Elena Greenberg
Elena M. Greenberg
Elena majored in Psychology and English at the University of Iowa where she earned her B.A. degree. She graduated with honors from Drake University and received her J.D. in May 2009.
Elena interned at the American Judicature Society and the Iowa Attorney General’s office. She practiced as a student attorney at the Middleton Children’s Rights Clinic and volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Elena worked as an attorney in a private law firm and then as an Assistant Attorney General in the Child Support Recovery Unit in Cedar Rapids before moving back to Des Moines and starting Greenberg Law on March 1, 2011.
Elena is a trained Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney.
Areas of Practice
Divorce
Collaborative Law
Mediation
Family Law
Child Custody & Support
Criminal Defense
Juvenile Law
Administrative Law
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions
Iowa
Education
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
J.D. – May, 2009
University of Iowa
B.A.
Major: Psychology
Major: English
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
Iowa Bar Association, Member
Polk County Bar Association, Member
Polk County Women Attorneys, Member
Past Employment Positions
Child Support Recovery Unit in Cedar Rapids, Former Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General’s Office – Child Abuse Registry and Termination of Parental Rights Appeals Cases, Intern
Middleton Children’s Rights Clinic, Student Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
Volunteered, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)