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E-Mail dmorf@simmonsperrine.com
115 3rd Street SE, Suite 1200
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1266

Phone 319-366-7641
Fax 319-366-1917
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Darrel A. Morf has been a member of Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC since 1970.

Education & Judicial Clerkship

A native of Fredericksburg, Mr. Morf received a B.A. degree with highest distinction and a J.D. degree with high distinction from the University of Iowa, where he was Notes and Comments Editor for the Iowa Law Review. Mr. Morf came to Simmons Perrine after completing a clerkship for the Honorable Donald P. Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which covers Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Teaching

Mr. Morf served as the Estate Planning Lecturer, teaching an upper level course in "estate planning" at the University of Iowa College of Law for 17 years. He speaks regularly to both attorneys and laypersons on a wide range of estate planning topics.

Professional Associations

• Mr. Morf served as a member of the Iowa State Bar Association Special Committee on Probate, Property and Trust Law from 1977-1987. He has served as a member of the Iowa State Bar Probate and Trust Section Council and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Iowa State Bar Association.
• Mr. Morf has additionally served as a member of the American Bar Association Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Committee on Federal Death Tax Problems of Estates and Trusts, and was president of the Linn County Bar Association.
• Mr. Morf is a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Community Involvement

Mr. Morf is a member of the Mercy Medical Center Board of Directors, the Mercy Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors, the Jared and Carol Hills Foundation, the Hall-Perrine Foundation Board of Directors, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association Board of Directors, the Pension Board for American Baptist Churches, U.S.A. (The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board). He has served on numerous other not for profit Boards in the past including Brucemore, Methwick, American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, the Foerstner Foundation, and the General Board of American Baptist Churches, USA. Mr. Morf received the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Philanthropy Day Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for his service to the non-profit community in Iowa and nationally.

Place of Birth

Fredericksburg, Iowa

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Firm Attorneys Named to 2011 Great Plains Super Lawyers

A number of Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman attorneys have been named to the 2011 Great Plains Super Lawyers, published by Super Lawyers. They are: J. Scott Bogguss, James A. Gerk, Stephen J. Holtman, David W. Kubicek, Eric W. Lam, Michael McDonough, Darrel A. Morf, Iris E. Muchmore, Mark A. Roberts, James E. Shipman, Leonard T. Strand, William Vernon, Kevin J. Visser, Thomas D. Wolle

Monday, August 16, 2010

12 Firm Attorneys in 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC is proud to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers. The attorneys are:

Scott Bogguss - Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates

Philip Brooks - Insurance Law

Larry Gutz - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Stephen Holtman - Commercial Litigation

David Kubicek - Real Estate Law

Eric Lam - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Darrel Morf - Trusts and Estates

Paul Morf - Trusts and Estates

Iris Muchmore - Labor and Employment Law

Mark Ogden - Trusts and Estates

Lorie Reins-Schweer - Trusts and Estates

James Shipman - Medical Malpractice Law

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Firm Attorneys to be Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010

The following Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman attorneys have received notifications that they will be listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 publication. Their names are followed by the practice area in which they are listed and the year in which they were first listed.

Darrel A. Morf (1987)
- Trusts and Estates

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April 16, 2009

On April 16, 2009, father and son estate planning duo Paul Morf and Darrel Morf were the featured speakers at an event sponsored by the Mercy Medical Center Foundation of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for its physician affiliates and donors. The presentation, entitled "Preventative Care Estate Planning: Not Covered by Medicare, But Then Neither are Estate Taxes), was presented at the Collins Road Marriott after heavy hors devoirs'. Paul and Darrel discussed such topics as planning for disability and substitute decision-making, asset protection planning, planning for blended families and second marriages, planning for special needs children and grandchildren, trusts for minor children and grandchildren, income-tax deferral opportunities for retirement and college savings (such as 401ks, IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 529 Plans), and of course opportunities for tax-beneficial structuring of charitable gifts and charitable legacies. Paul and Darrel also spent time discussing federal estate tax planning for high net worth individuals and families, including GRATs, sales to grantor trusts, charitable lead annuity trusts, and family limited partnerships and LLCs.