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Andrew J. Bracken was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree. from the University of Iowa in 1984 and his J.D. (with honors) in 1988 from Drake University. He was Articles Editor of the Drake Law Review, 1987-88 and a member of the Order of the Barristers. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1988 and is a member of the Local Government Law and the Employment Law departments of the Firm. Prior to joining the Firm, he was law clerk to Honorable Arthur A. McGiverin, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, 1988-89. He is a member of the Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations as well as the National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys (Board of Directors 2002 to 2006), Iowa Council of School Attorneys (President 2001-2002) and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). He serves as an adjunct professor at Iowa State University and Viterbo University where he teaches graduate level courses in school law. He is the author of "The Legal Handbook for Iowa School Administrators," Omni Publishing Company (1998). Return to attorney list Email: DBracken@Ahlerslaw.com NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa. Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice does not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. Warning! E-mail messages are not necessarily confidential. Please do not send any message you consider to be confidential or sensitive in nature, until you receive information from us on how to encrypt your message. Please know that the act of sending electronic mail to our firm will not of itself create an attorney-client relationship. Unless you are already a client of our firm, any electronic communication will not be privileged, and may be disclosed to other persons.