Alexandria M. Ransom Member
Contact Information
Practice Area
Bar Admissions
- State of Iowa, 2017
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with high distinction, 2017
- Senior Note & Comment Editor for the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice in 2016-2017
- Appalachian State University, BS, summa cum laude, 2014
- Political Science
Alexandria Ransom joined Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in 2017 and is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Private Wealth practice group. In this role, Ms. Ransom advises clients regarding gift and estate tax planning, succession planning for family businesses and charitable gifting. In addition, she drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, premarital agreements and estate and gift tax returns.
Ms. Ransom received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and earned her Juris Doctor with High Distinction at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2017. She has been selected to the Iowa Chapter of the Order of the Coif and is recognized in Best Lawyers for Trusts and Estates and Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Estate and Probate law.
Professional Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Probate, Trust & Estate Planning Section
- Linn County Bar Association
- Linn Law Cub
Presentations & Publications
Presentations
- "Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse," Banking and Financial Institutions Webinar, 9/8/2022
- "Estate Planning," Cedar Rapids Jaycees, 9/17/19
- "Basics of Estate Planning Under Iowa Law," Alliant Energy, 8/20/19
- "Charitable Gift Planning," Iowa State Bar Association Webinar, 4/19/19
- "Living Wills and Estate Planning," 2018 Junior Chamber International Iowa Annual Meeting, 10/13/18
Publication
- "To Be or Not To Be... A Fiduciary: Examining the Revised CFP Code," USLAW Magazine, March 28, 2019
Honors & Awards
- Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2019 & 202-2023
- Estate & Probate
News & Events
2023
- Alexandria Ransom Listed in 2023 Great Plains Rising Stars, 05/30/23
- Alexandria Ransom Joins SPMB Membership, 01/06/2023
2022
2021
2020
- 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers Announced, 07/31/2020