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Specialties

I partner with businesses to help you, the client, solve challenges and advance your objectives.  I guide both public and private companies in navigating a variety of complex strategic, transactional and regulatory matters.  I also assist business creditors in maximizing recovery both inside and outside of bankruptcy.  I assist in developing practical strategies to achieve desired results.  I believe that my role is to make your business better.

My Approach

I get to know clients so that I can understand your perspective.  I have found that is the best way to identify both the opportunities and the problems your business faces every day and assist in finding creative solutions.  Sometimes this may mean understanding an industry inside and out.  Other times this may mean supplying expertise to assist with a complicated legal issue.  I believe that most often clients are best served by an attorney who is responsive, listens and understands your particular situation and then partners with you to develop a practical approach while managing risk. 

More About Me

I am currently a member of BrownWinick's Executive Committee. Before joining BrownWinick, I was a clerk for the Honorable Russell J. Hill for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa.  I graduated, with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law and was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1992.  I am also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.  In 1989, I graduated and received a B.A. from the University of Iowa.  I am a member of the Polk County Bar, Iowa State Bar, American Bar and the Federal Bar Associations, where I previously served as president of the Iowa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

My Specialties

  • Business and Corporate
  • Securities
  • Public Companies
  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Creditor Rights

Celebrating Transitions in Our Executive Committee

07-16-2024 Our organization is always evolving, and the contributions of our Executive Committee members are key to our success. Today, we're taking a moment to honor the dedication of one member, announce re-elections, and welcome new faces to our leadership team. A Heartfelt Farewell to Mandy Hughes After six remarkable years of dedicated service on the...
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Iowa Supreme Court Rules in Favor of BrownWinick Ag Client

01-18-2023 In a case important to farmers, agricultural supply dealers, and bankers throughout the Midwest, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of BrownWinick client Quality Plus Feeds in a years’ long battle over the super-priority of ag supply dealer liens. The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the important aspects of the District...
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Assistant

Taylor Hoffman

515-558-8858

Undergraduate

University of Iowa

B.A., 1989

Legal

University of Iowa

J.D., with distinction, 1992

Admitted

Iowa,1992

 

Memberships & Associations

  • Polk County Bar Association
    Member
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    Member; Sections on: Business Law; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law
  • American Bar Association
    Member
  • Federal Bar Association
    Member; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006
  • Phi Delta Phi