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New Construction Contract Rules Take Effect January 1, 2014

By Brian Rickert | 12.02.2013
During the 2013 legislative session, Iowa House File 211 was passed and signed into law changing the way certain provisions in Iowa construction contracts will be governed. Starting on January 1, 2014, all provisions in an Iowa construction contract that require application of another state's laws (one other than Iowa) will be held void and... Read More

IRS Issues Final Regulations on Reducing or Suspending 401(k) Safe Harbor Contributions

By Cynthia Boyle Lande | 11.25.2013
On November 15, 2013, the IRS issued final Regulations covering the reduction or suspension of 401(k) safe harbor contributions. These Regulations build on other final Regulations issued in 2004 and proposed Regulations issued in 2009. The new Regulations describe the steps that employers must follow to amend a 401(k) to eliminate employer safe... Read More

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

By BrownWinick | 11.01.2013
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

By BrownWinick | 09.10.2013
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

By BrownWinick | 09.06.2013
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

By BrownWinick | 09.06.2013
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

BrownWinick Attorneys Featured In 2013 Super Lawyers Business Edition

By BrownWinick | 09.06.2013
Six BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2013 Super Lawyers Business Edition publication listing: • Brian Pingel - Intellectual Property • Ronni F. Begleiter - Employee Benefits/ERISA • Michael A. Dee - Business Litigation • Alice Helle - Employee Benefits/ERISA • Ann Holden Kendell - Employment & Labor • Brian P. Rickert -... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2014

By BrownWinick | 08.15.2013
BrownWinick is proud to announce that 18 attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC), the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The lawyers included are: Ronni F. Begleiter (Employee Benefits (ERISA)... Read More

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