The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, today (Wednesday), announced Nicholas A. Klinefeldt will step down as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, effective November 15th, 2015. After leaving office, Mr. Klinefeldt will become a partner in the Des Moines office of an international law firm.

U-S Atty. Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.

On September 25th, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Klinefeldt to be the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination on November 21, 2009, and he was sworn into office on November 25, 2009. Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney, Mr. Klinefeldt practiced white collar criminal defense in Boston, Massachusetts, and then both civil and criminal law in Des Moines.

Klinefeldt is credited with developing a comprehensive discovery policy for the Southern District of Iowa that ensures criminal defendants receive even more information about the case against them than is required by the rules and that they
receive it quickly. As United States Attorney, Klinefeldt has served as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Iowa, which covers 47 of Iowa’s 99 counties, and includes Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Ames, Iowa City, Davenport, and Burlington.

The United States Attorney’s Office, with staffed offices in Council Bluffs, Des Moines, and Davenport, has 26 Assistant United States Attorneys and is responsible for conducting all criminal and civil litigation in the district involving the United States government.