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PCWA Basket Auction

BrownWinick attorneys attended the 18th Annual Polk County Women Attorney's Basket Auction on October 3,2019. The Basket Auction benefits the Young Women's Resource Center, a local 501(c)(3) organization that works with young mothers and at-risk girls in the greater Des Moines community. The Basket Auction consists of both a silent auction --... Read More

BrownWinick Welcomes New Associates

Amy earned her B.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of Iowa in 2008. She received her Master of Public Health in 2019 from Des Moines University. Also in 2019, Amy earned her J.D. with high honors and certificates in Health Law and Legislative Practice from Drake University Law School. She has a general practice including, but not limited... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in NAMIWalks

Members of BrownWinick's Health Law Practice Group and their families gathered on Saturday, September 28, 2019 to participate in NAMIWalks Iowa, which was held in Johnston. BrownWinick also served as a Bronze Sponsor of the event. The NAMIWalks Iowa event raised over $123,000 for the Iowa Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health. One in... Read More

Raising Capital Via Rule 504

In general, every security offering in the United States is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and applicable state securities regulators unless the offering qualifies for an exemption from registration under both federal and state laws and regulations. It is important for companies to qualify for... Read More

Criminal Screening under Fair Housing

While having a criminal record is not a protected characteristic under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) closely regulates criminal history-based restrictions on housing if, without justification, criminal history-based restrictions burden renters of one race or national origin over another.... Read More

BrownWinick Supports Iowa Mission of Mercy

BrownWinick attorneys and staff volunteered at the Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM) in Davenport in September. IMOM is a two-day community dental clinic that provides free oral health care to individuals who face barriers to receiving dental care. BrownWinick's attorneys and staff assisted by helping patients get to and from the specific areas for the... Read More

BrownWinick Named a 2019 Top Workplace in Iowa

The BrownWinick law firm has been named in The Des Moines Register’s "Top Workplace in Iowa" for 2019 - only 135 companies made this year’s list of Iowa’s top workplaces, from small, mid-sized, and large employers. The “Top Workplace in Iowa” list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in 12th Annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight

BrownWinick attorneys and staff participated in the 12th Annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight, August 28-31, 2019. Held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, staff and attorneys from BrownWinick law firm participated in this year’s event, which is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the country. During the Hunger Fight, volunteers... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 24 lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® has published their list for more than three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More