Concentration/Summary
Craig R. Schoenfeld is a shareholder of Wasker, Dorr, Wimmer & Marcouiller, P.C. in West Des Moines, Iowa. Schoenfeld serves as legal and legislative counsel for the multi-client law firm, coordinating government affairs, public relations, and political strategies for clients. He is a registered lobbyist with the Iowa General Assembly and state executive branch, and frequently represents clients in regulatory proceedings. Schoenfeld also assists clients in lobbying Iowa's congressional delegation.
Background Information
Craig was raised on a farm in Wisconsin, and received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. He earned his juris doctorate and masters degree in Mass Communication at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Following law school, he worked six years with the Republican majority at the Iowa House of Representatives serving as both legal counsel and as Director of Communications. As legal counsel, Schoenfeld staffed the Iowa House Transportation and State Government Committees, as well as the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Infrastructure & Capitals. His primary body of research included: state gaming laws, state pension funds, campaign finance and election laws, tobacco regulations, and issues involving the state department of transportation.
Craig has also been active in the Iowa political scene, working with candidates from the "courthouse to the White House". Schoenfeld served on former President George W. Bush's 2000 Iowa Caucus and general election teams, managing the President's general election campaign in the State of Iowa as Executive Director of Iowa Victory 2000. He has also managed or otherwise been engaged with campaigns for United States Senate, Governor, Attorney General, state legislature and assorted local offices.
Bar Admissions
Iowa (1994 - Present)
Associations/Affiliations
Personal Activities/Interests
Craig sits on the Board of Advisors for Drake University Law School's Center for Legislative Practice and has been a guest lecturer at both the law school and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He previously served on the board of directors of the Iowa Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as the association's legal counsel.
Craig is a member and past councilman of Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, IA, and is active in other various civic organizations.