about

SHIE LAW

Estate Planning

Real Estate

Business Law

Contracts

Family-Owned Law Firm

Attorney Thomas Shie grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and graduated from Davenport West High School. Tom played on the varsity tennis team and worked part-time in the Sports Department at the Quad-City Times Newspaper during high school. At the University of Iowa, Tom was a member of Acacia Fraternity, serving as Treasurer for two years, worked part-time at the Dental Science Building during school, and graduated from the University of Iowa Business School with a Bachelor in Business Administration in Accounting. Tom then attended law school at IIT - Chicago Kent College of Law in the Chicago Loop was a member of law review, worked part-time as a law clerk for two Chicago law firms during law school, and was admitted to the prestigious Order of Coif for graduating in the top 10% of his graduating class. Tom became an attorney at age 25, licensed in both Iowa and Illinois.

After working for 16 months as an associate attorney for a law firm in Rock Island, Illinois, Tom left the firm to begin his own law firm at the Priester Building in Davenport. At the beginning of his solo practice, Tom employed no staff and handled all scheduling, clerical, and attorney duties. After practicing completely independent for about two years, Tom joined an office-sharing arrangement with Attorneys Ted Priester, Realff Ottesen (now retired), and Mike Walton (whom currently is the Scott County Attorney). Tom still practices with Attorney Ted Priester as Shie Law Office, P.C., and Priester & Shie (an association of sole practitioners).

Tom has nearly 30 years of experience and expertise in the legal areas of estates and transactional law, including estate planning, decedents' estates such as Probate and Trust administration, residential and commercial real estate transactions, business law including formation and business transactions, and contracts drafting and contract law.

Get In Touch

At Shie Law, we know that finding the right attorney to represent you is a choice not to be taken lightly. The scope of work and expense will be discussed up front before our services are engaged. You will be fully informed on the process, expense involved, and expected outcome.

Call our office at (563) 324-8244 or email us (hotlink to email address) to get started today!

➤ LOCATION

5333 Belle Avenue, Davenport, Iowa 52807 (near the intersection of Jersey Ridge Rd and E. 53rd St.)

☎ CONTACT


Attorneys

ATTORNEY

Thomas E. Shie

Education

IIT CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW 

Juris Doctor, 1991

Law Review Member, 1989-1991

Graduated with High Honors and was admitted to the prestigious Order of Coif for graduating in the top 10% of his graduating class.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, 1988

Bar Admissions

Licensed to practice in Iowa and Illinois.

Community Involvement & Affiliations

RIDGECREST RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Board of Directors, 2011-present

MOLINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 403B INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 

Advisory Committee member, 2011-present

DAVENPORT METRO CLUB SWIM TEAM 

Board of Directors, 2008-2013

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Member, 1991-present

SCOTT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 

Member, 1991-present

ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Member, 1991-present

IOWA TITLE GUARANTY 

Member, 1991-present

ILLINOIS ATTORNEYS TITLE GUARANTY

Member, 1991-present


ATTORNEY

Emma M. Shie

Education

IIT CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW 

Juris Doctor, 2020

Graduated with four CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for earning the highest grade in each class: Legal Writing I, Legal Writing IIII, Ethics and Advocacy, and Law Practice Management.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Bachelors of Business Administration in Management, 2016

Bar Admissions

Licensed to practice in Iowa and Illinois.

Professional Affiliations

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Member, 2021-present

SCOTT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 

Member, 2021-present

ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Member, 2021-present

IOWA TITLE GUARANTY 

Member, 2021-present


OF COUNSEL ATTORNEY

M. Jeffrey Cook

Education

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Juris Doctor, 1979

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

B.S., 1976

Licensed to practice in Iowa.

Certified Public Accountant

Professional Affiliations

SCOTT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 

Member, 1979-present

IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Member, 1979-present

QUAD CITY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL 

Member, 1982-present


Staff

PARALEGAL

Melody

Educated as a Paralegal, Melody provides services primarly in the areas of commercial real estate and residential real estate including title insurance underwriting. Melody has served on the Paralegal Advisory Board of a local university. Melody has been with Shie Law since 2003.

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Beth

Beth provides services primarily in the area of residential real estate. Beth is currently working towards earning her Paralegal degree from Des Moines Area Community College. Beth has been with Shie Law since 2021.

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