Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will be practicing law in a Des Moines law office in the near future. More details will be announced soon, but Des Moines lawyer Gordon Fischer, the former Iowa Democratic Party of Iowa chairman, said Wednesday afternoon that Vilsack will practice with the Dorsey & Whitney firm. Vilsack served for eight years as Iowa governor through January 2007. The Democrat didn't run for re-election last year, although he pursued the 2008 presidency for a few months, ultimately ending that bid a few weeks ago.

Dorsey & Whitney is headquartered in Minneapolis, and has offices in other cities, including Des Moines, where Vilsack will work. He had a law practice in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Vilsack was mayor and a state senator before becoming governor.