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Dean Stowers has been in private practice since 1990 and has successfully defended thousands of clients accused of breaking the law.. Dean was born in Madison, Wisconsin on March 5, 1964. Dean grew up in northern Wisconsin where he attended high school at Rhinelander High School, the Home of the Hodag. After completing college at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and attending law school at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Dean studied for, took, and passed the Iowa bar exam, moved to Washington, D.C., and then studied for, took and passed the Pennsylvania bar exam in Philadelphia. From 1989-1990 Mr. Stowers worked in the Office of General Counsel as a counselor to the United States Sentencing Commission, the agency that promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines used in federal sentencing.. In 1990 Dean returned to work in criminal defense at The Rosenberg Law Firm where he had clerked during law school and developed an interest in criminal defense. Over the next several years, Dean worked with and mentored under Raymond Rosenberg, Paul Rosenberg, and Dan Jacobi. Raymond Rosenberg, with whom Dean practiced until he retired in 2005, was widely regarded throughout the last quarter century of his career as the best criminal defense lawyer in Iowa. Paul Rosenberg, now in sole practice has achieved tremendous results in some very high profile cases. Dan Jacobi left private practice and is now General Counsel at Pioneer Hybrid. Mentoring is crucial to the development of a lawyer's skills and Dean remains grateful for all he learned in his formative years.. Dean has tried alone or participated in trying with others in dozens of criminal jury trials, including roughly half of those in federal court. Dean has secured not guilty verdicts in more than 70% of those trials, including one streak of four consecutive federal jury trial acquittals. Dean has tried some of the longest-running and most complex criminal jury trials in the history of Iowa federal courts.. Although Dean greatly enjoys jury trials, he is also a believer in the value of effective pretrial motions, including motions to suppress unlawfully obtained evidence. For every favorable jury verdict that Dean has secured for his clients, there are many more cases dismissed or disposed of quietly as a result of successful pretrial motions and advocacy.. Dean is a fighter who stands by his clients against some of the longest odds, including through appellate review. Dean takes pride in handling appeals from his own unsuccessful trial or sentencing outcomes and has attained numerous reversals in noteworthy and precedent-setting cases.. Dean is known as an aggressive, outspoken, and highly-effective advocate who shows up prepared and ready to achieve the very best possible outcome for his clients. Dean has developed techniques for case organization and preparation not known to be employed by other attorneys. These methods give Dean the organizational and informational edge to know a case better than anyone else involved

Daniel J. Rothman has been practicing criminal law since his admission to the bar in 2002. He is a former prosecutor of 7 years having worked in the Story County Attorneys’ office and as the senior member of the OWI Division of the Polk County Attorney’s Office until March of 2009. During his time as an OWI prosecutor, Mr. Rothman was an instructor for the Prosecutors Training Council’s Annual Officer’s training school on OWI law and a presenter for the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Task Force annual training regarding OWI law. He also is a graduate of the Trial Advocacy program at the National District Attorney’s Association’s National Advocacy Center at the University of South Carolina. He currently practices law in Iowa District and Appellate Courts statewide as well as the Federal Courts of the Southern District of Iowa. Mr. Rothman represents clients against OWI charges in Des Moines as well as throughout Iowa. He received his law Degree and his Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric from Drake University.

Attorney Matthew Bollman grew up and completed his undergraduate degree in Iowa before pursuing his legal degree at the University of Denver College of Law. After receiving his Juris Doctor, Matthew spent time in Seattle and Phoenix before ultimately returning to his home state, seeking the family-centric environment Iowa is famous for. He focuses his legal practice in estate planning, elder law, trust administration, and probate. Matthew is committed to helping Iowans understand their estate planning options, which is why he regularly leads educational seminars and lectures on various related subjects. He is a VA accredited attorney and has affiliations with ElderCounsel, WealthCounsel, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Iowa State Bar Association.

As a criminal defense attorney with nearly 15 years of legal experience, Aaron Hamrock knows what it takes to go the extra mile for each clients. He currently serves as a partner and attorney at McCarthy & Hamrock, P.C. in West Des Moines, where he defends those facing charges such as DUI, drug offenses, violent crimes, and white collar crimes. Aaron knows that his clients are going through difficult times, and he strives to proactively form a unique defense for each individual while keeping them informed through each step of the process.. Aaron Hamrock studied at Central College before working toward his Juris Doctor at Drake University. He earned his license to practice in Iowa in 1995. Since then, he has expanded his ability to practice, and is now licensed before the U.S. District Court for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, as well as the Iowa Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals and the Eighth Circuit Court.. By active participating as a member of organizations including NORML, the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, the Iowa Trial Lawyer's Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Aaron stays up to date on legal issues and increases his knowledge of his field.

A native of Iowa, Attorney Benjamin Feld has always understood the value of hard work and of getting along with everyone. While earning his undergraduate degree at Drake University, Mr. Feld started his own private investigation business, called Bulldog Investigations. In this endeavor, he gained experience in criminal defense and family law, including child custody and infidelity issues. After graduation, he closed his business and followed his dream of attending law school by enrolling at Michigan State College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Feld worked in the Consumer Protection Division of the Michigan Attorney General’s office. He worked with the assistant attorney general to combat human trafficking in Michigan. From there, he took a job with the Sinas Dramis Law Firm. After earning his J.D., Mr. Feld returned to Iowa and opened his own private practice where he represents clients throughout Iowa facing both felony and misdemeanor charges.