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Minnesota is now one of only two states to have a state gift tax. (Connecticut is the other one.) As a result, gifts of more than $1 million worth of Minnesota property will require a payment of Minnesota gift tax. The tax is assessed on a sliding scale, and the maximum rate is 16%. Gifts to a spouse or to charity do not count. Gifts with a value... Read More

E-Verify Participation and Right to Work Posters and Revised MOUs

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it has issued revised Notice of E-Verify Participation and Office of Special Counsel Right to Work posters. The posters are now available to be downloaded in English and Spanish and include clarified language and corrected formatting. Most notably, the new poster... Read More

Shhh ...Can Your Business Keep a Trade Secret?

Check out BrownWinick attorney Matt McKinney's latest blog post, Shhh . . . Can your business keep a trade secret?, featured in the Business Record's IowaBiz Blog. Read more IowaBiz Blogs at www.iowabiz.com. Read More

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You can follow firm news, updates, blogs, etc. for BrownWinick on the firm's Facebook page by visiting www.facebook.com/brownwinick. Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fourth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2013. Firms included in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Attorney Brian Rickert Selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America

BrownWinick attorney Brian Rickert has been selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America ("LCA"). The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon... Read More

BrownWinick Attorney Jonathan Gallagher Selected as a Member of the West Des Moines Leadership Academy 2013-2014 Class

Jonathan Gallagher, an attorney at BrownWinick, was selected to the West Des Moines Leadership Academy Class of 2013-2014. Individuals 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 Featured In 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Eight BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: • Brian Pingel - Intellectual Property • Ronni F. Begleiter - Employee Benefits/ERISA • William C. Brown - Tax • Michael A. Dee - Business Litigation • Bruce Graves - Tax • Alice Helle - Employee Benefits/ERISA • Ann Holden Kendell -... Read More