About Dirk J.
Dirk J. Hamel built a legal foundation at Loras College and the University of Iowa. He earned his B.A. from Loras College in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1986. The blend of a liberal arts undergraduate education and a Midwestern law program formed a methodical approach to practice.
After law school he entered private practice and has spent his career in company settings. He is associated with Gilloon Wright & Hamel P.C., the place he has developed a steady practice that spans state and federal courts. Over the years he has appeared in matters earlier than tribunals in both Iowa and Illinois.
Hamel is licensed to the bar in Iowa and Illinois. He also holds admission to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Those admissions permit him to take instances in federal judiciary in addition to in state court, and his work routinely calls for familiarity with the procedural differences between the 2 structures.
His professional life includes regular participation in bar things to do. He is a recent member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Dubuque County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Involvement in those organizations keeps him related to developments in court rules and state regulation, and to other attorneys practicing in overlapping jurisdictions.
Colleagues describe him as continuous and realistic in approach. He has handled matters that require careful case management and awareness to time limits in each trial and pretrial settings. He balances court work with client counseling and document preparation, moving from legal proceedings strategy to the nuts and bolts of filings and hearings.
He keeps his office at Gilloon Wright & Hamel P.C., the place he advocates for clients in things filed in Iowa and Illinois and in federal court within the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. He presently practices at Gilloon Wright & Hamel P.C., representing clients in state and federal things in Iowa and Illinois.
