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OSHA Penalties are Going Up, Up, Up

On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the bipartisan budget bill which permits OSHA to institute a “catch-up adjustment” effective August 1, 2016. The increase that starts on August 1, 2016, and the subsequent annual adjustments for which the bill provides are to be based upon the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). The big question is what the... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2016 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The sixth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 2, 2015. Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Developing Effective Employee Handbooks

Beth Coonan, an employment attorney at BrownWinick, was a guest on the Insight on Business and Newshour Radio Show. Beth spoke with Michael Libbie on the importance of a well-written employee handbook. Read More

BrownWinick Attorney Allison Lindner Selected as a Member of the West Des Moines Leadership Academy 2015-2016 Class

Allison Lindner, an attorney at BrownWinick, was selected to the West Des Moines Leadership Academy Class of 2015-2016. Community leaders from a variety of industries and backgrounds were selected for inclusion in the Academy. The West Des Moines Leadership Academy is an intensive, regionally-oriented leadership development nine-month program... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2016

BrownWinick is proud to announce that 24 attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The lawyers included are: Ronni F. Begleiter (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Trusts and Estates) Marc T. Beltrame (Government... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America "Lawyers of the Year" for 2016

The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named three BrownWinick attorneys as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year" for 2016. Ronni F. Begleiter has been named Best Lawyers' 2016 Des Moines Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law "Lawyer of the Year." Brian P. Rickert has been named Best... Read More