Max E. Kirk

Max E. Kirk is a shareholder at Ball, Kirk & Holm, P.C. in Waterloo, Iowa. He represents clients in personal injury matters and has practiced law in Iowa since 1975. His background includes trial practice and representation in Personal Injury and Professional Negligence matters. His work addresses injuries and claims involving the conduct of professionals, combining representation of injured clients with decades of participation in Iowa’s trial advocacy community.

Max earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, in 1970. He received a J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1975. His education preceded decades of trial practice and professional service. His academic honors accompany a legal career involving litigation and participation in trial advocacy organizations, including leadership in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and service with state and county bar associations.

Max was admitted in Iowa in 1975, followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1978. His admissions include both federal district courts in Iowa and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. His professional service has included the First Judicial Nominating Commission, the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission, and the Iowa State Bar Association’s Board of Governors.

Max E. Kirk is a Fellow and former president of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has also served as president of the Black Hawk County Bar Association. His professional background combines longstanding courtroom practice with leadership and service in Iowa’s legal and trial advocacy community.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Ball, Kirk & Holm, P.C.
• Board of Governors, Iowa State Bar Association (1995 – 2000)
• President, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (2015)
• Fellow and Director, Iowa State Bar Foundation (2009 – Present)
• President, Black Hawk County Bar Association (1995 – 1996)
• Member, American College of Trial Lawyers (2002 – Present)
• Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (1994 – Present)
• Member, Iowa Association for Justice (1977 – Present)
• Member, American Association for Justice (1977 – Present)
• Member, First Judicial Nominating Commission (1988 – 1992)
• Member, Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission

Licensed State

• Iowa

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Upper Iowa University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Magna Cum Laude

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