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Sep
Bill Hanigan Presents Oral Arguments Before the Iowa Supreme Court
On September 12, Bill Hanigan, presented his oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court in the case Puntenney, et. al. v. Iowa Utilities Board., et. al. Bill and Jason Lawrence represent Iowa landowners whose land was forcibly taken via eminent domain by Dakota Access in order to lay a pipeline to transport crude oil across the state.
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Advising Elderly and Potentially Impaired Farmland Owners
Farmland Inheritance: Intentional Interference Judgement Upheld in Court
Iowa Department of Revenue Distributes Draft Version of Revised Proposed Rules on the Water Excise Tax Rules for Manufactured Housing Community
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Wills, Trusts & Probate Department Leads Session at Iowa State University Foundation Professional Advisors Conference
On August 29, the Iowa State University Foundation Office of Gift Planning hosted the 10th Annual Professional Advisor Continuing Education Conference. At the conference, the Wills, Trusts & Probate Department led a session on revocable trusts.
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Bill Hanigan Presents Oral Arguments Before the Iowa Supreme Court
Maggie Hanson Completes Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Community Leadership Program
Jo Ellen Whitney Presents at Iowa Community Action Association Conference and HFMA Conference
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Sep
Davis Brown Sponsors Greater Des Moines Partnership 2018 Candidate Forum Series
Tim Coonan, Chair of the Davis Brown Government Relations department, will moderate the 2018 Candidate Forum Series held by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and sponsored by Davis Brown over the next two months.
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Davis Brown Welcomes Three Attorneys
Davis Brown Raises $2,550 for ALS Association - Iowa Chapter
Davis Brown Competes in Des Moines Corporate Games, Wins Volunteering Award
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Sep
September 2018 Immigration Analysis - Deference to Prior Determinations
In October 2017, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) rescinded a policy enacted in 2004 that instructed examiners to defer to prior decisions when reviewing an application for extension of a nonimmigrant status (such as H-1B, L-1, etc.).
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September 2018 Immigration Analysis - Changes to Advance Parole
September 2018 Immigration Analysis - Travel Ban
New Proposed Regulations Clarify What Constitutes Qualified Business Income
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Feb
Open Internet: Dead or Alive?
John Pietila presented this webinar on the subject of Net Neutrality or Open Internet to the Iowa Communications Alliance in February 2017.
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Corporate Governance for Commercial Telcos
Wage and Hour Issues Presentation Before NTCA and NCMIC
Wage and Hour Issues