Stephanie L.
Hinz

Partner

Bar admissions

  • Iowa, 1994

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1997

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1997

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2000

Education

  • J.D. with distinction, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1994

  • M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1994

  • B.A. with honors, Iowa State University, 1991 (B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications; B.A. in Speech Communications; minor in Political Science)

Areas of practice

Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Professional associations & memberships

  • IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

    • President-Elect (2025–26); Vice-President (2024–25)

    • Chair, Well-Being Committee (2025–current)

    • Board of Governors delegate from Judicial District 6A (2022–current)

    • American Citizenship Committee (2014–current)

    • Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section Council (2005–10)

    • Business Section Council (2004–05)

    • Membership Committee Chair (2002–03)

  • IOWA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION (2025–26)

  • LINN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

    • President (2010–11)

    • Secretary (2001–09)

    • Linn Law Club President (1998–99)

    • American Citizenship Committee Chair (2014–current)

    • Technology Committee Co-Chair and co-webmaster of LCBA website (2002–current)

    • Scriptum editor (2005–current)

    • Summer Outing Committee (1998–2022)

    • Bench-Bar Committee

    • Recipient: Outstanding Volunteer (2016); Citizenship Award (2020)

  • AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Community service

  • Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa – volunteer teacher (2008–current)

  • Have taught K-12 and in particular Economics for Success to more than 1,000 eighth graders and counting!

  • Echo Hill Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization – secretary (2007–11)

  • American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Cedar Rapids – volunteer coach (2012–16)

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