Mitchell L. Taylor

Mitchell L. Taylor is an attorney at Cray Law PLC in Burlington, Iowa, who advises individuals and businesses on real estate, bankruptcy, estate planning, corporate matters, and mediation. His practice includes residential and commercial real estate, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, estate administration, transactional and business litigation matters, and escrow services. Taylor helps clients evaluate legal and financial issues and pursue practical solutions suited to their goals.

Taylor earned his J.D. with honors from Drake University Law School in 1992, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, joined Delta Beta Phi, and received the Edward D. Jones Scholarship for outstanding first-year students. He received a B.B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1989 and became an Iowa-certified public accountant that year. His legal and accounting training supports careful analysis of financial, business, property, and estate-related matters.

Taylor’s experience spans transactions, disputes, and planning matters involving property owners, consumers, creditors, estates, and businesses. He also served with the Honorable Charles R. Wolle of the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Taylor is admitted before the Iowa courts, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the US Supreme Court, and the federal district courts in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. He earned board certification in consumer bankruptcy in 2011.

Mitchell L. Taylor has contributed to legal and business education through published works and teaching. He authored an income tax handbook, contributed to a guide on starting and operating a business in Iowa, and lectured at Iowa Wesleyan College, Southeastern Community College, and St. Ambrose University. His professional involvement has included bar associations, real estate legislative work, and leadership connected to Iowa title guaranty services. Taylor brings practical judgment and financial perspective to complex legal concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cray Law PLC
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Des Moines County Bar Association
• Vice President, Abstract & Title Guaranty of Des Moines County Inc.
• Chairman, Iowa Title Guaranty Division, Iowa Finance Authority
• Member, Real Estate Section of The Iowa State Bar Association, Subcommittee Legislative Affairs

Licensed State

• Iowa
• Illinois

Education

• Drake University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Iowa
  B.B.A.

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