CONCENTRATION Tara is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm. She joined the Litigation Division in August of 2005. Tara maintains a general litigation practice including but not limited to business litigation, employment and labor relations, litigation and appeals, real estate litigation and family law. SUMMARY In her time at the firm, Tara has represented her clients in administrative, district court and appellate proceedings. Tara practices before both state and federal courts. ACADEMICS Tara graduated with high honors from Drake Law School in May 2005. While at Drake, she served as the Executive Editor of the Drake Law Review and her student note was published in the Drake Law Review. Tara Zager, Note, Terrorism Coverage and the United States Insurance Industry: An International Inquiry in Search of a Long-Term Solution, 53 Drake L. Rev. 545 (2005). Tara also served as the Eighth Circuit Lieutenant Governor of American Bar Association Representatives for the American Bar Association Law Student Division, as the American Bar Association Representative for the Student Bar Association and as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. She received her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Iowa in 2002. MEMBERSHIPS Tara is a member of the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa and the Drake Law School Board of Counselors. Tara is also active in the Polk County Bar Association as a Co-Chair of the Law Day Committee. PERSONAL Tara grew up in Waterloo, Iowa and graduated from Waterloo West High School. She and her husband Nic reside in Des Moines. MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys Iowa State Bar Association Polk County Bar Association Polk County Women Attorneys |