Hayley Masching

Hayley M. Masching

Attorney
Michele Slater

Legal Assistant

Michele C. Slater

Bar Admission

  • State of Iowa, 2023

Court Admissions

  • US District Court
    • Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, 2023
    • JD, with distinction
  • University of Iowa, 2021
    • BA, Political Science, with highest distinction

Hayley Masching is a litigation attorney with a general practice including business and commercial litigation and banking litigation.

Ms. Masching graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2023 where she earned the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence twice and the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence once. She also competed in several Iowa Law moot court competitions, earning a spot on the Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team.

Ms. Masching was raised in Algonquin, IL. She earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science, as well as minors in Criminology, Law, and Justice and Philosophy, with highest distinction, from the University of Iowa in 2021.

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section Council
    • Public Relations Committee
    • Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section
  • Linn County Bar Association
  • Johnson County Bar Association
  • Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys
    • Vice President (June 2025–Present)
    • Iowa Law Liaison (July 2024–Present)
  • Judge David R. Hansen American Inn of Court

Community Involvement

  • University of Iowa Graduates of the Law Decade (GOLD) Leadership Group
    • Board Member (January 2024–Present)
  • University of Iowa Women’s Alumni Network

Presentations

  • “The Rise of AI in Advisory Practice: Innovation Meets Ethics in Tax and Law” at Planning for Success: Professional Advisor Seminar, 2025
  • “Ethical and Professional Responsibility Obligations When Using Generative AI” at Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC, 2024

Publications

  • Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2026 “Ones to Watch”
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Commercial Litigation