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Professional Profile

James E. Slavens
President and CEO

Office: (563) 445-2333
Cell: (563) 340-8857
Email:
jslavens@ruhlcommercial.com

 

 
 

Education:

  • University of Iowa, BBA in Economics, 1964
  • Iowa Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1966
  • National Trust School, Northwestern University, 1969
  • Graduate School of Banking, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974
  • Family Mediation Skills-1998,Hamline Law School, Minneapolis, MN
  • Advanced Mediation Training-2000, American Academy of ADR Attorneys
  • American Association of ADR Attorneys - Advanced Negotiation, Mediation
  • Advocacy & Arbitration

Employment Record:

  • Practiced law in Davenport, Iowa, from June 1966 until May 1969 with the law firm of Slavens and Slavens, Attorneys, General Practice. 
  • Appointed Vice President and Trust Officer of Northwest Bank & Trust Company in May 1969.
  • July 1976 assumed the position of President of Northwest Bank & Trust Company until retirement in April 1999. 
  • President of New Era Mediation & Arbitration Services since April 1999 to present. President and CEO of Ruhl & Ruhl Business Brokerage, L.L.C. May 2005 to present.

Clubs & Civic Participations:

  • “Citizen of the Year” Bettendorf, Iowa, 2004 Bettendorf Jaycees
  • Member of Northwest Bank & Trust Company Advisory Board (served 29 years)
  • Member of the Bettendorf Rotary Club (39 years)
  • Member of the Scott County Bar Association (39 years)
  • Member of Iowa Bar Association
  • Member of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce (served on the Board of Directors 1989, 1990 and 1991) 
  • Member of the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce 
  • Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution 
  • Member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel – St. Louis 
  • Business Law Instructor at Scott Community College – 2004 - 2005 
  • Member of Lutheran Social Services Advisory Board
  • Member of TASA (Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys)
  • Past Member of American Academy of ADR Attorneys
  • Past Member of the Board of Directors - Ecumenical Housing Development Group
  • Past Member of Luther Manor Board of Directors
  • Past Board Member of the Sister Cities Committee of Davenport, Iowa
  • Past President and Board Member of The Outing Club, Davenport, IA
  • Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Rotary Club
  • Past Member Advisory Council to the Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin
  • Past Board of Directors - Vera French Housing Corporation  
  • Past Outstanding Volunteer for 1994 - Valley Shelter, Davenport, IA 
  • Past National Legal Secretaries of Quad Cities "Boss of the Year" 
  • Year 2000 Chair for the Quad City America’s Walk for Diabetes

 

 


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