Andy Hall and Peter Ickes won a very favorable verdict from a Polk County jury in a lawsuit arising from a car accident. In the accident, our client rear-ended the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged serious injuries to her neck, claiming she was in constant pain and that the accident had essentially ruined her life. However, […]

Samuel Langholz has been appointed as a judge to the Iowa Court of Appeals. On August 9, 2023, Governor Kim Reynolds selected Langholz from a list of five nominees sent to her by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Langholz served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in the Iowa Attorney General’s Office under Brenna Bird. He […]

Grefe & Sidney would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our new associates who recently passed the Iowa Bar Exam! Emma Bradbury Dariann Garrison-Nickerson Zachary Hufferd Emma, Dariann, and Zach have already started working at Grefe & Sidney and were sworn in as full-fledged attorneys in September of 2023. All three are 2023 graduates […]

Stella Maris Strohman obtained a pre-answer dismissal for her client, an excavation company, sued for alleged damage to a gas main. Plaintiff filed suit on August 29, 2022, alleging Defendant struck and damaged a gas main on October 17, 2017. Plaintiff’s petition alleged that Defendant violated Iowa Code Chapter 480.4 by failing to give its […]

Davina Valdez, a teacher’s associate at the West Des Moines Community Schools, brought suit against the school district and one of its teachers, Desira Johnson, alleging Johnson engaged in racial discrimination which led Valdez to resign. Valdez argued Johnson should be subject to individual liability for creating a hostile working environment under the Iowa Civil […]