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Crystal G. Lovett, Attorney at Law
Mrs. Lovett (Simler) is the Owner and Sole Member of Lovett Law LLC. She practiced law in St. Louis at Husch Blackwell LLP for five years before heading to Jefferson City to work for the Department of Natural Resources as Legislative Liaison and Assistant General Counsel. At Husch, Mrs. Lovett focused on environmental litigation and white collar criminal defense. She also prosecuted cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, DC, and the Commonwealth of Virginia in Staunton, Virginia.
In 2022, Mrs. Lovett relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, from northern Missouri.
In 2003, Mrs. Lovett graduated with a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, one of the top ten law schools in the U.S. Mrs. Lovett also holds a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.
Following law school, Mrs. Lovett clerked for the Honorable Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., on the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 2008, Mrs. Lovett was named an Up and Coming Lawyer by Missouri Lawyer's Weekly. She also has experience with grassroots campaigning, political fundraising and lobbying.
Mrs. Lovett's civic activities include:
Vice President: Water Street Brownstones HOA Board
Member: Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys, Polk County Women Attorneys, Iowa National Bar Association, American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar
Past Officer: 9th Circuit Bar Association, Adair County Bar Association, RISE UP Foundation, Milan Rotary Club, Take Root Café
Past Board Member: Hospice of Northeast Missouri, High Hope Employment Services, Inc., Adair County Humane Society; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Missouri.