JoAnn L. Barten | Iowa Immigration Law

JoAnn L. Barten, J.D.

JoAnn graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1997. She was a law clerk for the Honorable Kent Karohl with the Missouri Court of Appeals until 1998. She entered private practice in Iowa in 1998 and has handled immigration law cases since 1999.

She has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1999 and was elected Chair of the Iowa-Nebraska Chapter for two separate terms 2002-03 and 2004-05. JoAnn is a member of the Ames Area Refugee Alliance. JoAnn was an appointed Commission Member of the Iowa Supreme Court Client Security Trust Commission from 2012 to 2018. In addition, she served on the board of Worldly Goods a non profit fair trade organization from 2008 to 2012.

AVVO Rating 10 Superb

Top 5% America’s Most Honored Lawyers, The American Registry

10 Best Immigration Attorneys – Iowa American Institute of Legal Counsel

Des Moines, Iowa Top 3 Immigration Lawyers

Education

B.S.
Iowa State University
1994

J.D.
Saint Louis University, School of Law
1997

Clerkship
Missouri Court of Appeals, Clayton Missouri
The Honorable Kent Karohl
1998

Interests

International Cuisine
Cycling