Attorney Profiles

Edgar F. Hansell

Edgar F. Hansell

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Phone: (515) 283-3150
Fax: (515) 283-3108
efh@nyemaster.com

Ed Hansell is a member of the firm's Business, Finance, and Real Estate Department and practices in the area of business law, including health law, health insurance, corporations, partnership, limited liability companies, mergers and acquisitions, agribusiness, commercial loans, securities, and secured transactions.  Ed is a frequent speaker on business law topics and has published several law review articles.  He has served in a variety of Iowa State Bar Association and community roles, including serving as president of several of such organizations.  Ed has been and is on a number of nonprofit and for-profit boards of directors.

Speeches

Article 9 - What Lenders Need to Know About the Proposed Changes, Nyemaster Law Firm Commercial & Banking Seminar (January 20 and 27, 2000).
Revised Article 9--Significant Changes in Agricultural Financing, Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (June 23, 2000).
Revised Article 9 - Commercial Loans, First American Bank (June 7, 2001).
The Transition Rules of Revised Article 9, University of Iowa Law School, Bankruptcy Seminar (September 7, 2001).
A Year Under Our Belt with Revised Article 9, Iowa State Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section (May 10, 2002).
Click here for a complete list of Ed's speeches.

Publications

Financing Under Article 9 of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code, 17 Drake L. Rev. 143 (1968).
Bulk Transfers Under Article 6 of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code, 19 Drake L. Rev. 275 (1970). 
The Fundamentals of UCC Article 9, as Amended, for the Iowa Banker, The Iowa Bankers Association (1974).
The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part I: The Securities Exemptions, 2 J. Corp. L. 437 (1977).
The Iowa Uniform Securities Act Exemptions Part II: The Transaction Exemptions, 3 J. Corp. L. 437 (1978).
Bulk Transfers Under Article 6 of the Iowa UCC Revisited, 31 Drake L. Rev. 303 (1982).
The Choice of Law Rules of the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code, 33 Drake L. Rev. 561 (1984).
Director Liability Under Iowa Law--Duties and Protections, 13 J. Corp. L. 369 (1988).
Duties of the Board of Directors Under the Iowa Business Corporation Act, 40 Drake L. Rev. 687 (1991).
Special Recognition

Chambers USA, 2003-2009
The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2010
Iowa State Bar Association Award of Merit, 2009
Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit, 1998
Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit, 1977
Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Corporation Law, 1977-present
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1986-present
Fellow, Iowa State Bar Association, 1991-present
Who's Who in America
Great Plains Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate, 2009

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

AV®

Education

University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1959; J.D., With Distinction, 1961)
USAF/JAG officer 1961-1964

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1961
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Associations & Affiliations

American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Iowa State Bar Association
President, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1972
Secretary, 1987-1988
Vice President, 1988-1989
President, 1989-1990
Board of Governors, 1971-1972, 1985-1987
Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission, 1973-1978
Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law Committee, 1973-1985; Chairman, 1979-1985
Polk County Bar Association

Activities & Interests

Chairman, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., 1991-2005
Member, Governor's Institutions Task Force, 1995-1996
Member, Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Equality in the Courts, 1990-1993
Chairman, Collections Task Force, Governor's Committee on Government Spending Reform 1991-1994
Chair, Infrastructure Committee, Governor's Committee on Government Spending Reform, 1996
Adjunct Professor of Law (Secured Transactions), Drake University Law School, 1990-1995

Community Involvement

Trustee, Iowa Law School Foundation, 1975-1989; President, 1983-1987
Board of Directors, Iowa Sports Foundation (Iowa Games), 1986-1996
U.S. Olympic Committee for Iowa, 1989-1996
Board of Directors, Des Moines Child Guidance Center, 1972-1978, 1981-1987; President 1977-1978
Board of Trustees, Des Moines Club, 1977-1982; President, 1979-1980
Board of Directors, Britt Tech Corporation, 1972-1989
Board of Directors, The Vernon Company, 1986-present
Board of Directors, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, 1988-1993
Des Moines Convention Center Advisory Board, 1989-1996
Board of Directors, Des Moines Development Corporation, 1989-2000
Board of Directors, Iowa State Bar Foundation, 1991-1996; President 1994-1996
Board of Directors, Des Moines International Airport, 1993-present; Vice Chair 1997-present
Board of Directors, Salisbury House Foundation, 1995-2004
Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors, The Lauridsen Group, Inc., 1997-present
City of Des Moines Strategic Planning Commission, 1997-1998
Board of Directors, Greater Des Moines Partnership, 2000-2005
Board of Directors, Downtown Community Alliance, Inc., 2002-2005