Membership Associations

  • Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association
  • Winneshiek County Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Bio

John grew up in Decorah and attended Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota before attending law school at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. John joined the firm in 2013 after serving on active duty with the U.S. Army Reserve as a Judge Advocate for three years. Prior to that, John practiced law in Chicago.

John’s primary areas of practice include real estate transactions, municipal and labor law, banking law, employment law, estate planning, probate, and civil litigation. John points out that the “Anderson” in Anderson Law Firm is really his father, Calvin R. Anderson, who practiced law in Decorah from 1969 until 2019.

John is also a veteran of service as a U.S. Army Military Policeman in Afghanistan from 2006-2007. John is active in the community through his church, the Decorah Rotary Club, and various activities involving his two daughters. John’s wife Heidi is a middle school teacher.


Practice Areas

General Practice, including but not limited to: