The Iowa State Bar Association celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024 at the Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa. Grefe & Sidney is proud to recognize Rolland Grefe and Guy Cook as previous ISBA presidents and participate in this historic milestone. The Iowa State Bar Association aims to support the administration of […]

Grefe and Sidney was happy to compete in the annual Polk County Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Golf Outing at Bright Grandview Golf Course this year. The event raised over $30,000 for the Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project which assists those in need with pro bono legal services.

Ben Erickson and Stella Maris Strohman recently obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of their client. The case arose out of a motor vehicle accident. Although their client admitted he caused the accident, Erickson and Strohman disputed the extent of the claimed injuries, including claims Plaintiff suffered a concussion, multiple disc herniations in his […]

The Iowa Supreme Court followed a history of enforcing timely sworn statements in reversing a recent district court’s decision denying defendants’ dispositive motions in a medical malpractice suit. Defendants asserted, “(1) the unsworn, signed letter did not comply with section 147.140’s affidavit requirement, and (2) the expert, an anesthesiologist, was unqualified to testify against the […]

Grefe and Sidney attorneys recently attended a welcome banquet for Drake Law School’s incoming Dean, Roscoe Jones, Jr. Jones noted several goals he wants to accomplish in his new role, including bringing together Drake Law School students and the Des Moines legal community. The firm has several Drake alumni attorneys and is excited to see […]