Southwest Iowa Law Office

Tricia & Emily are truly the best in the business when it comes to criminal defense law. This office took over my case from a previous attorney who mishandled, and underrepresented my matters for an extended and incomprehensible period of time. As soon as Tricia filed her appearance for my case, it instantly changed the prognosis of a best possible outcome from 'negligible', to 'probable'. They were immediate to listen to my side, relate to my position and expressing intent of willingness to represent my case, as well as extremely affordable, and flexible cost-wise for the magnitude of the case, while still providing beyond exceptional service and results. I truly believe that Tricia's prior experience as a county attorney, and other areas of law is absolutely crucial, and beneficial to her clients and the success of their case. While even if a 'complete dismissal' is not always possible, she will strive to achieve the very best possible outcome in the interest of her clients, while still maintaining that respect for the rule of law itself, and due regard for society as a whole when it comes to pleas and sentencing. It is clear that through her work, she has undoubtedly built and maintained great working business relationships and connections with experts in the fields related to evaluation, and risk-assessment/sentencing recommendation-- as well as the county attorneys office itself. She will handle your case in the most timely manner possible depending on individual circumstance, and is extremely respectful, informative and responsive to communication. In my experience, once Tricia took over my case I did not need to appear in court again for the duration of her representation, which greatly benefited my personal and work schedule. She highly values client future goals, rights, and freedom as well as the impact on such while representing her clients during criminal proceedings. Tricia is client cost focused, and does not overly communicate any more than required to prevent undue fees and cost to the client, while still working tirelessly behind the scenes. Emily is also outstanding, as I was notified via email and/or phone within the DAY of any court proceedings, of future court proceedings and the testimony, as well as any updates on my case. Emily was prompt, respectful, forthcoming and compassionate. Both Tricia & Emily are extremely compassionate, educated, and experienced individuals in the field of criminal law, and truly value their clients best interest and future. I would not have gotten the incredibly successful legal outcome I have received, had it not been for SW Iowa Law Office. I would absolutely recommend retaining SW Iowa Law to anyone within the area, and jurisdiction of Tricia's scope of practice, for any criminal defense case-- big, or small. I cannot thank you enough Tricia, and Emily!!!

Unbeknownst to us, the attorney we hired had a serious health emergency and was not able to contact us or complete the work we hired him to do. After attempting to contact him for several days ahead of our court date with no response, we ended up going to court just hoping he would be there. To our surprise Tricia Scheinost came to us as we sat waiting and explained the situation. Out of the kindness of her heart, she told us she was there to help and would step in and finish our case. Even tho Tricia had a very busy case load herself, along with also being a judge, she worked us into her busy schedule. The outcome she was able to get was more than we hoped for. Tricia is kind, compassionate and very professional but most of all she knows her stuff. She also has an assistant named Emily who is prompt and professional and is an excellent go-between when Tricia is not in the office. You can trust this pair to help you get answers to all your questions or concerns. So if you ever find yourself in need of an attorney, do yourself a favor and hire Tricia, you will not be disappointed. She is the real deal and will work hard to get you the justice you deserve.

I am awestruck. After a rigorous search for an attorney in my case, I struck gold with Emily and Tricia. Emily heard me out; she actually listened to me, I didn't feel judged after telling her the situation. Emily was insightful, warm, encouraging, and left me impressed. I hired her services and the result speaks for itself. The resulting case was dismissed. 6 out of 5 stars, would HIGHLY recommend.

Couldn't be more impressed with the way Tricia & Emily handle business. They both made sure everything was taken care of, and I didn't have to worry. Communication, knowledge about my case, kindness, and very caring. I'd recommend them to anyone. Thanks again ladies, you both are awesome!

Tricia has been wonderful to deal with. She's professional, upfront, honest, trustworthy and always returns phone calls in a timely manner. She genuinely cares about the best interest of her clients. I highly recommend her for all of your legal needs.