Attorney Profiles

Neal K. Westin

Neal K. Westin

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Phone: (515) 283-3120
Fax: (515) 283-3108
nwestin@nyemaster.com

Neal Westin is a shareholder practicing in the areas of business law, immigration and real estate. Neal represents business clients ranging from start-up companies and nonprofits to multinational corporations, with an emphasis on intellectual property, corporate governance, and commercial law. Neal also assists businesses and individuals in a broad range of immigration matters, with an emphasis on temporary work visas and permanent resident (green card) status, as well as representing individuals seeking to study, work or reside in the United States. Neal also counsels employers on I-9 employment verification rules and other immigration law compliance matters.
Neal is President of the Beaverdale Main Street Initiative and a member of the Board of Directors of the Beaverdale Neighborhood Association. Neal is a 2006 graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute and is very active in organizations serving Des Moines' Beaverdale neighborhood. Neal graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, where he was Managing Editor of the Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and had an internship with the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Neal graduated with high distinction from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and minors in economics and sociology.

Associations & Affiliations

American Immigration Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
International Law Section
Iowa State Bar Association
Business Law Section
E-Commerce Section
Polk County Bar Association
Education

University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1995)
University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1999)

Academic Achievements

Managing Editor, Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, 1998-1999
Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1999

Community Involvement

President, Beaverdale Main Street Initiative, 2006-2009; Director, 2006-present
Director, Beaverdale Neighborhood Association, 2004-2009
Member, United Way of Central Iowa Emerging Leaders Initiative, 2006-present
Director and Treasurer, Friends of the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, 2000-2004; recipient of 2004 Pride of the Prairie award in recognition of outstanding volunteer services.
Graduate, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Class of 2005-2006