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State of Iowa Property Tax Reform

This past summer, Governor Branstad signed into law various revisions to how the State of Iowa (the “State”) imposes property tax on business and residential properties, with an emphasis on alleviating the tax burden on small businesses. Within the past month, the Department of Revenue (the “Department”) announced procedures for how certain parts... Read More

E-Verify Participation and Right to Work Posters and Revised MOUs

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it has issued revised Notice of E-Verify Participation and Office of Special Counsel Right to Work posters. The posters are now available to be downloaded in English and Spanish and include clarified language and corrected formatting. Most notably, the new poster... Read More

Shhh ...Can Your Business Keep a Trade Secret?

Check out BrownWinick attorney Matt McKinney's latest blog post, Shhh . . . Can your business keep a trade secret?, featured in the Business Record's IowaBiz Blog. Read more IowaBiz Blogs at www.iowabiz.com. Read More

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You can follow firm news, updates, blogs, etc. for BrownWinick on the firm's Facebook page by visiting www.facebook.com/brownwinick. Read More

New Construction Contract Rules Take Effect January 1, 2014

During the 2013 legislative session, Iowa House File 211 was passed and signed into law changing the way certain provisions in Iowa construction contracts will be governed. Starting on January 1, 2014, all provisions in an Iowa construction contract that require application of another state's laws (one other than Iowa) will be held void and... Read More

IRS Issues Final Regulations on Reducing or Suspending 401(k) Safe Harbor Contributions

On November 15, 2013, the IRS issued final Regulations covering the reduction or suspension of 401(k) safe harbor contributions. These Regulations build on other final Regulations issued in 2004 and proposed Regulations issued in 2009. The new Regulations describe the steps that employers must follow to amend a 401(k) to eliminate employer safe... Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fourth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2013. Firms included in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Attorney Brian Rickert Selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America

BrownWinick attorney Brian Rickert has been selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America ("LCA"). The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon... Read More