Bakke Law Office announces merger and new associate

Steve Bakke of Bakke Law Office, Forest City, announces a merger with David Siegrist and Brian Jones of Siegrist and Jones LLP, Britt. The merged firms will be known as Siegrist, Jones, and Bakke, and will continue to operate out of the current locations at Bakke Law Office, 150 N. Clark St., Forest City, and 94 Main Ave. N., Britt. The merger will bring together the two firms with extensive business law, litigation, taxation, estate planning, and municipal law experience.
In addition, Sarah H. Keely has been hired as an associate attorney, primarily in the Forest City location, but will also be available in the Britt location. Sarah was raised in Forest City and is a 2018 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and most recently worked for Gosmann Law Firm, Sioux City. Sarah graduated from Forest City High School in 2009 and has been active in college and law school, including choir, where she was a featured soloist, a starter on the lacrosse team, and studied abroad in both college and law school. While in law school, she was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team and the National Arbitration Team. Sarah began her career at Siegrist, Jones and Bakke, June 17.
“I am very pleased with the merger and look forward to working with gifted young professional, Sarah Keely,” says Steve Bakke.
Siegrist, Jones and Bakke will continue to provide experienced legal advice; with Ms. Keely this tradition will continue.
Bakke Law Office has its roots in a firm created by B.J. Thompson and has been in continued operation in Forest City since the early 1900s. Steve Bakke has been practicing law in Forest City since 1974.
David Siegrist has been practicing law in Britt since 1981. Brian Jones joined Mr. Siegrist in 1990.