Quentin R. Boyken

Quent Boyken is a shareholder of Belin McCormick whose practice emphasizes corporate and general business law, and business acquisitions and transactions.

Mr. Boyken specializes in corporate acquisitions for closely held companies. He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners for his corporate practice.

Mr. Boyken is a Certified Public Accountant who brings a multidisciplinary approach to his corporate transactional practice. Prior to attending law school, he spent three years working as an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand in their Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota office. Mr. Boyken also taught undergraduate-level accounting courses at the University of Michigan while he was a law school student in 1980-82.

Mr. Boyken has served several terms as a member of the firm’s Management Committee, and has served as the firm’s President in 1994, 2002 and 2003.

Mr. Boyken has been active in professional, community, school and church organizations and has been involved in Des Moines' successful neighborhood revitalization programs in his capacity as general counsel for the Neighborhood Finance Corporation, which he helped organize in 1990.

AV® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Recognized by Chambers and Partners for his corporate practice

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Corporate Law

Received Governor’s Volunteer Award in October 2004 for outstanding service to the State of Iowa (Nominated by Iowa Department of Administrative Services for service on IOWAccess Advisory Council and State of Iowa Information Technology Council)

Honorary Consul for Norway for the State of Iowa (1990-current; Conferred with The Knight’s Cross 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in October 2000)

Recipient, National Association of Accountants Award, Iowa State University (1976)

Recipient, Iowa State University John Deere Accounting Award (1975)

Luther College (Member, Parents' Council, 2007-current; Member, Development Committee, 2008-current)

IOWAccess Advisory Council (Member, 1998-2007; Chair, 2002-2005)

State of Iowa Information Technology Council (Member, 2002-2005; Vice-Chair, 2004-2005)

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Greater Iowa Chapter (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2006; Legal Advisor, 1999-2003; Legislative Chair, 2001-2002; President-Elect, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005; Past-President, 2005-2006)

West Des Moines Community School District (Member of Community Education Advisory Council, 1997-2003; Chair of the Council Analysis Committee, 1998-1999; Secretary, 1999-2000; Vice-Chair, 2000-2001; Chair, 2001-2002; Past-Chair, 2002-2003)

Windsor Heights Lutheran Church (Stewardship Chairperson and Church Council Member, 1987-1988; President, 1991-1992; 50th Anniversary Committee, 1993-1994; Call Committee Chair, 1994-1995 and 1997-1999; Nominating Committee Chair, 2000)

Titonka Savings Bank (Director, 1985-current)

Neighborhood Finance Corporation (General Counsel, 1990-current)

Iowa State University College of Business - Tenth Anniversary Committee (Member and Banquet Co-Chair, 1993-1994)

Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (1992-1993)

American Bar Association (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law)

Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section and E-Commerce Section; Chair of ISBA Technology Committee, 1997-1999 and 2008-2009)

Polk County Bar Association (Member)

Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member)