Anne K. Wilson Law Office, PLLC

04/29/2026

Our friends at Office Evolution Cedar Rapids do a fantastic job of handling our mail, providing a conference room, and giving us a space for clients and others to securely drop off documents.

They are staffed between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. M-F; however, please keep in mind that people get sick, have emergencies, need to take phone calls or use the restroom, so there may be times when the office is not staffed. If that's the case, there is a bin on the front desk with a sign with our logo where clients can drop off (or pick up) documents - or slide them under the door to office 106. The staff will make sure they are held securely for us!

Managing your mail shouldn't add stress to your busy schedule. We understand how overwhelming it can feel when important documents pile up while you're focused on growing your business.

At Office Evolution Cedar Rapids, our virtual mail services take that worry off your shoulders. We handle your mail with care, so you can focus on what matters most. You get peace of mind knowing everything is secure and organized.

It's simple. It's reliable. It's designed with your needs in mind.

04/18/2026

As tax season winds down, a reminder about cyber-security.

Email is a postcard, not a sealed letter. When you hit send on an unencrypted email, your message can pass through multiple servers before it reaches the recipient — any of which could log it, copy it, or be breached. Once it's out there, you don't control who sees it. You message sit on backup systems you don't control, or land in an inbox shared with a spouse, family member, or employer. If a third party can access what you sent, you may have unintentionally waived the privilege that was protecting it.

As a tax preparer, the IRS requires I have a Written Internet Security Plan in place to protect clients' confidential information; although I pay for cybersecurity insurance, I also pay for systems that allow clients and others to send me information in a secure manner.

For anything confidential — Financial account numbers, Social Security numbers, confidential details— unencrypted email is the wrong channel. Full stop.

A few safer habits:
→ Use our secure client portal for documents with any confidential protected information. There is a link to our ShareFile portal in our email signature lines and on our website. There is no charge to the client to use this portal and it is simple to use
→ Enable encryption on your email provider (most major ones offer it; you just have to turn it on)
→ Password-protect sensitive PDF attachments and send the password through a separate channel
→ Avoid using an employer email address for your private personal matters; your employer may have a legal right to read your email; also avoid using a shared family email address.

The extra thirty seconds it takes to send something securely is always cheaper than a data breach, a cyber-insurance claim, or a call from the Attorney Disciplinary Board and Grievance Commission.

If you wouldn't write it on a postcard, don't send it in a regular email. When in doubt whether you should send something in an email, just ask!

12/18/2025

Friends, while I always appreciate your referrals, I will no longer be practicing in the courts of the First Judicial District (Black Hawk, Buchanan, Fayette, Grundy, Chickasaw, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware and Dubuque Counties). I will continue practicing in all of the remaining 89 counties in the State of Iowa, appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Federal Court in the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Tax Court.