Position : Partner (Retired)
FRANK J. NIDEY, a founding member of our law firm, retired as of July 1, 2022.
Mr. Nidey graduated with distinction from the College of Law at the University of Iowa in 1980. He practiced as a Public Defender in the Burlington and Cedar Rapids offices of the Public Defender in the first several years of his career but has been in private practice in Cedar Rapids since 1984. Mr. Nidey is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Iowa Association for Justice (formerly the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association) and the Linn County Bar Association where he serves as a member of the Charitable Contributions Committee and as Chair of the Family Law Committee. He is the co-author of “Mandatory Penalties, Victim Cooperation and the Judicial Processing of Domestic Abuse Assault Cases” published in the sociology journal Crime and Delinquency and has presented a number of continuing education programs.
Practicing law in eastern Iowa for more than 35 years, Mr. Nidey has significant experience in most areas of the law and is accepting the following types of cases:
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Malpractice
- Other Civil Litigation
- Family Law
- Criminal Defense
- Probate Law
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
Education
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D.
- Honors: with distinction
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- B.A.
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- Mandatory Penalties, Victim Cooperation, and the Judicial Processing of Domestic Abuse Assault Cases, Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Honors and Awards
- Volunteer Lawyers Project Extraordinary Service Award, 2000
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Iowa State Bar Association, member
- Linn County Bar Association, member
- Linn County Family Law Committee, member
Past Employment Positions
- Public Defender, Burlington, Iowa, 1980 – 1982
- Public Defender, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1983 – 1984
- Private practice, 1984 – Present