Our Attorneys
Elissa Hodges
Owner and Partner
Elissa Hodges
Owner and Partner
Elissa represents individuals and families in real estate transactions, estate planning matters (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), probate, and guardianships and conservatorships.
Her practice also includes representing corporate clients in forming business entities, maintaining corporate formalities, real estate development, sales and purchases.
In 2012, Elissa received her juris doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law, completing an individual concentration in Family and Small Business Estate Planning. Elissa and her family are proud Ankeny residents.
Activities & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Ankeny Chamber of Commerce
- Ankeny First United Methodist ChurchEndowment Committee, 2018–present
- Ankeny Leadership Institute, Graduate, Class of 2016
- Friends of the Ankeny Library (formerly Kirkendall Public Library Foundation)Board of Directors, 2016–present
- Heart of America Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member, Class of 2019
- Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys
- Iowa State Bar AssociationSection Member: Real Estate & Title Law; Probate, Trust & Estate Law, 2012–presentMember, Guardianship and Conservatorship Committee, Probate, Trust & Estate Law Section, 2014–2019Co-Chair, Guardianship and Conservatorship Committee, 2016–2019
- Mid-Iowa Estate and Financial PlannersMember, 2014–2018Board of Directors, 2016–2018
- Polk County Women Attorneys
- Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
- Volunteer, Meals from the Heartland
Bar Admissions
- Iowa
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Client Reviews
What clients say.
★★★★★
I am so appreciative of you. In your attentiveness, you show care and consideration. In your consideration, you demonstrate professionalism and a keen understanding of law. You see me as family.
Ronald M.
★★★★★
Elissa was so great to work with. I would recommend her to anyone needing an estate planner.
Ruth H.
★★★★★
Very professional firm with clear, concise, no BS advisement. Elissa and Kevin were empathetic to our situation and continue to support our small business.
Benjamin Y.