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BrownWinick Attorneys Featured in 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Great Plains Rising Stars

By BrownWinick | 07.11.2019

Eleven BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: William Brown – Tax Elizabeth Coonan – Employment and Labor Michael Dee – Business Litigation Alice Helle – Employee Benefits Thomas Johnson – Business/Corporate Ann Holden Kendell – Employment and Labor James Pray – Environmental Brian... Read More

Brian Rickert Appointed Chair of ISBA Construction Law Section Council

By BrownWinick | 06.12.2019

BrownWinick Law Firm Attorney Brian Rickert has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Construction Law Section Council of the Iowa State Bar Association for their 2019-2020 fiscal year. Members of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section Council include construction law attorneys from across the state of Iowa. The Council... Read More

BW Wins Defense Verdict in Disability Discrimination Trial

By BrownWinick | 06.11.2019

Following an eight-day jury trial in Linn County, Iowa, BrownWinick attorneys Michael Dee and James White won a defense verdict in a case involving claims of disability discrimination and retaliation. BrownWinick represented a large national energy company and two of its employees who were sued by a former employee alleging the company terminated... Read More

BrownWinick Volunteers Support Habitat for Humanity

By BrownWinick | 06.07.2019

The BrownWinick law firm hosted a firm-wide Volunteer Day on June 7 with more than 80 attorneys and staff participating in the afternoon event. This year, the firm's Volunteer Day benefited the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity. Three teams of volunteers worked at Habitat ReStore (Urbandale and Euclid locations), Rock the Block® and a new... Read More

Limiting Risk for Your Sponsored Event

By BrownWinick | 06.03.2019

Businesses that organize events should do all they reasonably can to limit their liability exposure. One way to accomplish this is to have event participants sign a Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk Agreement before participating in the event. These agreements are particularly important where physical activity (e.g., a marathon) or... Read More

BrownWinick Welcomes 2019 Summer Associates

By BrownWinick | 05.24.2019

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that William “Billy” Daniel, Sheridan (Schuessler) DeJong, Cassandra “Casey” Sievert, Mackensie Graham, and Mariah Kauder are participating in the firm’s 2019 Summer Associates Program. Billy is currently attending Drake University Law School and is a 2017 graduate of Truman State University (B.S., Accounting).... Read More

Jan Baker Memorial Sock Drive

By BrownWinick | 05.14.2019

The Spring Charity Project for BrownWinick was the Jan Baker Memorial Sock Drive. This project was a collection event for an important staple – SOCKS! In total, BrownWinick attorneys and staff donated 353 pairs of socks that will be given to local shelters. Socks are the most essential item to a homeless person and the item that shelters most need... Read More

DSM Heart Walk

By BrownWinick | 05.04.2019

BrownWinick and the firm’s Wellness Committee helped support the fight against heart disease by participating in the 2019 Des Moines Heart Walk on Saturday, May 4, 2019. BrownWinick employees and their family members participated, joining the firm’s Heart Walk Team for a 1- and 3-mile walk across the city. Heart disease is the leading cause of... Read More

BW Secures Major Court Victories in Wind Energy Development Cases

By BrownWinick | 05.03.2019

The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the adoption of a wind ordinance and the issuance of a permit to construct a wind farm by the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors, holding that the Board of Supervisors’ consideration of the views of constituents and applicants for wind energy project permits does not invalidate adoption of a wind siting ordinance.... Read More

Chambers USA Names BrownWinick Law Firm and 11 of its Attorneys "Leaders in Iowa"

By BrownWinick | 04.30.2019

BrownWinick, a Des Moines based law firm, has been recognized as a “leading law firm” in Chambers USA 2019 — America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, and Litigation: General Commercial. Additionally, 11 BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA 2019, being recognized as... Read More