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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

BrownWinick Attorney Named 2018 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year"

BrownWinick attorney Brenton D. Soderstrum was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Construction Law in the Des Moines area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based... Read More

BrownWinick Gardening for Good with the Food Bank of Iowa

For more than a decade, BrownWinick has supported the Food Bank of Iowa with both volunteer hours and financial contributions. This year a team of all ages helped with one of their greatest needs – timely harvesting of fresh vegetables at the Iowa Gardening for Good in Madrid, Iowa. Fourteen crates of peppers and eggplants were picked during this... Read More

New Partnership Audit Rules Apply in 2018, Business Should Take Action Now

In 2018, the IRS is changing the audit procedures for businesses taxed as partnerships, which includes LLCs taxed as partnerships. Updated tax regulations were recently proposed and will be finalized after the public hearing on September 18, 2017, making this a good time for businesses to consider the new rules and begin taking proactive steps to... Read More

BrownWinick Charity Event - Support Our Schools ("SOS")

During the months of June and July, BrownWinick collected items and raised funds for Support Our Schools ("SOS"). BrownWinick collected school supply items and donations during the two months and SOS was the selected charity for one of BrownWinick’s jean days where attorneys and staff are allowed to wear jeans in exchange for a donation. The... Read More

ROFR, ROFO and Options: What's the Difference?

Clients frequently enter into transactions that contemplate possible future transactions between the same parties. For example, a buyer purchasing real estate from a property owner may only want to do so if the buyer will have the opportunity to buy the surrounding real estate in the future. Rights of first refusals (“ROFR”), rights of first offer... Read More

Brian Rickert Named Fellow of Construction Lawyers Society of America

Attorney Brian Rickert has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (“CLSA”). Brian is a partner at BrownWinick and is Chair of the firm’s construction practice group. Brian is the only lawyer from Iowa that is a Fellow in this prestigious group. The CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary association... Read More

The 2017 Legislative Session, By the Numbers

The 2017 session of the 87th General Assembly convened on January 9, 2017 and adjourned Sine Die, 104 days later, on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 7:14 a.m. During this 104 day period, 1653 bills were introduced, of which 174 bills were signed into law. Click for a complete list of bills signed into law, their titles, and effective dates. During... Read More

What To Do When Your Business Is Served with a Subpoena

Occasionally I get a call from a client who just had a friendly visit from their local sheriff delivering a subpoena. Typically, the subpoena was issued as part of a dispute between two or more parties unrelated to the client. As you can imagine, this leads to some questions. Just because you or your company has been served with a subpoena does... Read More