Karin Ellingsrud
Founder and family-law attorney
23 years practicing family law in Iowa. Karin is a trained family mediator and leads divorce and custody work with a focus on clear decisions and steady communication.
About the firm
Family law with room to ask the same question twice.
Karin Ellingsrud founded the firm in 2011 after eight years at a larger Des Moines firm. She saw that too many clients were left guessing about their own case. This practice exists to change that.
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The people beside you
“Most people who call me have never hired a lawyer before. My job is to make the next few months less frightening, and that starts with telling you what happens next and when.”
Karin Ellingsrud, founder
Desmond Achterberg
Associate attorney
Desmond has been an associate since 2020. He handles child support and order changes, and he grew up in Pella.
Lupe Navarro
Senior paralegal
Lupe prepares financial affidavits and support worksheets. She speaks Spanish.
Karin Ellingsrud, Iowa attorney No. AT0000000, admitted 2003. Desmond Achterberg, Iowa attorney No. AT0000000, admitted 2020. Both admitted in the Iowa District Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; members of the Iowa State Bar Association.