The opportunity to serve the agriculture industry brought me to Brick Gentry. My colleagues and I work diligently to provide practical, high-quality legal advice to our clients.

Keegan E. Cassady

Associate

Keegan Cassady grew up in Central Illinois raising and showing Angus cattle. She was an active member of the National Junior Angus Association serving on the National Board of Directors and 2017 Miss American Angus. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with an emphasis in Agribusiness. While at Oklahoma State University she served as President of Block and Bridle, President of Sigma Alpha, and was selected as a McKnight Scholar. Prior to joining Brick Gentry, she held internships at the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Illinois Farm Bureau, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Washington, D.C.

Keegan’s passion for agriculture led her to Drake University Law School where she earned her Food and Agricultural Law Certificate. During her time in law school, Keegan was selected as Projects Editor for the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law and a Student Attorney in the Drake Legal Clinic. Additionally, she served as Vice-President and Treasurer of the Student Bar Association and Secretary of the Drake Agricultural and Environmental Law Association.

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Honors & Recognition

  • Timothy N. Carlucci Award for Professionalism and Civility
  • Student Bar Association Student Service Award
  • Student Bar Association Most Valuable Person
  • National Junior Angus Association Outstanding Leadership Award

Publications

Keegan Cassady, Note, "Better Late Than Never? Combating Climate Change Through Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage," 27(2) Drake J. Agric. L. 273 (2022).

Education

Drake University Law School, J.D., 2023, with honors

Oklahoma State University, B.S., 2019, Animal Science, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

Iowa 2023

Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Polk County Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Division
  • American Angus Association
  • American Agricultural Law Association

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