Background
Tim Gartin is the senior partner in the Ames firm of Hastings, Gartin & Boettger, LLP. He received his B.A. from Iowa Wesleyan College, his M.A. from Iowa State University, and his J.D. from Northern Illinois University. Tim is a 24-year member of the Story County and Iowa State Bar Associations and served two years as Chair of the Real Estate and Title Law Section Council of the Iowa State Bar Association and now serves on the Ethics & Practice Guidelines Committee. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Tim is currently serving in his third term on the Ames City Council and teaches trial advocacy and business law to undergraduate students at Iowa State University. His topics for teaching continuing legal education courses include real estate, ethics, and statutory interpretation.
Education
Iowa Wesleyan College
B.A. 1989
Mt. Pleasant, IA
Iowa State University
M.A. 1992
Ames, IA
Northern Illinois University College of Law
J.D. 1996
DeKalb, IL
Assistant
Allie Frank - Real Estate Closing and Estate Planning
Courtney Cooley - Real Estate Closing and Estate Planning
Katie Kerns - Probate
Organizations
Iowa State Bar Association
– Chair, Real Estate Section, 2006-2008
Story County Bar Association
Recognition
Listed in Chambers and Partners 2015 Directory as one of the best real estate attorneys in Iowa.