About Consumer Advocate Lanny Zieman

Lanny served as an attorney for the State of Iowa from September 2018 to March of 2023, first for the Iowa Insurance Division and then at the Iowa Division of Labor. During this period, he has also served as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate in the 132nd Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.  

Before returning home to Iowa, Zieman served on active duty with the U.S. Air Force for six years. For part of this time, he served as a utility litigation attorney representing the Air Force before utility regulators across the nation. He has also previously worked in private practice in Amana, Iowa and served as an enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps Reserves and the Iowa Air National Guard. 

Zieman is an Iowa native who grew up on a farm near Luana and currently lives in Ankeny. He’s a graduate of Mount Mercy College and the University of Iowa College of Law.