Elizabeth A. Coonan, Attorney at Law

Elizabeth A. Coonan is a member at BrownWinick. Elizabeth assists clients in the areas of employment, workers' compensation and business immigration law. She represents employers in various aspects of their business including workers' compensation strategy and prevention and internal policy development and enforcement. Elizabeth counsels clients regarding discipline and termination situations and compliance with local, state and federal employment and civil rights laws and regulations. She represents clients in proceedings in front of various administrative bodies, such as the Iowa Division of Workers' Compensation and the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, as well as state and federal courts. Elizabeth also handles appeals to various agencies and courts and assists clients in dispute resolution using alternate forums.

Elizabeth is a member of the Polk County Women Attorneys, a member of the Blackstone Inn of Court and a member of the Polk County, Iowa State (Workers' Compensation and Litigation Sections) and American (Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Elizabeth is active in the community as the Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Young Women's Resource Center, a member of the Board of Governors for the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, the Strategic Planning Director for the Junior League of Des Moines and serves on various other non-profit organizations. Elizabeth was also recently appointed to serve on the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.

Elizabeth received her B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and her J.D., with honors, from Drake University. She was admitted to the Iowa bar in 2002 and subsequently admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.