Drew Gentsch Named President of Polk County Bar Association 2025 — 2026
Attorney Drew Gentsch began his one year term on May 13, 2025 as President of the Polk County Bar Association (PCBA). Based in Des Moines, Iowa, the PCBA is the largest bar association in the state of Iowa with members including judges, private practitioners, government officials, and corporate legal counsel.
The PCBA provides free continuing education to its members, numerous annual social events and much more. Among its efforts, the PCBA is proud to have established the PCBA Volunteer Lawyers Project which provides free legal representation to low-income residents of Polk County, working with over 500 individuals per year. The PCBA further partners with numerous local schools on an annual basis to educate K-12 students in law and civics related projects.
Drew is active in the PCBA, most recently serving as President-Elect (2024 — 2025). He has previously served as Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, a member of the Board of Directors, and Co-chair of the Bench and Bar Committee. He is currently a Vice Chair of the Law Division with the American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, and has been active in American Inns of Court (President and Bencher: Blackstone Inn of Court), and Past Vice President, Northwest Soccer. He has held numerous leadership roles at Whitfield & Eddy Law, including Chair of the Estate Planning, Probate and Tax Planning Practice Group, Agricultural Law Practice Group, and Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
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