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About Parker

As an Iowa City native, Parker attended the University of Iowa, where he earned his B.B.A. in Marketing Management from the Tippie College of Business and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.

During law school, Parker competed in the University of Iowa College of Law's Mock Baseball Salary Arbitration and NCAA Infractions competitions. He also competed nationally in the Mock NCAA Infractions Competition in 2023 and 2024, earning first place in the written component and runner-up in the hearing component of the 2024 competition.

Prior to law school, Parker co-authored the paper "Purkinje cell-specific deletion of CREB worsens alcohol-induced cerebellar neuronal losses and motor deficits", published in the internationally renowned medical journal, Alcohol.

In addition to Parker's academic involvement, Parker served as Head Student Manager for the University of Iowa Field Hockey program from 2019 through 2024, during which the program won three Big Ten championships, including two regular-season conference championships and one Big Ten Tournament championship.

Parker has served as President of the Iowa County Bar Association and is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association Hockey Subcommittee. He also serves as an at-large member of the Board of Directors for Corridor Hockey Association, a nonprofit organization that operates Iowa's largest adult hockey league.

Parker also coaches the University of Iowa Women's Club Ice Hockey Team, where they won the 2023 WCHL Tournament Championship, and are now competing in the ACHA.

In his free time, Parker enjoys playing hockey, snowboarding, and spending time outdoors.

Parker Dains

Attorney

Locations

Elwood, Elwood & Buchanan - Williamsburg, IA

Education
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

B.B.A., Marketing Management, 2021

University of Iowa College of Law

J.D., 2024

Bar Admission

Iowa

Memberships & Associations
Iowa County Bar Association

President, 2024-2025

Member, 2025-Present

Iowa State Bar Association

Business Law Section, Member

Corporate Counsel Section, Member

Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Section, Member

Real Estate and Title Law Section, Member

Taxation Section, Member

Sports Lawyers Association

Hockey Subcomittee Member 2026-Present

Member 2021-Present

Corridor Hockey Association

Board Member 2026-Present

American Bar Association

Business Law Section, Member

University of Iowa Women's Club Ice Hockey Team

Head Coach, 2023-Present

Assistant Coach, 2018-2019

University of Iowa Field Hockey

Gameday Operations Volunteer, 2024-Present

Head Student Manager, 2019-2024

University of Iowa Sports Law Society

Vice President, 2022-2024

Awards and Recognitions
National Mock College Infractions Competition

2024 Writing Competition Winner

2024 Hearing Competition Runner-up

University of Iowa Mock Baseball Salary Arbitration Competition

2023 Finalist

University of Iowa Women's Club Ice Hockey

2023 WCHL D2 Tournament Champions

University of Iowa Field Hockey

2021 Big Ten Conference Champions

2019 Big Ten Tournament Champions

2019 Big Ten Conference Champions

Publications

"Purkinje cell-specific deletion of CREB worsens alcohol-induced cerebellar neuronal losses and motor deficits"
Alcohol (June 2022) (Co-author)