa, and as a Trust Officer for National Bank of Waterloo and American Trust & Savings Bank in Dubuque. He is a member of the Iowa State, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations and former member of the Tri-State Estate Planning Council, serving as President from 1993-94. He served as the President and Member of the Board of Directors and he was the founder of the Dubuque Youth Hockey Association, Jim was a presenter for the Iowa State Bar Association's Fall 1992 Traveling Seminar, "Many a Tax Tip, a Trust and Estate Attorney Should Not Skip." He presented "Sounds of Silence" for the Bar Association. He presented "Fiduciary Duties, Liabilities and Risks," for the Tri-State Estate Planning Council. He was also the author of "Fiduciary Income Taxation and Withdrawal Powers," published in Vol. 3, No. 2, Trust and Estate Law Report on February 4, 1993, and "Legal and Tax Consequences of Owning Property Jointly," Vol. 4, No. 4, Trust and Estate Law Report on August 5, 1994. Jim's general practice includes, but is not limited to the areas of estate planning, probate, and real estate law.
