Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree robbery.

Jessie Mathews was convicted of first-degree robbery after he and three accomplices robbed a Burger King in Waterloo. Mathews' girlfriend, Monika Bray, pointed the finger at Mathews a few days later. Bray testified against Mathews at his jury trial after being granted immunity by the State... More...    $0 (02-21-2025 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa consumer law lawyer represented the Defendant in a breach of residential lease vacation action.

" This case asks us to decide whether Congress enacted a nationwide permanent thirty-day pre-eviction notice requirement for many of our nation's rental units as a part of temporary COVID-19-related legislation. The legislation applies to all "covered dwelling[s]." 15 U.S.C. ... More...    $0 (01-24-2025 - IA)

Des Monies, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Cedrick Charles Thomas, Jr., age 28, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and dominion and control of a firearm by a felon in the July 22 death of Charles Russian Lovelady.

Prosecutors have said Thomas and codefendants Violet Terry and Darion Hermes arranged... More...    $0 (01-24-2025 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

An officer on patrol stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction after the officer received word that the vehicle’s occupants may have participated in a drug sale. After a preliminary visit with the driver to gather documents, the officer returned to his cruiser and waited for ... More...    $0 (01-24-2025 - IA)

West Union, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender.

The duty of a sentencing judge in every case is to carefully consider the facts and circumstances in that particular case and thoughtfully craft a sentence that best accomplishes justice for the public at large, the victim or victims of the crime, and the individual defen... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - IA)

Franklin County Board of Supervisors, et al. v. Marabelle Ann 'Le' Abbas, et al.

Hsmpton, Iowa civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant in a condemnation case.

This case involved damages awards related to a drainage ditch project undertaken in 2017 to deepen and widen the drainage ditch known as Drainage District No. 48 (DD48) in Franklin County. The district court concluded that the Franklin County Board of Supervisors (the Board) had not abandoned the origi... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon and drug user, and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Sioux City Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison For Illegal Posses... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felony in possession of a firearm.

Joshua Faust pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18
U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), preserving his right to appeal the district court’s1 denial of his
motion to dismiss the felon-in-possession charge. He was sentenced to 84 months’
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Iowa City, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.

Where’s the beef? That is the pivotal question brought before us in this case. Despite days of trial and years of litigation, we are left just as confused now as the day the original petition was filed. We only know that a full-blood black Wagyu bull named Michiyoshi disappeared into thin a... More...    $0 (01-10-2025 - IA)

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