Shannon D. Simms

Shannon D. Simms is an attorney at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. Her work focuses on Real Estate, Business, Banking & Finance, and Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts. She represents individuals, corporate entities, banks, financial institutions, property owners, developers, and closely held businesses. Her practice addresses legal needs across the life of a business, from startup concerns to the requirements of established enterprises and their owners.

Shannon earned a B.S. from Iowa State University in 2005 and a J.D. from Drake University School of Law in 2008. Her earlier professional background also includes mediation certification in 2014 and collaborative law certification in 2016 through Crilley Mediation Services. These qualifications connect legal education with training in approaches to resolving disputes, complementing her experience in transactional, business, and estate planning matters.

Shannon handles transactions involving residential, agricultural, and commercial real estate. Her experience includes purchase and lease contracts, abstract review, preparation of title opinions, closing documents, and management of fund disbursement. Before joining her current firm, she maintained a general practice in Waterloo and Grundy Center. That work emphasized property, business, banking and finance, estate planning, trusts, and estate administration for individual and institutional clients.

Shannon D. Simms participates in state and county bar associations, including the Iowa State Bar Association’s Real Estate Law and Business Law Sections. Her community service includes leadership with Grundy Center Main Street & Chamber and board involvement with the Grundy Center Development Corporation. Her practice brings together property transactions, business needs, and estate planning, helping clients address the legal arrangements connected to their assets and ongoing operations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Nelson Law Firm, PLLC
• Elected Member, Iowa State Bar Association (2015-Present)
• Member, Black Hawk County Bar Association (2010-Present)
• Member, Grundy County Bar Association (2013-Present)
• Member, Northeast Iowa Collaborative Law Group (2016-Present)
• Board Member, Grin and Grow Child Care Board, Waterloo, Iowa (2011-Present)
• Elected Member, Grundy County Magistrate Appointing Commission (2015-Present)
• Member, Black Hawk County Roster Mediator (2014-Present)
• Member, Iowa Association of Mediators (2014-Present)
• Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (2016-Present)

Licensed State

• Iowa

Education

• Drake University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Iowa State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business

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