Assistant Office

ERIK I. HOWE

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EDUCATION

Drake Law School Des Moines, IA

Juris Doctorate May 2012

GPA: 3.04

Honors: Dean’s List (Three semesters)

Outstanding Grades: Trial Advocacy (A), Constitutional Law (A), Family Law (A-),

International Trade (A-), State and Local Government (A+),

Legislation (A-)

Activities: Finalist, Supreme Court Day Competition; Semi-finalist, C. Edwin

Moore first year oral argument competition; National Competitor,

AAJ Mock Trial Program

Iowa State University Ames, IA

Bachelors of the Arts, Political Science, focus on political communication May 2009

Honors: Dean's List (Six semesters)

Activities: President/Coach, Iowa State mock trial team (2007-2009)

EXPERIENCE

Carroll and Calhoun County Attorneys’ Office Carroll, IA

Assistant County Attorney February 2013-June 2014

Oversaw and prosecuted the simple misdemeanors docket in both Carroll and Calhoun

counties.

Handled pre-trial conferences, arraignments, and sentencing of both indictable

misdemeanors and felony cases.

Prepared and argued resistances to suppression motions.

Oversaw and handled the juvenile court docket for Carroll County.

Prepared direct examinations, cross examinations, opening statements and closing

arguments for both bench and jury trials.

Successfully prosecuted over 100 simple misdemeanor cases

Successfully prosecuted an operating while intoxicated trial.

Handled contempt proceedings and deferred judgment revocations for misdemeanors and

felonies.

Polk County Attorney's Office Des Moines, IA

Intern May 2011-August 2011

Conducted an operating while intoxicated trial.

Successfully prosecuted a first degree robbery jury trial.

Appeared at sentencing and pre-trial conferences.

Drafted court documents; performed legal research.

Conducted and observed pre-hearing conferences.

Oversaw afternoon traffic court docket.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Vice-President, Saints Peter and Paul Pastoral Council (2008-2011)

Deputy Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus (2010-2012)

Coach, Ames High mock trial team (2007-2009)

Advisor, Iowa State mock trial team (2007-Current)

Coach, St. Lawrence Middle School mock trial team (2013-2014)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Iowa State Bar Association (2012-Current)

Member, Government Practice section of the Iowa State Bar (2013-2014)

AWARDS AND HONORS

Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts Award for Excellence in Advocacy

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