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 […]

Attorneys Mark Thomas and Dariann Garrison-Nickerson recently obtained dismissal of a landowner and property manager in a dog bite case. Plaintiff relied on Thompson v. Kaczinski, 774 N.W.2d 829 (Iowa 2009) to argue Defendants owed her a duty and asked that the Court apply the general duty of reasonable care against Defendants. Mark and Dariann […]

Attorneys Mark Thomas and Rachel Morgan recently obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of their client. The case arose out of a motor vehicle accident. Although their client admitted she caused the accident, Thomas and Morgan disputed the extent of the Plaintiffs’ claimed injuries. The case proceeded to trial. The Plaintiffs requested the jury […]

Mark Thomas and Emma Bradbury won a favorable ruling for their abstractor client with a Partial Motion for Summary Judgment concerning a negligence claim. They contended that a negligence claim under this set of facts is barred under the economic loss rule, as the resulting damages alleged consisted of the financial effect of liens on […]

Drake Law School held its annual Supreme Court Celebration which celebrates and honors the school’s relationship with the Supreme Court, as well as the achievements of its students, faculty, and alumni. The portraits of Dean Anderson and Professor Rigg were unveiled this year, and we heard from the soon-to-be Dean of Drake Law, Roscoe Jones […]