Michael J. Jacobsma is a founding partner of Jacobsma Law Firm, PC. Michael practiced law in Orange City for twenty years with the firm of Klay, Veldhuizen, Bindner, De Jong and Jacobsma, followed by Jacobsma and Clabaugh prior to establishing Jacobsma Law Firm, PC.
Michael has lived in Sioux County most of his life. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Northwestern College in Orange City in 1992. Michael continued his education at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska where he received his Juris Doctor in 1996. Michael served in the Army National Guard for seven years from 1987-1994 as a combat infantryman. Service to country and community is a very important part of Michael’s life and philosophy. While practicing as a full time attorney, Michael served as an adjunct professor of constitutional law and criminal law at Dordt College in Sioux Center for seven years and also as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern College teaching business and communication law. Michael also serves on the Sioux County Civil Service Commission.
Michael concentrates on representing clients in all areas of litigation including commercial disputes, personal injury and criminal defense. Michael also practices in general areas of law including but not limited to real estate transactions, corporate representation and estate planning/wills and trusts.
He has argued several times before the Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals. He believes that our court system works best to provide a just and fair result when a party has a zealous advocate asserting that party’s rights. He is a member of the Sioux County and Iowa State Bar Associations and the Iowa Association for Justice.
Michael is married and has three children. Michael is very involved in church, school and community activities and enjoys running, biking, swimming, boating and spending time with family.
ADMISSIONS:
Supreme Court of Iowa, 1997
United States District Court of the Northern District of Iowa, 1997
United States District Court of the Southern District of Iowa, 1997
United States Supreme Court, 2002
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2006
PUBLISHED CASES:
State v. Hernandez-Lopez, 639 N.W.2d 226 (Iowa 2002)
Ringelberg v. EMC Insurance Group, Inc., 660 N.W.2d 27 (Iowa 2003)
Gacke v. Pork Xtra, LLC, 684 N.W.2d 168 (Iowa 2004)
Harms v. City of Sibley, 702 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2005)
Zimmer v. Vander Waal, 780 N.W.2d 730 (Iowa 2010)
Vis v. American Family Assurance Co. of Columbus, 778 F.Supp.2d 971 (ND Iowa 2011)
In re A.K., 825 N.W.2d 46 (Iowa 2013)
City of Sioux City v. Jacobsma, 862 N.W.2d 335 (Iowa 2015)
Wilson v. Lamp, __ F.Supp.3d __ (ND Iowa 2015)
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