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Specialties

I am a member at BrownWinick and practice primarily in the areas of real estate and creditor's rights.  While I focus mainly on real estate issues, I have a broad legal background in a variety of areas which help me to give clients advice from many different perspectives.  My approach to the practice of law is to provide common sense advice and to avoid creating unnecessary concerns for the client.  I enjoy practicing law and appreciate the diversity of issues I am privileged to address each day.

My Approach

My job is to identify issues, explain the issues and advise the client how to navigate through the issues.  I believe clients appreciate my common sense approach and ability to focus on important issues and not on unnecessary details.  I always treat my clients with respect, understand that their legal concerns are very important, and hope the client considers me a friend throughout the process.

More About Me

I grew up in Iowa and enjoy all things Iowa!  I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa (Go Hawks!) and my law degree from Creighton University School of Law.  Before joining BrownWinick, I practiced at a small law firm in Des Moines where I gained experience in real estate, creditor's rights and litigation matters.  I keep busy with various volunteer and church activities and serve on a non-profit board.  I love to travel with my family, read, exercise, golf, and play pickle ball!  I have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyer® in the areas of  Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law.  I am also admitted to practice before the United States Districts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.

My Specialties

  • Real Estate
    • Commercial and residential transactions
    • Leasing
    • Sale and acquisition of real estate
    • Platting and site plan approval
    • Zoning and land use
    • Title issues
  • Creditor's Rights
    • Mortgage Foreclosure
    • Bankruptcy matters

33 BrownWinick Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® in America 2025 List

07-9-2024 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 33 of our lawyers have been included in the 2025 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. BrownWinick would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2025 The Best...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® List

08-17-2023 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 33 lawyers have been included in the 2024 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. BrownWinick would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2024 The Best Lawyers...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America List

08-21-2020 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2021 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...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List

08-15-2019 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...
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BW Secures Major Court Victories in Wind Energy Development Cases

05-3-2019 The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the adoption of a wind ordinance and the issuance of a permit to construct a wind farm by the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors, holding that the Board of Supervisors’ consideration of the views of constituents and applicants for wind energy project permits does not invalidate adoption of a wind siting ordinance....
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BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List

08-16-2018 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2019 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 over three decades, earning the respect of the...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List

08-15-2017 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2018 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 over three decades, earning the respect of the...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017

08-15-2016 BrownWinick is proud to announce that 24 attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017, 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...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2016

08-17-2015 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...
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BrownWinick Attorneys Featured in 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

07-15-2015 Seven BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: Ronni F. Begleiter - Employee Benefits William C. Brown - Tax Michael A. Dee - Business Litigation Alice Helle - Employee Benefits Ann Holden Kendell - Employment & Labor Brian Pingel – Intellectual Property Brian P. Rickert -...
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Assistant

Sara Cox

515-558-8856

Undergraduate

University of Iowa

B.A., 1998

Legal

Creighton University School of Law

J.D., 2001

Admitted

Iowa, 2001

 

Memberships & Associations

  • Polk County Bar Association
    Member
  • Iowa State Bar Association 
    Member; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate and Title Law Section
  • City of Clive Board of Adjustment 
    Member (2002-2006)