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John David Hilmes - Civil Litigation & Trial Attorney in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | RateIowaLawyers.com
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John David Hilmes

Also known as: John Hilmes, J. Hilmes, and J Hilmes

Finley Law Firm

Civil Litigation & TrialCommercial LitigationConstruction LitigationHealth CareInsurance DefenseMedical Malpractice DefenseProduct LiabilityProfessional Liability DefenseEmployment
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Active Iowa license · No public discipline flags in reviewed sources · John David Hilmes appears on the Iowa OPR roster with license status Active. Published practice focus includes Civil Litigation & Trial. 1 published counsel case record linked from Iowa court sources where available.

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Contact Information

Phone: (515) 288-0145

Address: FINLEY, ALT, SMITH, SCHARNBERG,CRAIG,, 699 WALNUT ST.,SUITE 1700

Location: Des Moines, Iowa · Polk County

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John David Hilmes's listed office is FINLEY, ALT, SMITH, SCHARNBERG,CRAIG,, 699 WALNUT ST.,SUITE 1700 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Phone and email appear at the top of this profile when available.

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RateIowaLawyers.com lists John David Hilmes as an attorney focused on Civil Litigation & Trial, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Product Liability, Professional Liability Defense, and Employment in Iowa based on public directory and licensing data.

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John David Hilmes is listed with an active Iowa law license on RateIowaLawyers.com. Iowa OPR verification on this profile was last recorded Jun 17, 2026. See Practice & credentials for source links.

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RateIowaLawyers.com estimates about 47 years of practice for John David Hilmes admitted to the Iowa bar in 1979, based on Iowa licensing and roster data.

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Practice & credentials

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Health Care
Insurance Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Product Liability
Professional Liability Defense
Employment

Iowa license

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

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Court records

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1 linked court records

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791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act · 4:11-cv-291

791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act

4:11-cv-291 · CourtListener federal docket

View on CourtListenerhttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/151562/andersen-v-khanna/

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Ethics & compliance

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

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Profile last updated Oct 4, 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

  • Practice area: Employment

    Source: case_caseload

  • Finleylaw8 links

    • Practice area: Health Care

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Professional Liability Defense

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Product Liability

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Insurance Defense

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Construction Litigation

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Commercial Litigation

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Civil Litigation & Trial

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

    • Practice area: Medical Malpractice Defense

      Firm website · verified Sep 20, 2026

Court records

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  • Court record: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act · 4:11-cv-291

    Public court docket · verified Sep 6, 2011

Websites

Firm website

  • Hilmes, John ("Jack") — Finley Law Firm

    finleylaw.com · Finleylaw

AI profile summary

  • About this attorney (AI blurb)

    Source: AI summary (derived from public profile data) · verified Oct 4, 2026

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    Source: AI summary (derived from public profile data) · verified Oct 4, 2026

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Primary listing sources

  • Iowa Office of Professional Regulation · Active

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

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    Recorded Oct 4, 2026

Field changes

  1. Firm websiteSep 19, 2026

    —→finleylaw.com

    Source: Finley Law Firm · Firm website roster sync

  2. FirmAug 1, 2026

    —→Finley Law Firm

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

  3. AddressAug 1, 2026

    —→FINLEY, ALT, SMITH, SCHARNBERG,CRAIG,, 699 WALNUT ST.,SUITE 1700

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

  4. Zip CodeAug 1, 2026

    —→50309

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

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