About
Kirsten H. Frey is an attorney and senior vice president at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., with a primary focus on business and corporate law, real estate law, and civil litigation. She advises clients on matters involving businesses, property, disputes, and related planning needs. Her broader practice also includes banking and finance, construction law, labor and employment, estate planning, divorce, and work with startups and innovators.
Frey earned a B.B.A. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Business Administration in 1991. She received both her J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law and her M.B.A. from the University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie School of Management in 1995. Her combined legal and business education supports a practical understanding of corporate decisions, financial concerns, transactions, and disputes.
Frey’s practice spans business and corporate matters, real estate issues, civil disputes, banking and finance, construction law, employment concerns, estate planning, divorce, and startup-related work. This range allows her to assist with legal questions that may cross several areas and require coordinated advice. She helps clients evaluate risks, prioritize, resolve disputes, and make informed decisions with practical attention to both immediate concerns and longer-term goals.
Kirsten H. Frey is active in the Johnson County Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association. She previously chaired Johnson County Bar Association committees addressing ethics, unauthorized practice of law, and law-related education, and she formerly served on the Iowa State Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee. Her leadership also includes board service on the boards of Hills Bank and Trust Company, the Johnson County Housing Trust Fund, and The Liberty Fund, along with prior teaching at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney and Senior Vice President, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll P.L.C.
- Member, Iowa State Bar Association
- Member, Johnson County Bar Association
Licensed State
- Iowa
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - University of Iowa College of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Awards & Badges


- Agriculture
- Banking & Finance
- Business Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance
- Securities Litigation
- Tax
- Employment Litigation
- Wage & Hour Laws
- Trusts
- Wills & Living Wills
- Adoption
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Divorce & Separation
- Marriage & Prenuptial Agreements
- Mediation & Collaborative Law
- Commercial Real Estate
- Construction & Development
- Residential Real Estate
- Appeals
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Medical Malpractice





