Jonah Hammer Dyer
Jonah was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Shortly after graduating from high school, he served a full-time, two year mission for his church in the Yucatán Peninsula. Upon returning, he attended Arizona State University and received a bachelor's degree in Psychology.
Jonah came to Iowa to attend Drake University Law School. While there, he participated in the American Bar Association Arbitration Team and the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, where he served as Associate Editor. He also participated in the Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic, where he tried and won his first jury trial. During law school, he focused his course work in litigation and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy. He graduated from Drake Law School with Honors and earned the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Certificate.
Upon graduation from law school, Jonah co-founded the law firm of Kemp Sease & Dyer (now Sease & Wadding), where he and the other founders worked tirelessly to build a successful law firm from the ground up. After nearly two years of successfully representing clients in a wide range of cases including, criminal defense matters, landlord/tenant issues, car accident cases, construction disputes, child custody, and child support modifications, he left the firm to form JHD Law.
Now Jonah focuses solely on criminal defense. He's tried over 20 jury trials in cases dealing in serious drug offenses, sex crimes, and violent felonies. He never pressures his clients to "take a deal." If they want a trial, a trial they'll get. Every time.
When not in the office, Jonah loves to spend time with his wife and their eight children.
Jonah is Relentlessly Responsive
Jonah knows responsive representation can make or break an attorney-client relationship. That's why his clients have confidence he'll be available whenever they need him, at virtually any time of day or night. They know he's committed to returning phone calls and e-mails with a promptness that's almost unheard of in today's legal market. Jonah ALWAYS answers the phone if he's available.
Jonah is Intense about Advocacy
If you need an attorney who won't shy away from the courtroom, you need Jonah Dyer. Jonah loves the courtroom. He is comfortable there. He relishes the opportunity to advocate his clients' position to judges and juries. If your case demands the attention of a jury, it demands Jonah's attention first.
Jonah is Honest
Jonah's clients know he "pulls no punches." He always provides honest assessments of the strength and weaknesses of every position in every case. He knows the importance of helping his clients obtain realistic expectations of the outcome of their cases.