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Raising Capital Via Rule 504

By BrownWinick | 09.26.2019
In general, every security offering in the United States is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and applicable state securities regulators unless the offering qualifies for an exemption from registration under both federal and state laws and regulations. It is important for companies to qualify for... Read More

Criminal Screening under Fair Housing

By Katie McKain Tegtmeier | 09.26.2019
While having a criminal record is not a protected characteristic under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) closely regulates criminal history-based restrictions on housing if, without justification, criminal history-based restrictions burden renters of one race or national origin over another.... Read More

BrownWinick Supports Iowa Mission of Mercy

By BrownWinick | 09.20.2019
BrownWinick attorneys and staff volunteered at the Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM) in Davenport in September. IMOM is a two-day community dental clinic that provides free oral health care to individuals who face barriers to receiving dental care. BrownWinick's attorneys and staff assisted by helping patients get to and from the specific areas for the... Read More

BrownWinick Named a 2019 Top Workplace in Iowa

By BrownWinick | 09.16.2019
The BrownWinick law firm has been named in The Des Moines Register’s "Top Workplace in Iowa" for 2019 - only 135 companies made this year’s list of Iowa’s top workplaces, from small, mid-sized, and large employers. The “Top Workplace in Iowa” list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in 12th Annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight

By BrownWinick | 08.29.2019
BrownWinick attorneys and staff participated in the 12th Annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight, August 28-31, 2019. Held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, staff and attorneys from BrownWinick law firm participated in this year’s event, which is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the country. During the Hunger Fight, volunteers... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List

By BrownWinick | 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... Read More

Representing Yourself or Your Business in a Small Claims Action

By Robert D. Hodges & Katheryn J. Thorson | 08.13.2019
A small claims action can be filed if the amount demanded is $6,500 or less. You can choose to represent yourself in a small claims action or hire an attorney to help. If you would like to represent yourself, the Iowa Judicial Branch website has some good resources for explaining the process: Essentially, this is the process for filing a small... Read More

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

SBA Extending the Runway for Small Business Determination

By Drew Larson | 08.01.2019
Article written by BrownWinick 2019 Summer Associate, William "Billy" Daniel, and BrownWinick attorney, Drew Larson Last year on December 17, the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 was signed into law, amending the Small Business Act. While the Runway Extension Act consists of only two sentences (one saying its name and the other what it... Read More

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