Parker Dains
As an Iowa City native, Parker attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate education where he majored in Marketing Management, along with attending the University of Iowa College of Law for his legal education.
During law school, Parker competed in various mock competitions including Iowa's Intramural Mock Baseball Salary Arbitration Competitions in 2023 and 2024, along with Iowa's Mock NCAA Infractions Competitions in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Additionally, Parker competed in the National Mock NCAA Infractions Competition in 2023 and 2024, where in 2024 he achieved runner-up in the hearing portion of the competition, and won the writing portion of the competition.
Prior to law school, Parker co-authored the paper "Purkinje cell-specific deletion of CREB worsens alcohol-induced cerebellar neuronal losses and motor deficits", published in the internationally renowned medical journal, Alcohol.
In addition to Parker's academic involvement, Parker was the Head Student Manager for the University of Iowa Field Hockey team from 2019-2024, where he achieved two Big Ten Conference Championships and one Big Ten Tournament Championship.
Parker also coaches the University of Iowa Women's Club Ice Hockey Team, where they won the 2023 WCHL Tournament Championship, and are now competing in the ACHA.
In his free time, you can find him playing hockey, snowboarding, or enjoying the outdoors.
- University of Iowa College of Law
- J.D. (2024)
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- Honors: 2024 National College Athletics Infractions Writing Competition Winner 2024 National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition Runner-up 2023 Intramural Baseball Salary Arbitration Competition Finalist
- Activities: Activities and societies: Sports Law Society (’22-’24 Vice President) National & Intramural Mock NCAA Infractions Competitions (’22, ’23, & ‘24) Intramural Mock Baseball Salary Arbitration Competitions (’22 & ‘23) IP Law Society ('22-'24)
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- University of Iowa
- B.B.A. (2021) | Marketing; Minor in Sport and Recreation Management
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- Honors: Iowa Field Hockey (2021 and 2019 B1G Conference Champions, 2019 B1G Tournament Champions, NCAA Final Four finish).
- Activities: Iowa Field Hockey, Head Student Manager; Iowa Women's Ice Hockey, Assistant Coach; Ski and Snowboard Club; Medicus; Biology Student Ambassador; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society; The National Honor Society; Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement.
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- Iowa State Bar Association
- Business Law Section, Member; Corporate Counsel Section, Member; Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Section, Member; Real Estate and Title Law Section, Member; Taxation Section, Member.
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- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section, Member
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- Iowa
- Supreme Court of Iowa
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- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Estate Planning
- Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Agricultural Law
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- English: Spoken, Written