James Bashore appeals the decree dissolving his marriage to Loriel Bashore (now known as Loriel Nordmeyer). James challenges the district court's admission of exhibit 26, the spousal-support provision, the child-support provision, the division of marit... More...    $0 (07-03-2024 - IA)

Has Two Prior Convictions for Illegally Reentering the United States. Used a Social Security Card Bearing Someone Else’s Name and Social Security Number in Order to Work Il... More...    $0 (04-08-2024 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory.

FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. It also seeks to accommodate the legitimate interests of employers and promote equal employmen... More...    $1 (02-05-2024 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to pay over employee trust fund taxes and failure to file a federal tax return.

From 2015 to 2020, Thomas James Morford, 50, who operated a local concrete business, failed to pay $355,049 in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This included the failure to pay taxes that he had colle... More...    $0 (12-06-2023 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.

"The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a law that allows individuals to sue the federal government for torts committed by federal employees. A tort is a civil wrong that results in injury to another person. The FTCA waives the government's sovereign immunity, wh... More...    $1 (08-07-2023 - IA)

Davenport, Iowa civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory.

"Job discrimination based on race is illegal in the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This means that employers cannot refuse to ... More...    $0 (08-07-2023 - IA)

Kissimmee, Iowa employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on wrongful termination theory.

Administrators at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District raised concerns about the performance of one of the district’s high school teachers and required her to participate in an “intensive assistance programâ€� described in Iowa Code chapter 284. Under the school dis... More...    $0 (10-21-2022 - IA)

Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
Misuse of Social Security Number.

In November 2019, Del Carmen applied for employment with Monogram Foods, located in Harlan, by knowingly using a social security number that had not been assigned to him. Del Carmen was able to obtain employment at Monogram Foods as a result of misuse of social security number.... More...    $0 (09-12-2022 - IA)

Grundy Center, Iowa family law lawyer represented Petitioner seeking a divorce.


Sheryl and James Wilson married in 1982.1 The marriage lasted thirty-one years. Sheryl worked as a nurse's aide but agreed to give up her job when she became pregnant with the first of two children. Approximately nine years into the marriage, she opened a video store and ran it for about six years. Later,... More...    $0 (04-08-2022 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory.

29 U.S.C. 2617 provides in part:

Any employer who violates section 2615 of this title shall be liable to any eligible employee affected—

(A) for damages equal to—

(i) the amount of—

(I) any wages, salary, employment ... More...    $0 (12-01-2021 - IA)

Sioux City, IA: Drug distribution and felony firearm possession criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Daniel Moss, age 45, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, who was charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm.

Previously, in 2009, Moss was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine within a protecte... More...    $0 (09-08-2021 - IA)

Grand Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Guatemalan who was charged with possessing a fraudulent social security card.

Miguel Padilla, age 46, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and living in Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 3, 2021, guilty plea to one count of unlawful possession of identification documents.

In a ple... More...    $0 (05-08-2021 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation employment discrimination theory.... More...    $0 (04-27-2021 - IA)

Davenport, Iowa Social Security fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who failed to reveal events affecting the receipt of Social Security Benefits.

Walkesha Shavon Jamison, age 41, of Coralville, Iowa was charged with Concealment of Events Affecting Social Security Benefits.

This investigation began in 2017 when the Social Security Administration (SSA) learned Jami... More...    $0 (11-26-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Maria Morales-Martinez with use of another's Social Security Card.

A woman who used a false identification document and someone else’s social security number was convicted by a jury in Cedar Rapids.

Maria Morales-Martinez, age 38, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Postville, Iowa, was... More...    $0 (11-28-2019 - IA)