Iowa Attorneys
Personal injury, real estate, social security & business attorneys
Attorney Profiles
D. L. (Lew) Eells
An Iowa native, Lew Eells is a BV® DistinguishedTM Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®. He began his law career in Dubuque before moving his practice to Cedar Rapids in 1969. For seven years, Lew handled felony prosecutions as an assistant Linn County attorney. He formed Eells & Sovern Law Offices PLC in 1993. In October 2004 the firm name was changed to Eells & Tronvold Law Offices, PLC.
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Education
- J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1968
- BNA Award for Most Satisfactory Progress, 1968
- American Jurisprudence Award in Law and Psychiatry, 1968
- B.A., Social Studies, State College of Iowa, 1966
Bar admissions
- Iowa, 1968
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1968
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1969
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1970
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
Professional memberships
- Iowa Bar Association, 1968–Present
- Linn County Bar Association, 1969–Present
- Cedar Rapids Library Board, 1988–1998
- Trustee & President
- Cedar Rapids Library Foundation, 1994–1997
- Iowa Young Lawyers Newspaper, 1973–1974
- Editor
Representative cases
- Hames Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Sellers, 343 F Supp. 12 (N.D. Iowa 1972)
- Gordon v. Pfab, 246 N.W. 2d 283 (Iowa 1976)
- Hendricks v. Broderick, 284 N.W. 2d 209 (Iowa 1979)
- Ross v. City of Iowa City, 353 N.W. 2d 887 (Iowa Court of Appeals 1984)
- Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct of Iowa State Bar Ass'n. v. Bronemann, 210 N.W.2d 607 (Iowa 1973)
- In re: Marriage of Grother, 242 N.W. 2d 1 (Iowa 1976)
- Schuller v. Hy Vee Food Stores, Inc., 407 N.W. 2d 347 (Iowa Court of Appeals 1987)
- Stibbs v. Mapco, Inc., 945 F. Supp. 1226 (S.D. Iowa 1996)
- Stoffel v. Thermogas Co., 998 F Supp. 1021 (N.D. Iowa 1997)
- In re: Slipped Disc Inc., 245 B.R. 342 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2000)
Representative clients
- Executive Construction Company
- Executive Marketing Co.
- Executive Realty Co.
- Hyatt Legal Plan
Classes/seminars taught
- Trying the Soft Tissue Injury in Iowa, National Business Institute, 1999
Pro bono
- Moot Trial Judge, 1991; 1998–2000
- Moot Trial Coach, 1989–1990
Fraternities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Phi Delta Phi
- Alpha Phi Omega
Matthew J. Kriegel
A native Iowan, Matthew Kriegel was born in Cedar Rapids in 1972 and is a graduate of Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. Prior to joining Eells & Tronvold Law Offices, PLC in 2009, he was an attorney with the law firm of Willey, O'Brien, LC. Before entering the legal field, Matthew worked in computer software development of in-home based applications, and gained several years of management experience in marketing development, research, and strategy for a telephone directory advertising company.
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Education
- J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa, 2000
- B.B.A., Economics, University of Iowa, 1994
- Minor in Psychology
Bar admissions and memberships
- Iowa State Bar Association, 2000
Matthew J. Reilly
Matt J. Reilly earned his law degree with high honors from Drake University in 1998. He served as law clerk to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and to the Honorable Donald E. O'Brien, Senior District Court Judge for the U.S. Northern District of Iowa, before joining White & Johnson, PC in 2000. Matt joined Eells & Tronvold Law Offices, PLC in 2008. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 17, 1972.
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Education
- J.D., with high honors, Drake University, 1998
- Member, Order of the Coif
- B.A., University of Iowa, 1994
Bar admissions
- 1988, Iowa
- 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
- 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- 2002, U.S. Supreme Court
Jeffrey R. Tronvold
An Iowa native, Jeffrey Tronvold graduated from the United State Military Academy at West Point in 1988 and spent six years in the U.S. Army, rising to the level of captain. In 1994, he returned to Iowa and began law school in 1995. Simultaneously, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree which was completed in 1998. Jeffrey entered the private practice of law in 1999.
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Education
- J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa, 1997
- M.B.A., University of Iowa, 1998
- M.A., Boston University, 1993
- B.S., United States Military Academy, 1988
Bar admissions
- 1998, Iowa
- 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
Memberships
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Linn County State Bar Association
- Iowa Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- The National Trial Lawyers
