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Curt A. Oppel

900 U.S. Bank Center
201 West Second St.
Davenport, Iowa 52801-1827

Communication Center

Phone: (563) 324-1000            
E-mail: caoppel@slhlaw.com
Fax: (563) 326-6266
Web site: http://www.slhlaw.com


Curt A. Oppel is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Business Administration and a 1988 graduate of Drake University Law School. Curt began his career in Omaha, Nebraska, working as a tax and employee benefits consultant for the national accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.
 
In addition to a detailed tax, estate planning, trust, estate and business practice, Curt regularly represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Iowa Department of Revenue, the Illinois Department of Revenue, and the Iowa Department of Human Services.
 
Curt is licensed to practice in Iowa and Nebraska and before the United States Tax Court and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Quad City Estate Planning Council, and the Iowa State Bar Association, the American Society of CPAs, and the Iowa Society of CPAs. Curt regularly volunteers time with various civic organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, and the Student Hunger Drive. He is also a member of the Quad City Morning Optimist Club.
 
 
Curt has made presentations on employee benefits, retirement plans, and estate planning to professional groups such as the Scott County and Iowa State Bar Associations, the Quad City Employee Benefits Group, the Omaha Estate Planning Council, and the Iowa Grain & Feed Association.
 
Curt and his wife, Kirstin, live in LeClaire, Iowa, along the Mississippi River with their two daughters, Alison and Nicole. Curt and his family love camping, white water kayaking, and water skiing. Curt also enjoys playing golf.

 

Current Employment Position(s):

 

Shareholder, Director, Vice President and Treasurer

Areas of Practice:

General Practice including but not limited to:

  • Taxation Law
  • Pension and Profit Sharing Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Wills
  • Trusts and Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning

Certification/Specialties:

Certified Public Accountant, Iowa State Board of Accountancy

Bar Admissions:

  • Nebraska, 1988
  • Iowa, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1992

Education:

  • Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1988
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors
  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1985
    B.B.A.
    Major: Accounting

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Boy Scouts of America, Iowa Council, 1996 - Present
Vice President, Legal Counsel
Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Club, 2002 - Present, Director

Past Employment Positions:

Deloitte & Touche, Tax and Employee Benefits Consultant, 1988 - 1991

Birth Information

1963, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

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