Practice Areas

Michele McCann offers each client incomparable personal service and over 25 years of legal experience. She has broad knowledge of the legal field which equips her to assist with a range of legal issues. Her primary areas of practice include:

Family Law: Michele represents men and women from all walks of life and takes pride in providing her clients with comprehensive service. She understands the legal dynamics involved in family law cases, as well as the inherent emotions that accompany such matters. She gets to know her clients and genuinely cares about each of their cases.

She provides representation in each of the following areas:

Divorce	Contempt
Child Custody	Post-Secondary Education Support
Child Support	Post-Decree Modifications
Alimony	Domestic Abuse/Protective Orders
Property Division, including high asset dissolutions	Prenuptial Agreements
Visitation and Parenting Time	Paternity Actions

Juvenile Law: Michele represents parents in Child in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights matters, as well as serves as guardian ad litem in both juvenile and family law matters.

Mediation: The Supreme Court of Iowa has issued an order establishing mandatory mediation/judicial settlement conference procedures for all family law cases where at least one party is represented by an attorney. The First Judicial District of Iowa (which includes Black Hawk and surrounding counties) has established a mandatory mediation protocol.

Litigation can be both costly and stressful. Mediation provides an excellent opportunity for the parties to resolve their conflicts outside of the courtroom in a timely and cost-efficient manner. A skilled mediator guides the parties through the mediation process toward resolution of each issue. Mediation provides the parties the opportunity to take control and ownership of the decisions that will affect their children, finances and future.

Michele is a certified mediator and a member of the Iowa Association of Mediators. She has received training in domestic violence mediation protocol. Her extensive knowledge of family law issues, coupled with her insight into the emotions involved in such cases, provides her with the ability to creatively resolve conflict and assist the parties in reaching a mutually agreeable resolution.