About Roxanne
Roxanne Conlin, originally from South Dakota, attended Drake University in Des Moines, earning a B.A., J.D. and M.P.A. After working as a lawyer for three years, she served as Deputy Industrial Commissioner in Des Moines from 1967 to 1968, then an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Iowa for seven years (1969–1976).
Jimmy Carter appointed Conlin as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa in May, 1977, making her one of the first women ever appointed as a US Attorney. Conlin has served as the first female president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA).
Roxanne also founded and was the first chair of the Iowa Women's Political Caucus and served as president of NOW's Legal Defense and Education Fund. Conlin currently practices law at Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C. in Des Moines.