Logan S. Brundage

Tel/Direct:

515-246-0331

Tel/Main:

515-243-7611

Address:

100 Court Avenue, Suite 600
Des Moines, IA, 50309

Assistant:

Charles Tamay
515-246-4411
charles.tamay@ahlerslaw.com

Education

J.D. (Highest Honors), Drake University Law School, 2021

B.A., Duke University, 2016

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 2021

Background

Logan joined the firm in 2021 as a member of the Government Law Practice Area and works closely with cities, counties, and other governmental entities in the exercise of their powers and in litigation.

With a General Municipal practice, Logan serves clients across a range of operations, such as policy development, risk avoidance, public bidding, public records, open meetings, and more. He also reviews and prepares contracts, ordinances, agreements, and resolutions. Within the Economic Development/Urban Renewal portion of his practice, Logan advises Iowa municipalities on the utilization of various economic development tools and programs.

During law school, he was an intern for the Honorable Christopher McDonald, Iowa Supreme Court; a Summer Associate at Ahlers & Cooney; and the Executive Editor of the Drake Law Review. As a teaching assistant at Drake Law School, he instructed and advised first-year law students on the fundamentals of legal research and writing.

Prior to law school, Logan spent two years at Oracle’s corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas as a Customer Success Manager. During his time in the technology space, he managed commercial and nonprofit cloud software accounts valued at $5.8 million, promoting product adoption, coordinating customer projects and contract renewals, and building strong customer relationships in an industry-leading Customer Success model.

Memberships

American Bar Association

Iowa State Bar Association

Polk County Bar Association

International Municipal Lawyers Association

Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association

Recognitions

Order of the Coif

Order of the Barristers

Drake Law School National Moot Court Team

  • Best Regional Brief (2020-2021)
  • Best Regional Brief, Regional Champions, National Semi-Finalists (2019-2020)

Drake Law School Supreme Court Day Competition

  • Rodney L. Hudson Appellate Advocacy Award (2021)
  • M. Gene Blackburn Best Brief Award (2021)

Speaking/Presentations

Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, Municipal Utility Law 101 Workshop, "General Municipal Law," with Kristine Stone, October 2023

Iowa League of Cities, Nuisance Abatement Conference, "Legal Considerations for Demolition of Unsafe Properties," with Maria Brownell, May 2023

Iowa Municipal Professionals Institute, "Administrative Law," with Elizabeth Heffernan, February 2023

Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, Municipal Utility Law 101 Workshop, "Municipal Law," with Kristine Stone, November 2022

Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association, New City Attorney Institute, "Rules of Procedure, Effective Meetings, and Open Meetings and Records Guidance," with Maria Brownell, November 2022

Iowa State Association of County Auditors, "You May Be in 'Jeopardy' - Hot Topics for Clerks to Stay out of 'Trouble'," with Maria Brownell, June 2022

Published Articles & Books

Cityscape, Iowa League of Cities, Vol 78 No. 11, "What to Know Before You Let It Go:  Vacating and Conveying Real Property Interests," co-authored with Jenna Sabroske, May 2023

Cityscape, Iowa League of Cities, Vol 78 No. 3, "Cemetery Law 101," co-authored with Kristine Stone, September 2022

“A Citizens’ Initiative Against Citizens United: Montana’s Efforts to Clean Up Money in Politics,” 69 Drake L. Rev. 923 (2022)

Professional, Community and Civic Leadership

Drake University Law School

  • Student Bar Association, 2L & 3L Honor Board Representative (2019-2021)
  • James A. Albert Foundation, Law School Fundraising Chair (2018-2020)

American Legion Hawkeyes Boys State, City Counselor (2012-2019)

Duke University

  • Duke Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee, Volunteer Interviewer (2020-2021)
  • Duke Alumni of Austin, Board Secretary (2017-2018)
  • Duke Writing Program, Undergraduate Writing Tutor (2014-2016)