John Harris

John Harris is an associate attorney at The Law Firm of C. Kevin McCrindle, serving clients through offices in Waterloo, Hudson, and Grundy Center, Iowa. His practice includes Education Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Probate Law, and Agricultural Law. He represents parents and children seeking special education services or disability accommodations, including the establishment or revision of education and health plans.

John earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Iowa State University in 1986 and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology there in 1989. He received a Juris Doctor, with honors, from Hamline University School of Law in 1996 and participated in the Hamline Journal of Law and Policy. Before legal practice, he worked with children and adults in social service settings.

John helps families address Individual Education Plans, Section 504 Plans, and Education Health Plans. His elder law work includes Medicaid planning, guardianships, conservatorships, Miller Trusts, living wills, and medical and financial powers of attorney. He also prepares estate planning documents and handles estate and trust administration. For farmers and landlords, his work includes succession planning, entity formation, land transfers, leases, and other agricultural concerns.

John Harris joined his current firm in 2001 and was admitted in Iowa and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 1996. He has served as president of the Grundy County Bar Association and belongs to county and state bar associations. His social work background informs his approach to people with disabilities, while his practice helps families connect legal planning with their goals and values.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Firm of C. Kevin McCrindle
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• President and Member, Grundy County Bar Association (2000-2001)
• Member, The Black Hawk County Bar Association
• Board Member, Seeds of Hope (1998-2002)
• Past President, Grundy Center Lions (1999-2000)
• Past President, Grundy Center Kiwanis (2000-2001)
• President, Cedar Valley Walleye Club (2004-2006)
• Board Member, The Job Foundation (2011-Present)
• Member, Downtown Waterloo Kiwanis Club (2002-Present)
• Member, Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Church

Licensed State

• Iowa

Education

• Hamline University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Iowa State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology
• Iowa State University
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting

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