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Cray, Goddard, Miller, Taylor & Chelf
 
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John D. Cray
Gerald D. Goddard
James W. Miller
Mitchell L. Taylor
Todd E. Chelf


John D. Cray

Admitted, Iowa, 1957

Education

State University of Iowa, B.A. 1955
J.D. with distinction 1957; Phi Delta Phi

Professional Associations and Memberships

Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review 1957

Member of Board of Governors 1976-1989

Member of Iowa Council of School Board Attorneys 1978-1984

Member, Des Moines County Bar Association, President 1968-1969

Iowa State Bar Association Member Probate and Trust Law Section, Real Estate and Title Law Section,  Board of Governors, Junior Bar Association 1962-1969

 

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wills

 

John D. Cray

Cray Goddard Miller Taylor and Chelf, L.L.P.
205 Washington, Suite 300

Burlington, Iowa 52601

319-752-4537

319-753-2712
johncray@mchsi.com
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Gerald D. Goddard

Admitted, Iowa, 1974

Education

Grinnell College, A.B. 1966
University of Iowa, J.D. with distinction 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

Des Moines County, President 1988-1989

Iowa State Bar Association

Iowa Defense Counsel Association

Captain, U.S. Air Force 1966-1971

 

Practice Areas

  • General Practice
  • Plaintiff's Personal Injury
  • Insurance Defense
  • Employment Law
  • Civil Litigation

 

 

Gerald D. Goddard

Cray Goddard Miller Taylor and Chelf, L.L.P.
205 Washington Suite 300

Burlington, Iowa 52601

319-752-4537

319-753-2712
ggoddard@mchsi.com
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James W. Miller

Admitted, Iowa, 1982
Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa

Education

University of South Dakota, B.S. with honors 1979

University of Iowa J.D. 1982; Phi Delta Phi

Professional Associations and Memberships

Des Moines County Secretary-Treasurer 1983-1985; President 2003-2004

Iowa State and American Bar Association; Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law

 

Practice Areas

  • Bank & Banking
  • Business Law
  • Civil Practice
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate

 

James W. Miller
Cray Goddard Miller Taylor and Chelf, L.L.P.

205 Washington Suite 300

Burlington, Iowa 52601

319-752-4537

319-753-2712
jimwmiller@mchsi.com
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Mitchell L. Taylor

 

Admitted, Iowa, 1992
Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, United States Supreme Court 8th Circuit, Court of Appeals, Central District of Illinois 

Education

University of Iowa, B.B.A. 1989 Professional School of Accounting
Drake University, J.D. with honors 1991; Delta Beta Phi; Order of the Coif
Recipient, Edward D. Jones Scholarship for Outstanding First Year Students

Professional Associations and Memberships

Intern, Hon. Charles R. Wolle, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa 1991

Certified Public Accountant, Iowa 1989

Author 1994-2000 Income Tax Handbook, National Research Bureau, Burlington Iowa

Contributing Author, "Starting & Operating a Business in Iowa," Oasis Press, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1990

Lecturer, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1994-1998

Southeastern Community College 1996-1997

Chairman Board of Directors: Iowa Title County Division, Iowa Finance Authority

State of Iowa appointed Governor, Tom Vilsack, 1999

Member: Des Moines County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations

Member: American Land Title Association

Member: Iowa Land Title Association

Member: Real Estate Section of The Iowa State Bar Association, Subcommittee Legislative Affairs

Member: American Citizenship Award Committee of The Iowa State Bar Association

Advisory Board Member:  Iowa Legal Aid

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants

Des Moines County, Iowa Compensation Board 2004

Burlington Armory Board 2002

Vice President of Abstract and Title Guaranty of Des Moines County Inc. a participating abstractor for Iowa Title Guaranty

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Association

Member:  American Bankruptcy Institute

Member:  National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

Member:  US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Practice Areas

General practice including but not limited to:

  • Full Real Estate Statewide Practice for Residential and Commercial Real Estate
  • Licensed in multiple districts for bankruptcy practice handling Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and creditors rights  
  • Estate Planning and Estate Administration  
  • Corporate law including transactional and litigation in both State and Federal Courts  
  • Abstracting and escrow services state wide  

 

Mitchell L. Taylor

Cray Goddard Miller Taylor and Chelf, L.L.P.
205 Washington Suite 300

Burlington, Iowa 52601

319-752-4537

319-753-2712
mltaylor@mchsi.com
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Todd E. Chelf

Admitted, Iowa, 2003

Education

Marycrest International University, B.A. 1996
Drake University, J.D. with high honors, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

Des Moines County Bar Association

Iowa State Bar Association

American Bar Association

 

Practice Areas

  • Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Family Law
  • Real Estate
  • Wills; Trust and Estates
  • Juvenile Law

Todd E. Chelf
Cray Goddard Miller Taylor and Chelf, L.L.P.
205 Washington Suite 300
Burlington, Iowa 52601
 

319-752-4537

319-753-2712 FAX
toddechelf@mchsi.com
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Burlington, IA 52601
Phone: (319) 752-4537
Fax: (319) 753-2712
Email: craylawfirm@mchsi.com
 
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