CONCENTRATION
Steve is a named senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in the Business Division. His practice focuses on administrative law, business organizations, governmental relations, and tax.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
• AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell. An AV certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
• The Best Lawyers in America 2012 & 2011, Corporate Law and Government Relations Practice
• Iowa Super Lawyers 2007, Government Relations
• Recipient of the "Liberty Award" from the Iowa Juneteenth Observance Committee for considerable work in voter registration and education.
SUMMARY
Steve serves as one of the firm’s full time lobbyist at the Iowa Legislature. In his practice, he specializes in dealing with the Iowa Department of Revenue in cases involving Iowa corporate income tax, nexus, and sales and use tax.
In his administrative law practice he has represented clients relative to the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa Department of Agriculture, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Department of Transportation, the Inspection and Appeals Board, the Iowa Department of Human Services, Iowa Attorney General’s Office, Iowa Workforce Development, Iowa Utilities Board, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Iowa Department of Management, and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.
In his business law practice, he has represented clients in a variety of corporate situations.
MEMBERSHIPS
• Iowa Department of Revenue Business Advisory Group
• The Streamlined Sales Tax Advisory Committee
• The Industrial Process Exemption Study Committee
• Past Iowa Republican State Chairman and Iowa Republican National Committiman
• Board of Directors, Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)
• Board of Directors, Iowa Taxpayers Association
• Member, Greater Des Moines Partnership
• Government Policy Council, Greater Des Moines Partnership (Chair 2005-2006)
OF NOTE
Steve clerked for the Honorable Harvey M. Johnsen, Chief Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
COMMUNITY
Steve is active with the Boy Scouts of America as a member of the Executive Board of the Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America, is past president of the Board and in 1993 was awarded the distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He also is former head of the Des Moines Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. and former Chairman of the Board of the American Cancer Society, Iowa Division.
Resources
Steve Roberts Receives Liberty Award from Iowa Juneteenth Observance Committee
08/31/2009 - Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. attorney and name shareholder Steve Roberts ...Attorney Stephen W. Roberts Featured in Inside Counsel Magazine
10/19/2007 - Stephen W. Roberts, Shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm, was featured in Inside Counsel ...Attorney Stephen W. Roberts named to 2007 Best Lawyers Edition
09/05/2006 - Attorney Steve Roberts has been named as one of the 2007 Best Lawyers by The Best Lawyers in ...Attorney Steve Roberts receives the Government Policy Award
06/13/2006 - Attorney Steve Roberts received the Government Policy Award from the Greater Des Moines ...
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