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

Responding to a Breach Incident

By Brian McCormac | 05.30.2019

Article written by BrownWinick 2019 Summer Law Clerk, Casey Sievert, and BrownWinick attorney, Brian McCormac With the growing number of data security incidents and the potential for bet-the-company sized risks, it is crucial to know how to navigate such an event. BrownWinick’s data security and privacy team specializes in helping businesses... 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

Jan Baker Memorial Sock Drive

By BrownWinick | 05.14.2019

The Spring Charity Project for BrownWinick was the Jan Baker Memorial Sock Drive. This project was a collection event for an important staple – SOCKS! In total, BrownWinick attorneys and staff donated 353 pairs of socks that will be given to local shelters. Socks are the most essential item to a homeless person and the item that shelters most need... Read More

Targeted Cyber Attacks are Rapidly Increasing in 2019

By James Pray | 05.10.2019

Your company, your vendors and suppliers, and your customers are currently under the biggest wave of cyber-attacks that I’ve seen since the internet was created. If you have not noticed this latest wave of attacks, your vendors and customers have or your company may simply not be aware that it has already been attacked. Along with being a... Read More

DSM Heart Walk

By BrownWinick | 05.04.2019

BrownWinick and the firm’s Wellness Committee helped support the fight against heart disease by participating in the 2019 Des Moines Heart Walk on Saturday, May 4, 2019. BrownWinick employees and their family members participated, joining the firm’s Heart Walk Team for a 1- and 3-mile walk across the city. Heart disease is the leading cause of... Read More

BW Secures Major Court Victories in Wind Energy Development Cases

By BrownWinick | 05.03.2019

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.... Read More

Chambers USA Names BrownWinick Law Firm and 11 of its Attorneys "Leaders in Iowa"

By BrownWinick | 04.30.2019

BrownWinick, a Des Moines based law firm, has been recognized as a “leading law firm” in Chambers USA 2019 — America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, and Litigation: General Commercial. Additionally, 11 BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA 2019, being recognized as... Read More