Jazmine C. Polk

Email:
Tel/Direct:
515-246-0376
Tel/Main:
515-243-7611
Address:
100 Court Avenue, Suite 600
Des Moines, IA 50309
Assistant:
Rachel Ogden
515-246-4413
rachel.ogden@ahlerslaw.com
Practice Groups
Court Admissions
All Iowa Courts
Education
J.D. (High Honors), Drake University Law School, 2022
B.S., University of Kansas, Journalism, 2016
Bar Admissions
Iowa, 2022
Background
Jazmine joined the firm in 2022 as a member of the Education Law Practice Area. With both parents as lawyers and a grandmother who was an educator, she developed a deep appreciation for both the educational and legal environments early on. She knew immediately when clerking at Ahlers & Cooney that she wanted to practice law in the Education Law Practice Area at the firm.
Jazmine works with K-12 school districts, Area Education Agencies, and public colleges on a variety of issues, including those related to accessibility, accommodations, student programming, student discipline, procedural rights, and representation in special education or other student issues. Jazmine’s practice also includes drafting and negotiating contracts, policies, and procedures to assist clients with maintaining legal compliance in their day-to-day operations.
As a member of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group, she works with education clients on various human resources and other employment law matters, including employee discipline and terminations, employment contracts, drafting and revising employment policies, and investigations related to employment.
During law school, Jazmine served as a law clerk for Ahlers & Cooney during the summers of 2020 and 2021. Prior to law school, Jazmine worked for Time Inc. in New York City as an Editorial Intern for PEOPLE Magazine and Health Magazine.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Polk County Bar Association
Recognitions
Drake Law School, CALI Excellence Award – Civil Procedure II (highest scoring student in this law class)
Speaking/Presentations
Ahlers & Cooney, Employment Law Client Seminar, "Focus on ADA," with Elizabeth Heffernan and Rebecca Reif, April 2023
Published Articles & Books
Home of the Brave: Can Amateur Athletes Be Punished for Kneeling During the National Anthem? 70 Drake L. Rev. 273 (2022)
Professional, Community and Civic Leadership
Black Law Students Association (2019-2022)
Drake Law School, Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant (2020-2022)