4 JUNE 2024 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Years later, the brothers merged the law practices of two attorneys into Bump & Bump: John Donahey, who had been practicing in Panora since his return from active duty in WWII in 1945; and W. Dean Moore, whose law firm in Stuart had been in the same downtown Stuart location since 1890. John Twillmann joined the firm in 2022 after several years as Assistant Guthrie County Attorney, where he represented Guthrie County and the State of Iowa in civil and criminal matters. Bump & Bump now serves Central Iowa from its Panora office at 222 East Market Street and Stuart office at 211 SW 7th Street. Practice areas of the firm include: • Litigation – Commercial matters, probate estates, real estate, personal injury, banking, family law, and others • Real Estate – Representation of individual and commercial clients in real estate transactions, disputes, and related matters as well as assistance with commercial and residential leasing, foreclosures, and matters involving agricultural law • Criminal Defense – Strategic defense for all types of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases • Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate, and Tax Law – Preparation of wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and the administration of probate estates, conservatorships, and guardianships • Business and Corporate Law – Comprehensive services to individuals, small businesses, and other business entities that need assistance with the proper formation of the appropriate type of business entity or with the purchase and sale of businesses or the drafting of contracts and agreements Many Connections to Panora Fiber The relationship between Bump & Bump and Panora Fiber goes way back. Jeffrey Bump said, “We have been a customer of Panora Fiber since Bump & Bump got started. In the early years, the most critical piece of technology for our firm was to have a reliable dedicated fax line and a separate phone line. In 1991 we were one of the few businesses on Main Street to have a fax machine, putting us on the cutting edge of technology. In fact, people frequently came into our office for the sole purpose of sending a fax.” Brothers Jeffrey and William Bump formed the general practice law firm of Bump & Bump, LLP in 1991 in their first location on Main Street in downtown Panora. Prior to then, William had been practicing law with their father Wilbur Bump in West Des Moines since 1984, and Jeffrey had been practicing law with an 85-lawyer law firm in Dallas, Texas since 1988. Bump & Bump, LLP Two brothers, two offices, and one experienced law firm
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