The University of Iowa | Legal Clinic

Project Summary

The nonprofit Step By Step, Inc. and the City of Dubuque enlisted the Law and Policy In Action team to rehabilitate and transform an 1890s brownstone into seven universal design apartments and a community kitchen for use by persons with disabilities and other tenants. We conducted legal research, reviewed floor plans and drawings, conducted site audits, developed tenant eligibility preferences that HUD approved, as well as lease and application materials, assisted with technology and web access and hosted guided tours during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The project has won several awards and received media coverage.
Student Legal Interns on Step by Step:
Todd Bagby                  Rachel Antonuccio
Jacquelyn Famber        Aaron Aizenberg

John Walker                 Karla Martinez

Nick Kehrwald              Adam McCabe
Kirsten Arnold              Matt Van Maasdam
Sydney Gernstein         Ross Binder
Benton Page                Abbey Lemek
Michelle Croft        Amy Ambroson
Elizabeth Albright        James Soliah
Brieanne Billie             Emily Evers
Sara Stephenson          Jaren Schmitt
Sam Bailey                 Ian McCongehey
Project Reports and Documents
Pictures & Videos

The historic exterior. The interior near the end of construction.
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The historic exterior.	The interior near the end of construction.