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Iowa DBA Basics

By BrownWinick | 08.05.2019
In Iowa, any business that wishes to do business using a different name than what the business was formed under must file for a DBA (“doing business as”). A DBA is an additional legal name for a business entity. It is also referred to as a trade name or fictitious name. It is not a replacement name, but instead a name taken on by a business entity... Read More

BrownWinick Volunteers at the Food Bank of Iowa

By BrownWinick | 07.19.2019
BrownWinick volunteered at the Food Bank of Iowa as part of their continued efforts to give back to the community. On July 19, a group of BrownWinick attorneys, staff and summer law clerks worked together to create meal bags of three bean soup at the Food Bank of Iowa. In just a few hours, the team created 10 meal bags, which equated to 4,260... Read More

One Year after Landmark Wayfair Decision Iowa Sales Tax Update

By BrownWinick | 07.12.2019
The United States v. Wayfair Supreme Court landmark decision last summer created an entirely new landscape for state sales and use taxes. BrownWinick’s previous articles explained the decision and provided an update focused for businesses. To summarize, many more businesses are subject to out-of-state sales tax laws under a concept known as... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Featured in 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Great Plains Rising Stars

By BrownWinick | 07.11.2019
Eleven BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: William Brown – Tax Elizabeth Coonan – Employment and Labor Michael Dee – Business Litigation Alice Helle – Employee Benefits Thomas Johnson – Business/Corporate Ann Holden Kendell – Employment and Labor James Pray – Environmental Brian... Read More

Brian Rickert Appointed Chair of ISBA Construction Law Section Council

By BrownWinick | 06.12.2019
BrownWinick Law Firm Attorney Brian Rickert has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Construction Law Section Council of the Iowa State Bar Association for their 2019-2020 fiscal year. Members of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section Council include construction law attorneys from across the state of Iowa. The Council... Read More

BW Wins Defense Verdict in Disability Discrimination Trial

By BrownWinick | 06.11.2019
Following an eight-day jury trial in Linn County, Iowa, BrownWinick attorneys Michael Dee and James White won a defense verdict in a case involving claims of disability discrimination and retaliation. BrownWinick represented a large national energy company and two of its employees who were sued by a former employee alleging the company terminated... Read More

BrownWinick Volunteers Support Habitat for Humanity

By BrownWinick | 06.07.2019
The BrownWinick law firm hosted a firm-wide Volunteer Day on June 7 with more than 80 attorneys and staff participating in the afternoon event. This year, the firm's Volunteer Day benefited the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity. Three teams of volunteers worked at Habitat ReStore (Urbandale and Euclid locations), Rock the Block® and a new... Read More

Limiting Risk for Your Sponsored Event

By BrownWinick | 06.03.2019
Businesses that organize events should do all they reasonably can to limit their liability exposure. One way to accomplish this is to have event participants sign a Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk Agreement before participating in the event. These agreements are particularly important where physical activity (e.g., a marathon) or... Read More

BrownWinick Welcomes 2019 Summer Associates

By BrownWinick | 05.24.2019
BrownWinick is pleased to announce that William “Billy” Daniel, Sheridan (Schuessler) DeJong, Cassandra “Casey” Sievert, Mackensie Graham, and Mariah Kauder are participating in the firm’s 2019 Summer Associates Program. Billy is currently attending Drake University Law School and is a 2017 graduate of Truman State University (B.S., Accounting).... Read More

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