Severie Orngard
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Severie Orngard

Associate
orngard.severie@dorsey.com

Overview

Severie is dedicated to helping clients achieve their objectives in the world of public finance. She believes in diligent communication and fostering positive and efficient teamwork.

Severie began her work in public finance in 2016 as a paralegal in the Des Moines office. Along the way, she caught the public finance bug, and after enjoying her legal education is now excited to expand her role and knowledge as an associate attorney.

As an associate, Severie helps to facilitate public finance transactions through closing. She works on a wide array of municipal and private activity financings and on economic development transactions involving tax increment financing (TIF), tax abatement, and self-supporting municipal improvement districts (SSMIDs). 

Severie’s practice also includes advising clients on annexation, special assessments, and bid letting.

Severie uses her knowledge of political science, real estate, and business law as a constructive background for her current work.

Education & Admissions

Drake University Law School (J.D.; Business Law Certificate, 2024), with honors; Projects Editor, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 

Iowa State University (B.A., Political Science; Minor: Classical Studies, 2011)

Admissions

  • Iowa

News & Resources

  • Student Note: “Virtual Fencing: Pushing the Boundaries of Legal Livestock Fencing in the United States,” 29 Drake J. Agric. L. 137 (2024).

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Development & Infrastructure
  • Lending Transactions
  • Nonprofit & Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Project Development & Finance
  • Public Finance
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Real Estate & Land Use

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Member, Iowa Bar Association
  • Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Member, Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association
  • Member, Women in Public Finance 
Severie Orngard