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BrownWinick Volunteers at Iowa Mission of Mercy

BrownWinick dental attorneys and staff volunteered for the Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM), which was held on September 29-30, 2017 at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This two-day event, sponsored by the Iowa Dental Foundation, allows children and adult patients, regardless of income or previous dental history, to receive free, quality... Read More

Update Regarding OSHA's Silica Dust Regulations

OSHA enacted a regulation dealing with silica dust in an attempt to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in American workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The regulation was composed of two standards, one for the construction industry and one for the general industry.... Read More

BrownWinick Named a 2017 Top Iowa Workplace

The BrownWinick law firm has been named in The Des Moines Register’s "Top 150 Workplaces" - a list of Iowa’s top workplaces, from small, medium and large businesses. The Des Moines Register’s research partner, Workplace Dynamics, asked employees, through an online survey process, to nominate the state’s top workplaces. “Top 150 Workplaces”... Read More

ACA Compliance - Now What?

2017 has so far been marked by much noise but little action regarding healthcare reform. In May, the House narrowly approved the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”), which would repeal and replace several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as “ObamaCare”). Among other things, the AHCA would repeal marketplace... Read More

Houston Grocery Store Survives with a Microgrid

The nation’s attention is focused on the devastation brought to Texas and Louisiana by Hurricane Harvey, but there is one positive development that deserves our attention: the use of microgrids to ensure the continued operation of essential services in the face of natural disasters. An electric microgrid is broadly defined as a local network of... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in 10th Annual Hunger Fight

Staff and attorneys from BrownWinick took part in the 10th Annual Hunger Fight, one of the biggest volunteer efforts in the country. Meals from the Heartland sponsors this annual event, which was held August 30 through September 2, 2017. During the Hunger Fight, volunteers package millions of meals for poor and malnourished people around the... Read More

"Advocacy Considerations" of "Nonprofit Advocacy"

Clients looking to form a non-profit, tax-exempt advocacy organization often have a lot of questions about what is the best and most appropriate type of organization. The answer depends on what the client wants to achieve and how the organization will conduct its activities. The starting point is often with questions about what is the purpose of... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List

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... Read More