Crystal R. Pound Attorney
Contact Information
Practice Area
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Municipal Law
- Transportation Law
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate Law
Bar Admissions
- State of Iowa, 2016
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, JD, 2016
- Journal of Corporate Law, Articles Editor
- Equal Justice Foundation, Book Sales Chair
- Black Law Student Association, President
- Iowa Legal Aid
- Organization for Women Law Students and Staff
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Minnesota State University Moorhead, BA, summa cum laude, 2011
- English
- Mass Communications
Clerkship
- Iowa State Public Defender's Office, 2014
Crystal Pound is an attorney with a general practice, including business and commercial litigation, transportation law and municipal law. She is also experienced in guardianships and conservatorships.
Ms. Pound has always shown a passion for helping others. Upon graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2016, she received the Boyd Service Award for her commitment to community service and the Philip G. Hubbard Human Rights Award.
Ms. Pound has continued her volunteer efforts, most recently serving as president and co-founder of Justice101, a 501(c)(3) organization offering education on Fourth Amendment rights, with particular emphasis on educating students and young persons of color, with the goal of making such persons aware of their Constitutional rights. Ms. Pound also spends time educating law students on career opportunities and regularly serves as a mock trial judge.
Ms. Pound has been recognized by her peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2018 - 2020.
Honors & Awards
- Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2018-2020
Professional & Community Affiliations
Professional Memberships
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division, Community Engagement Subcommittee, Co-Chair
- Linn County Bar Association
- Linn Law Club, Former President
- Johnson County Bar Association
- Iowa Defense Counsel Association
- Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel
Community Involvement
- Justice101, President
- BLSA Street Law, Co-founder
- Mock Trial Judge, 2016-Present
- Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program Graduate, 2018
Presentations and Publications
Presentations
- Case Law Update: Appellate I, Iowa Defense Counsel Annual Seminar, 9/17/2020
- Different Alumni, Different Paths, Panelist at the University of Iowa College of Law, 8/6/2020
- Organization for Women Law Students and Staff (OWLSS) Annual Conference, Panelist, 3/3/2020
Publication
- New Iowa Nonprofit Seeks to Educate Youth of Color on Thier Fourth Amendment Rigths, The Iowa Lawyer, 2/2/2021
- Case Law Update, Iowa Defense Counsel Association (IDCA), Winter Edition, 2021
News & Events
2021
2020
- 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers Announced, 07/31/2020
- Crystal Pound to Speak at OWLSS Conference, 02/27/2020
- Crystal Pound to Judge National Trial Competition, 02/06/2020