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James Russell Wainwright - Civil Rights Attorney in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | RateIowaLawyers.com
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James Russell Wainwright

Also known as: James Wainwright, Jim Wainwright, Jimmy Wainwright, J. Wainwright, and J Wainwright

Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.

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Active Iowa license · No public discipline flags in reviewed sources · James Russell Wainwright appears on the Iowa OPR roster with license status Active. Published practice focus includes Civil Rights. 2 published counsel case records linked from Iowa court sources where available.

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Contact Information

Phone: (515) 246-0319

Address: 100 COURT AVE., SUITE 600

Location: Des Moines, Iowa · Polk County

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Practice areas

Civil Rights
Consumer Law

Iowa license

Iowa license: Active · verified Jun 17, 2026 via Iowa OPR

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Court records

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Capital One Bank

480 Consumer Credit

4:08-cv-00190 · CourtListener federal docket

Court record details

Judge: John A. Jarvey

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Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.

442 Civil rights jobs

4:06-cv-00058 · CourtListener federal docket

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Judge: James E. Gritzner

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No disciplinary flags in reviewed public sources · last reviewed Jun 17, 2026

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Profile last updated Sep 20, 2026.

Iowa license

  • License status: Active

    Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · verified Jun 17, 2026

Contact & listing

  • Contact & listing: name, phone, address, city, county

    Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · verified Jun 17, 2026

Practice areas

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    • Practice area: Civil Rights

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    • Practice area: Consumer Law

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Court records

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    • Court record: Capital One Bank

      Public court docket · verified Aug 14, 2008

    • Court record: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.

      Public court docket · verified Mar 21, 2007

Websites

Firm website

  • Wainwright, James R. — Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.

    ahlerslaw.com · Ahlerslaw

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    Source: AI summary (derived from public profile data) · verified Jul 5, 2026

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    Source: AI summary (derived from public profile data) · verified Jul 5, 2026

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Primary listing sources

  • Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · Active

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    Recorded Jun 17, 2026
  • Firm website · ahlerslaw.com

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    Recorded Sep 20, 2026

Field changes

  1. Firm websiteSep 20, 2026

    —→ahlerslaw.com

    Source: Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. · Firm website roster sync

  2. FirmJun 18, 2026

    —→AHLERS & COONEY, P.C.

    Source: Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · OPR lawyer detail unified backfill

  3. AddressJun 18, 2026

    —→100 COURT AVE., SUITE 600

    Source: Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · OPR lawyer detail unified backfill

  4. Zip CodeJun 18, 2026

    —→50309

    Source: Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · OPR lawyer detail unified backfill

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